HC Deb 21 June 1990 vol 174 c688W
19. Mr. Patrick Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the level of employment in Northern Ireland at present and in June 1986.

Mr. Needham

At December 1989, the latest date for which figures are available, there were an estimated 518,640 employees in employment. This estimate is 17,200 higher than the corresponding figure for June 1986 and employment in Northern Ireland is now at its highest level for nine years.