Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021): Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker was 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) in 2007. ▼ Falling

Latest (2007)
29,480 Annual working unit (AWU)
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
56th
of 98 regions
All-time high
37,640 Annual working unit (AWU)
in 1990
All-time low
29,480 Annual working unit (AWU)
in 2007
Years of data
8
1990–2007

Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1990–2007

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990199820071990: 37.6k Annual working unit (AWU)1993: 37.0k Annual working unit (AWU)1995: 35.5k Annual working unit (AWU)1997: 33.2k Annual working unit (AWU)2000: 33.5k Annual working unit (AWU)2003: 33.3k Annual working unit (AWU)2005: 30.7k Annual working unit (AWU)2007: 29.5k Annual working unit (AWU)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Annual working unit (AWU).

Analysis

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) for labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 37,640 Annual working unit (AWU) in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU), in 2007.

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 56th of 98 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1990 to 2007.
Year Annual working unit (AWU) Change
1990 37,640 Annual working unit (AWU)
1993 37,050 Annual working unit (AWU) -1.6%
1995 35,450 Annual working unit (AWU) -4.3%
1997 33,190 Annual working unit (AWU) -6.4%
2000 33,480 Annual working unit (AWU) +0.9%
2003 33,280 Annual working unit (AWU) -0.6%
2005 30,710 Annual working unit (AWU) -7.7%
2007 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,832 Annual working unit (AWU) 33,190 Annual working unit (AWU) 37,640 Annual working unit (AWU) 4
2000s 31,738 Annual working unit (AWU) 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) 33,480 Annual working unit (AWU) 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) in 2007, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 37,640 Annual working unit (AWU) in 1990.
What is the lowest labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 29,480 Annual working unit (AWU) in 2007.
How does Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker?
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 56th out of 98 regions with data for 2007.
Is labour force: number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of worker rising or falling in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, economic size of farm (ESU) and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Annual working unit (AWU)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
114 places, 863 data points, 1990–2007
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