The unemployment rate in Northern Ireland was 1.9 percent in the first quarter of 2024, an increase from the previous quarter, when it was 2.1 percent.
Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024
Characteristic
Unemployment rate
Q2 2024
1.9%
Q1 2024
2.1%
Q4 2023
2.6%
Q3 2023
2.2%
Q2 2023
2.6%
Q1 2023
2.4%
Q4 2022
2.5%
Q3 2022
3.3%
Q2 2022
2.7%
Q1 2022
2.6%
Q4 2021
3.2%
Q3 2021
4.3%
Q2 2021
4.3%
Q1 2021
4.2%
Q4 2020
3.8%
Q3 2020
3.4%
Q2 2020
2.8%
Q1 2020
2.5%
Q4 2019
2.4%
Q3 2019
2.5%
Q2 2019
3.1%
Q1 2019
2.9%
Q4 2018
3.8%
Q3 2018
3.8%
Q2 2018
3.7%
Q1 2018
3%
Q4 2017
4.1%
Q3 2017
4%
Q2 2017
5.1%
Q1 2017
5.3%
Q4 2016
5.4%
Q3 2016
5.6%
Q2 2016
5.8%
Q1 2016
6.1%
Q4 2015
5.9%
Q3 2015
6%
Q2 2015
6.3%
Q1 2015
6.2%
Q4 2014
5.8%
Q3 2014
6.2%
Q2 2014
6.5%
Q1 2014
7.1%
Q4 2013
7.3%
Q3 2013
7.4%
Q2 2013
7.3%
Q1 2013
8%
Q4 2012
7.6%
Q3 2012
7.7%
Q2 2012
7.7%
Q1 2012
6.7%
Q4 2011
7%
Q3 2011
7.3%
Q2 2011
7.3%
Q1 2011
7.3%
Q4 2010
7.9%
Q3 2010
6.9%
Q2 2010
6.6%
Q1 2010
6.9%
Q4 2009
5.9%
Q3 2009
7%
Q2 2009
6.5%
Q1 2009
6.2%
Q4 2008
5.2%
Q3 2008
4.1%
Q2 2008
3.9%
Q1 2008
4.5%
Q4 2007
4.2%
Q3 2007
3.9%
Q2 2007
3.6%
Q1 2007
4.1%
Q4 2006
4.3%
Q3 2006
4.8%
Q2 2006
4.2%
Q1 2006
4.2%
Q4 2005
4.6%
Q3 2005
4.3%
Q2 2005
4.9%
Q1 2005
4.7%
Q4 2004
4.7%
Q3 2004
5.1%
Q2 2004
5%
Q1 2004
5.2%
Q4 2003
6.3%
Q3 2003
5.6%
Q2 2003
5.1%
Q1 2003
5.3%
Q4 2002
5.6%
Q3 2002
6.2%
Q2 2002
5.5%
Q1 2002
6.2%
Q4 2001
5.8%
Q3 2001
6%
Q2 2001
6%
Q1 2001
6.3%
Q4 2000
6%
Q3 2000
5.5%
Q2 2000
6.7%
Q1 2000
6.6%
Q4 1999
6.6%
Q3 1999
7.1%
Q2 1999
7.6%
Q1 1999
7.2%
Q4 1998
6.8%
Q3 1998
7.9%
Q2 1998
7%
Q1 1998
8.5%
Q4 1997
8.8%
Q3 1997
8.6%
Q2 1997
8.1%
Q1 1997
8.7%
Q4 1996
9.3%
Q3 1996
9.9%
Q2 1996
10.6%
Q1 1996
9.1%
Q4 1995
10%
Q3 1995
10.2%
Q2 1995
10.9%
Q1 1995
11.2%
Q4 1994
11.3%
Q3 1994
11.5%
Q2 1994
11.9%
Q1 1994
12.1%
Q4 1993
12.2%
Q3 1993
12.3%
Q2 1993
12.8%
Q1 1993
12.6%
Q4 1992
12.3%
Q3 1992
12.3%
Q2 1992
12.4%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 16, 2024). Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/383917/unemployment-rate-northern-ireland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024." Chart. August 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383917/unemployment-rate-northern-ireland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/383917/unemployment-rate-northern-ireland/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Unemployment Rate in Northern Ireland from 2nd Quarter 1992 to 2nd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383917/unemployment-rate-northern-ireland/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/383917/unemployment-rate-northern-ireland/ (last visited October 10, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Northern Ireland from 2nd quarter 1992 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/383917/unemployment-rate-northern-ireland/