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Business Register and Employment Survey

The Business Register and Employment Survey is a survey of businesses in Northern Ireland.

BRES 2022 Published 26th September 2023

  • The total employment in Northern Ireland in September 2022 was 836,873. The largest proportion of working owners was in Construction (6,161 or 14% of total Construction employment).
  • The total number of employee jobs in Northern Ireland in September 2022 was 805,848, an increase of 13,222 (1.7%) since September 2021.
  • The increase in employee jobs was driven mainly by growth in the Service industry (11,193 jobs), which was responsible for 85% of the total increase.
  • Construction jobs continued to grow, with an increase of 2.2% (829 jobs) recorded over the year to September 2022. Growth was higher than in the previous year (0.8%).
  • Manufacturing jobs increased by 1,323 jobs (1.5%) over the year to September 2022. Growth remained the same as the previous year (1.5%).
  • All district council areas in Northern Ireland saw an increase in employee jobs, except for Mid and East Antrim, which saw a small, insignificant decline of 20 jobs. Lisburn and Castlereagh experienced the largest percentage increase, with 2,018 (3.3%) additional jobs .

Latest publication and tables

  • BRES 2022

Historical publications and tables

  • BRES 2021
  • BRES 2020
  • BRES 2019
  • BRES 2018
  • BRES 2017
  • BRES 2016
  • BRES 2010-2015

Background 

  • Background to the NI BRES

Ad hoc Queries 

  • Ad hoc queries log and data

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Last updated: 03 March 2025

Related to Business Register and Employment Survey

Publications

  • Labour Market Statistics User Group 2023

    Published 21 March 2024
  • BRES Publication and Tables 2022

    Published 26 September 2023
  • Labour Market Statistics User Group 2022

    Published 21 September 2022
  • Background to NI BRES

    Published 23 August 2022
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Contacts

Annual Employee Jobs Surveys

Email: ciaran.ocallaghan@nisra.gov.uk
Twitter: @NISRA

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Links

  • Official Statistics producer – Upholding Trust, Quality and Value
  • General Register Office - registration and certification of life events relating to births, deaths and marriages
  • nidirect.gov.uk – the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens
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