National Unemployment Statistics
National Statistics reports that the headline unemployment rate (ILO definition) ran at 6.6% during the period February to April 2014. The ILO unemployment level was 2.16 million, down 161,000 on the quarter, and down 347,000 on the same period a year ago.
Table 1: Unemployment level and rate, 2013/14
|
Unemployment level (‘000s) |
Rate % |
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| 2013 | Feb-Apr |
2,511 |
7.8 |
| May-Jul |
2,487 |
7.7 |
|
| Aug-Oct |
2,388 |
7.4 |
|
| Nov-Jan |
2,326 |
7.2 |
|
| 2014 | Feb-Apr |
2,165 |
6.6 |
| Source: Labour Market Statistics June 2014. | |||