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Unemployment rate, Northern Ireland

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Unemployment rate for people aged 16 and over in Northern Ireland, from the Labour Force Survey (rolling three months) since 1992.

Unemployment rate, 16+

2.1%

Jun–Aug 2026

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:19 UTC
Unemployment rate, 16+
0%5%10%15%Mar–May 92Dec 97–Feb 98Sep–Nov 03Jun–Aug 09Mar–May 15Dec 20–Feb 21Jun–Aug 262.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

412 periods, newest first

PeriodUnemployment rate, 16+
Jun–Aug 20262.1%
May–Jul 20262.4%
Apr–Jun 20262.0%
Mar–May 20261.8%
Feb–Apr 20261.8%
Jan–Mar 20262.1%
Dec 2025–Feb 20262.2%
Nov 2025–Jan 20262.2%
Oct–Dec 20252.2%
Sep–Nov 20252.1%
Aug–Oct 20252.4%
Jul–Sep 20252.3%
Jun–Aug 20252.5%
May–Jul 20252.2%
Apr–Jun 20252.4%
Mar–May 20252.1%
Feb–Apr 20251.8%
Jan–Mar 20251.6%
Dec 2024–Feb 20251.6%
Nov 2024–Jan 20251.6%
Oct–Dec 20241.7%
Sep–Nov 20241.7%
Aug–Oct 20241.6%
Jul–Sep 20241.7%
Jun–Aug 20241.7%
May–Jul 20241.9%
Apr–Jun 20241.7%
Mar–May 20241.8%
Feb–Apr 20242.1%
Jan–Mar 20242.1%
Dec 2023–Feb 20242.2%
Nov 2023–Jan 20242.2%
Oct–Dec 20232.4%
Sep–Nov 20232.4%
Aug–Oct 20232.0%
Jul–Sep 20231.9%
Jun–Aug 20232.1%
May–Jul 20232.5%
Apr–Jun 20232.4%
Mar–May 20232.2%
Feb–Apr 20232.3%
Jan–Mar 20232.4%
Dec 2022–Feb 20232.3%
Nov 2022–Jan 20232.2%
Oct–Dec 20222.4%
Sep–Nov 20222.6%
Aug–Oct 20222.7%
Jul–Sep 20223.0%
Jun–Aug 20223.0%
May–Jul 20223.0%
Apr–Jun 20222.7%
Mar–May 20222.6%
Feb–Apr 20222.7%
Jan–Mar 20222.7%
Dec 2021–Feb 20223.0%
Nov 2021–Jan 20223.2%
Oct–Dec 20213.2%
Sep–Nov 20213.4%
Aug–Oct 20213.9%
Jul–Sep 20214.3%
Jun–Aug 20214.2%
May–Jul 20214.3%
Apr–Jun 20214.2%
Mar–May 20214.0%
Feb–Apr 20213.5%
Jan–Mar 20213.9%
Dec 2020–Feb 20213.9%
Nov 2020–Jan 20214.2%
Oct–Dec 20203.9%
Sep–Nov 20203.5%
Aug–Oct 20204.2%
Jul–Sep 20203.6%
Jun–Aug 20203.7%
May–Jul 20203.4%
Apr–Jun 20202.9%
Mar–May 20202.9%
Feb–Apr 20202.7%
Jan–Mar 20202.6%
Dec 2019–Feb 20202.5%
Nov 2019–Jan 20202.4%
Oct–Dec 20192.4%
Sep–Nov 20192.3%
Aug–Oct 20192.3%
Jul–Sep 20192.5%
Jun–Aug 20192.9%
May–Jul 20192.8%
Apr–Jun 20193.0%
Mar–May 20193.0%
Feb–Apr 20193.1%
Jan–Mar 20192.9%
Dec 2018–Feb 20193.0%
Nov 2018–Jan 20193.5%
Oct–Dec 20183.8%
Sep–Nov 20183.5%
Aug–Oct 20183.6%
Jul–Sep 20183.8%
Jun–Aug 20184.0%
May–Jul 20183.8%
Apr–Jun 20183.7%
Mar–May 20183.4%
Feb–Apr 20183.3%
Jan–Mar 20183.0%
Dec 2017–Feb 20183.4%
Nov 2017–Jan 20183.3%
Oct–Dec 20174.1%
Sep–Nov 20174.0%
Aug–Oct 20173.9%
Jul–Sep 20174.0%
Jun–Aug 20174.6%
May–Jul 20175.0%
Apr–Jun 20175.1%
Mar–May 20175.1%
Feb–Apr 20175.3%
Jan–Mar 20175.3%
Dec 2016–Feb 20175.2%
Nov 2016–Jan 20175.8%
Oct–Dec 20165.4%
Sep–Nov 20165.8%
Aug–Oct 20165.7%
Jul–Sep 20165.6%
Jun–Aug 20165.4%
May–Jul 20165.3%
Apr–Jun 20165.8%
Mar–May 20165.7%
Feb–Apr 20165.6%
Jan–Mar 20166.1%
Dec 2015–Feb 20166.3%
Nov 2015–Jan 20166.1%
Oct–Dec 20155.9%
Sep–Nov 20156.0%
Aug–Oct 20156.2%
Jul–Sep 20156.0%
Jun–Aug 20156.0%
May–Jul 20156.1%
Apr–Jun 20156.3%
Mar–May 20156.2%
Feb–Apr 20156.0%
Jan–Mar 20156.2%
Dec 2014–Feb 20156.0%
Nov 2014–Jan 20156.0%
Oct–Dec 20145.8%
Sep–Nov 20145.9%
Aug–Oct 20146.4%
Jul–Sep 20146.2%
Jun–Aug 20146.3%
May–Jul 20146.6%
Apr–Jun 20146.5%
Mar–May 20146.6%
Feb–Apr 20146.7%
Jan–Mar 20147.1%
Dec 2013–Feb 20147.6%
Nov 2013–Jan 20147.4%
Oct–Dec 20137.3%
Sep–Nov 20137.3%
Aug–Oct 20137.6%
Jul–Sep 20137.4%
Jun–Aug 20137.4%
May–Jul 20136.9%
Apr–Jun 20137.3%
Mar–May 20137.7%
Feb–Apr 20137.6%
Jan–Mar 20138.0%
Dec 2012–Feb 20138.1%
Nov 2012–Jan 20138.3%
Oct–Dec 20127.6%
Sep–Nov 20127.8%
Aug–Oct 20127.8%
Jul–Sep 20127.7%
Jun–Aug 20128.2%
May–Jul 20128.2%
Apr–Jun 20127.7%
Mar–May 20126.9%
Feb–Apr 20127.0%
Jan–Mar 20126.7%
Dec 2011–Feb 20126.6%
Nov 2011–Jan 20126.4%
Oct–Dec 20117.0%
Sep–Nov 20116.7%
Aug–Oct 20116.9%
Jul–Sep 20117.3%
Jun–Aug 20117.5%
May–Jul 20117.4%
Apr–Jun 20117.3%
Mar–May 20117.1%
Feb–Apr 20117.2%
Jan–Mar 20117.3%
Dec 2010–Feb 20117.3%
Nov 2010–Jan 20117.9%
Oct–Dec 20107.9%
Sep–Nov 20107.8%
Aug–Oct 20107.5%
Jul–Sep 20106.9%
Jun–Aug 20106.9%
May–Jul 20106.7%
Apr–Jun 20106.6%
Mar–May 20107.1%
Feb–Apr 20107.1%
Jan–Mar 20106.9%
Dec 2009–Feb 20106.5%
Nov 2009–Jan 20106.3%
Oct–Dec 20095.9%
Sep–Nov 20096.7%
Aug–Oct 20096.5%
Jul–Sep 20097.0%
Jun–Aug 20096.8%
May–Jul 20096.4%
Apr–Jun 20096.5%
Mar–May 20096.3%
Feb–Apr 20096.3%
Jan–Mar 20096.2%
Dec 2008–Feb 20095.9%
Nov 2008–Jan 20095.7%
Oct–Dec 20085.2%
Sep–Nov 20084.3%
Aug–Oct 20084.4%
Jul–Sep 20084.1%
Jun–Aug 20084.1%
May–Jul 20084.1%
Apr–Jun 20083.9%
Mar–May 20084.0%
Feb–Apr 20084.1%
Jan–Mar 20084.5%
Dec 2007–Feb 20084.1%
Nov 2007–Jan 20084.2%
Oct–Dec 20074.2%
Sep–Nov 20074.4%
Aug–Oct 20074.1%
Jul–Sep 20073.9%
Jun–Aug 20073.6%
May–Jul 20073.2%
Apr–Jun 20073.6%
Mar–May 20074.0%
Feb–Apr 20074.2%
Jan–Mar 20074.1%
Dec 2006–Feb 20074.5%
Nov 2006–Jan 20074.1%
Oct–Dec 20064.3%
Sep–Nov 20064.4%
Aug–Oct 20064.7%
Jul–Sep 20064.8%
Jun–Aug 20064.5%
May–Jul 20064.4%
Apr–Jun 20064.2%
Mar–May 20064.3%
Feb–Apr 20064.8%
Jan–Mar 20064.2%
Dec 2005–Feb 20064.0%
Nov 2005–Jan 20064.0%
Oct–Dec 20054.6%
Sep–Nov 20054.8%
Aug–Oct 20054.2%
Jul–Sep 20054.3%
Jun–Aug 20054.6%
May–Jul 20055.0%
Apr–Jun 20054.9%
Mar–May 20054.6%
Feb–Apr 20054.7%
Jan–Mar 20054.7%
Dec 2004–Feb 20054.8%
Nov 2004–Jan 20054.6%
Oct–Dec 20044.7%
Sep–Nov 20045.3%
Aug–Oct 20045.2%
Jul–Sep 20045.1%
Jun–Aug 20044.7%
May–Jul 20044.9%
Apr–Jun 20045.0%
Mar–May 20044.7%
Feb–Apr 20045.1%
Jan–Mar 20045.2%
Dec 2003–Feb 20045.3%
Nov 2003–Jan 20045.6%
Oct–Dec 20036.3%
Sep–Nov 20036.0%
Aug–Oct 20035.8%
Jul–Sep 20035.6%
Jun–Aug 20035.6%
May–Jul 20035.2%
Apr–Jun 20035.1%
Mar–May 20035.2%
Feb–Apr 20035.2%
Jan–Mar 20035.3%
Dec 2002–Feb 20035.6%
Nov 2002–Jan 20035.6%
Oct–Dec 20025.6%
Sep–Nov 20025.5%
Aug–Oct 20025.8%
Jul–Sep 20026.2%
Jun–Aug 20026.2%
May–Jul 20025.6%
Apr–Jun 20025.5%
Mar–May 20025.5%
Feb–Apr 20025.9%
Jan–Mar 20026.2%
Dec 2001–Feb 20026.1%
Nov 2001–Jan 20026.1%
Oct–Dec 20015.8%
Sep–Nov 20016.0%
Aug–Oct 20015.7%
Jul–Sep 20016.0%
Jun–Aug 20015.9%
May–Jul 20016.0%
Apr–Jun 20016.0%
Mar–May 20016.3%
Feb–Apr 20016.4%
Jan–Mar 20016.3%
Dec 2000–Feb 20016.1%
Nov 2000–Jan 20015.9%
Oct–Dec 20006.0%
Sep–Nov 20005.6%
Aug–Oct 20005.7%
Jul–Sep 20005.5%
Jun–Aug 20005.8%
May–Jul 20006.4%
Apr–Jun 20006.7%
Mar–May 20007.1%
Feb–Apr 20007.0%
Jan–Mar 20006.6%
Dec 1999–Feb 20006.8%
Nov 1999–Jan 20006.4%
Oct–Dec 19996.6%
Sep–Nov 19996.5%
Aug–Oct 19997.0%
Jul–Sep 19997.1%
Jun–Aug 19997.5%
May–Jul 19997.5%
Apr–Jun 19997.6%
Mar–May 19997.4%
Feb–Apr 19997.4%
Jan–Mar 19997.2%
Dec 1998–Feb 19996.9%
Nov 1998–Jan 19996.8%
Oct–Dec 19986.8%
Sep–Nov 19987.3%
Aug–Oct 19987.4%
Jul–Sep 19987.9%
Jun–Aug 19988.0%
May–Jul 19987.3%
Apr–Jun 19987.0%
Mar–May 19987.5%
Feb–Apr 19988.4%
Jan–Mar 19988.5%
Dec 1997–Feb 19988.4%
Nov 1997–Jan 19988.5%
Oct–Dec 19978.8%
Sep–Nov 19978.6%
Aug–Oct 19978.8%
Jul–Sep 19978.6%
Jun–Aug 19978.2%
May–Jul 19978.3%
Apr–Jun 19978.1%
Mar–May 19977.8%
Feb–Apr 19978.4%
Jan–Mar 19978.7%
Dec 1996–Feb 19979.4%
Nov 1996–Jan 19979.1%
Oct–Dec 19969.3%
Sep–Nov 19969.8%
Aug–Oct 19969.7%
Jul–Sep 19969.9%
Jun–Aug 199610.0%
May–Jul 199610.1%
Apr–Jun 199610.6%
Mar–May 19969.7%
Feb–Apr 19969.6%
Jan–Mar 19969.1%
Dec 1995–Feb 19969.4%
Nov 1995–Jan 19969.4%
Oct–Dec 199510.0%
Sep–Nov 199510.3%
Aug–Oct 199510.8%
Jul–Sep 199510.2%
Jun–Aug 199510.8%
May–Jul 199510.4%
Apr–Jun 199510.9%
Mar–May 199511.2%
Feb–Apr 199511.3%
Jan–Mar 199511.2%
Dec 1994–Feb 199511.3%
Nov 1994–Jan 199511.5%
Oct–Dec 199411.3%
Sep–Nov 199411.4%
Aug–Oct 199411.3%
Jul–Sep 199411.5%
Jun–Aug 199411.8%
May–Jul 199411.9%
Apr–Jun 199411.9%
Mar–May 199411.8%
Feb–Apr 199412.0%
Jan–Mar 199412.1%
Dec 1993–Feb 199412.1%
Nov 1993–Jan 199412.2%
Oct–Dec 199312.2%
Sep–Nov 199312.3%
Aug–Oct 199312.2%
Jul–Sep 199312.3%
Jun–Aug 199312.5%
May–Jul 199312.6%
Apr–Jun 199312.8%
Mar–May 199312.8%
Feb–Apr 199312.9%
Jan–Mar 199312.6%
Dec 1992–Feb 199312.4%
Nov 1992–Jan 199312.4%
Oct–Dec 199212.3%
Sep–Nov 199212.4%
Aug–Oct 199212.3%
Jul–Sep 199212.3%
Jun–Aug 199212.4%
May–Jul 199212.3%
Apr–Jun 199212.4%
Mar–May 199212.3%

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Source and licence

Publisher
Office for National Statistics
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Licence
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2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z; next release 17 November 2026
Series as published
LFS: ILO unemployment rate: Northern Ireland: All: %: SA (ZSFB, dataset LMS)
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Verification

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:19 UTC Run at 31 October 2026, 11:19 UTC; 412 of 412 figures matched the live source.

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PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures412 of 412 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers412 figures, 0 invalid
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Notes

  • Labour Force Survey estimates for Northern Ireland, which the ONS publishes from NISRA's survey and no longer accredits. Northern Ireland's sample is small, so a rolling quarter can move by more than the real change; NISRA's annual figures are not comparable with these quarterly ones.