Table

Employment and unemployment for persons aged 15-74. Seasonally-adjusted series1
December 2016Change from the previous non-overlapping three-month period
1Three-month average named by the middle month.
Unemployed persons122 000-12 000
In per cent of the labour force4.4-0.4
 
Employed persons2 637 000-22 000
In per cent of the population66.8-0.7