Labour market report for June 2014

10 October 2014

The latest Labour market report for June 2014 shows that:

total employment (private and public sectors) was 58,330
private sector employment was 49,980
public sector (overall) employment was 8,350
annual changes on a consistent basis (compared with June 2013), total employment was up by 620, private sector employment was up by 420 and public sector core employment was up by 200
6,050 jobs filled on zero-hour contracts (5,290 in the private sector)
50,490 entitled; 1,820 licensed and 5,970 registered staff
the ILO unemployment rate was 4.6%, corresponding to 2,800 people being unemployed and looking for work

In December 2013:

total employment (private and public sectors) was 54,770
private sector employment was 46,510
public sector (overall) employment was 8,260
annual changes on a consistent basis (compared with December 2012), total employment was down by 350, private sector employment was down by 520 and public sector core employment was up by 170
4,700 jobs filled on zero-hour contracts (3,930 in the private sector)