Work & Labour in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) 48 indicators covering work & labour for Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force by NUTS 2 region 888.1 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.3% 227th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 223rd Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.9% 2019 up 9.4% 184th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 223rd Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.3 Hour 2019 unchanged 177th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 223rd Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 223rd Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,352 Thousand persons 2019 up 3.8% 227th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,352 Thousand persons 2019 up 3.8% 227th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% 2019 up 6.6% 309th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% 2019 up 6.6% 309th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 888.1 Thousand persons 2019 up 9.3% 227th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.7% 2019 up 5.3% 232nd Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.9% 2019 up 11.0% 259th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.9% 2019 up 11.0% 259th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 36.9 Hour 2019 down 0.3% 233rd Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 23.8 Thousand persons 2019 down 54.4% 328th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2.7% 2019 down 57.8% 405th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 23.8 Thousand persons 2019 down 54.4% 328th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 2.7% 2019 down 57.8% 405th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 23.8 Thousand persons 2019 down 54.4% 328th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 2.7% 2019 down 57.8% 405th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 80.6% 2019 up 14.0% 201st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.7% 2019 down 29.7% 189th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 9.5 Thousand persons 2019 down 46.0% 272nd Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 25.1% 2019 up 26.1% 173rd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.7% 2019 down 29.7% 188th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.7% 2019 down 29.7% 188th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 6.2% 2016 up 31.9% 96th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 22.6% 2016 up 49.7% 177th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 2.5% 2018 up 8.7% 179th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 7.9 Thousand persons 2019 unchanged 134th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 220th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 220th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 72.4 Thousand persons 2019 down 20.2% 282nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 105th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 864.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 13.7% 105th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 449.1 Thousand persons 2019 up 54.7% 100th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 9.9% 2026 down 37.7% 70th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -51.4% 2026 down 208.4% 197th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 25.6 Thousand persons 2019 down 5.2% 201st Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 789.7 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.6% 180th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 789.7 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.6% 180th Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 304.2 Thousand 2008 up 38.9% 93rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 789.7 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.6% 93rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 789.7 Thousand persons 2008 up 15.6% 93rd Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 11.2% 56th Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 11.2% 56th