Continued fall in numbers of people out of employment

Latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of people out of work has fallen yet again, but issues still persist among lone parents and along the Border area.

The Quarterly National Household Survey for the three months to the end of June showed reductions in the proportion of persons living in jobless households across all age categories.

The proportion of people aged under 59 living in jobless households in the second quarter of this year was 12.3% — down almost one percentage point compared with the same period in 2015. The proportion of people aged under 17 living in a jobless household was higher than the national average, at 13.3%, although it fell over the course of a year.