Business Register and Employment Survey, 2022

Date published: 26 September 2023

Total employment and employee jobs in Northern Ireland by industry and location, published 30 September 2023

• The total employment in Northern Ireland in September 2022 was 836,873. The largest proportion of working owners was in Construction (6,161 or 14% of total Construction employment).
• The total number of employee jobs in Northern Ireland in September 2022 was 805,848, an increase of 13,222 (1.7%) since September 2021.
• The increase in employee jobs was driven mainly by growth in the Service industry (11,193 jobs), which was responsible for 85% of the total increase.
• Construction jobs continued to grow, with an increase of 2.2% (829 jobs) recorded over the year to September 2022. Growth was higher than in the previous year (0.8%).
• Manufacturing jobs increased by 1,323 jobs (1.5%) over the year to September 2022. Growth remained the same as the previous year (1.5%).
• All district council areas in Northern Ireland saw an increase in employee jobs, except for Mid and East Antrim, which saw a small, insignificant decline of 20 jobs. Lisburn and Castlereagh experienced the largest percentage increase, with 2,018 (3.3%) additional jobs .
• The statistical bulletin and associated tables are available on the BRES Publication page.