Published on Thursday29thAugust2013
Employment up 1.8% - CSO Quarterly National Household Survey
CSO Statistician Brian Ring talks to MerrionStreet.ie about the results
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) today released the results of the Quarterly National Household Survey for Quarter 2 of 2013, as well as Population and Migration Estimates.
The results showed an annual increase in employment of 1.8% in the year to the second quarter. This brings total employment to 1, 869,900. This is the third successive quarter showing an annual increase in employment.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment increased by 9,600 (+0.5%) in the quarter.
Unemployment stands at 300,700 which represents an annual decrease of 22,200, the fourth quarter in succession where unemployment has declined on an annual basis.
For more information, read the full press release on the CSO website here.Read about the CSO Population and Migration Estimates here.