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Quarterly Employment Survey

The QES provides short-term job estimates for NI, used by the ONS to calculate UK-wide quarterly workforce job estimates.

Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) latest results were published 10 June 2025.

The survey date for Quarter 1 was 3 March 2025.

Latest results

  • Latest estimates show the number of seasonally adjusted employee jobs reached a new series high of 840,750 in March 2025. This was an increase of +8,070 jobs (+1.0%) over the quarter and an increase of +17,480 jobs (+2.1%) over the year from March 2024.
  • Quarterly increases in employee jobs were seen within the manufacturing (+560 jobs), construction (+1,570 jobs) and services (+6,230 jobs) sectors. Employee jobs decreased over the quarter within the other industry sector (-290 jobs).
  • There were increases in employee jobs over the year within the manufacturing (+1,740 jobs), construction (+2,700 jobs) and services (+13,300 jobs) sectors. Employee jobs decreased over the year within the other industry sector (-260 jobs).
  • Public sector jobs increased over the quarter (+600 jobs) and increased over the year (+1,540 jobs) reaching a series high of 228,240 jobs.
  • Private sector jobs increased over the quarter (+6,890 jobs) and the year (+15,840 jobs) reaching a series high of 611,830 jobs. 

Publication

  • Latest Quarterly Employment Survey publication

Tables 

  • Supplementary Tables
  • Historical data
  • Bulletin linked tables

User Consultation

  • 2017 user consultation

Background information

  • Background
  • Revisions and discontinuity

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Last updated: 10 June 2025

Related to Quarterly Employment Survey

Publications

  • Labour Market Reports - 2025

    Published 10 June 2025
  • QES Statistical Bulletin Q1 2025

    Published 10 June 2025
  • Quarterly Employment Survey Bulletin linked tables March 2025

    Published 10 June 2025
  • Quarterly Employment Survey Supplementary Tables March 2025

    Published 10 June 2025
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Contacts

Quarterly Employment Survey

Cathy White
Telephone: 028 9052 9351
Email: Cathy.White@nisra.gov.uk
Twitter: @NISRA

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