§ Mr. McGradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers employed in each district council area on a monthly basis from 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1991 according to the information collected by the Government Statistical Service.
§ Mr. NeedhamComprehensive information on the number of employees in employment by district council area is available only from the census of employment, currently conducted every two years. Information from the census for September 1987 and 1989 is:
District Council September 1987 September 1989 Derry 28,200 30,000 Limavady 5,900 6,500 Coleraine 15,800 16,900 Ballymoney 5,300 5,300 Moyle 2,100 2,400 Larne 7,100 7,400 Ballymena 19,200 20,100 Magherafelt 8,600 9,700 Cookstown 5,600 5,900 Strabane 6,900 7,400 Omagh 12,100 12,500 Fermanagh 12,400 14,300 Dungannon 11,000 12,400 Craigavon 27,100 28,000 Armagh 12,900 12,600 Newry and Mourne 18,400 19,500 Banbridge 7,100 7,100 Down 13,000 13,500 Lisburn 25,400 26,700 Antrim 11,800 12,000 Newtownabbey 20,900 23,200 Carrickfergus 5,700 5,800 North Down 14,200 15,200 Ards 14,300 16,200 Castlereagh 17,800 18,800 Belfast 159,900 159,700 Northern Ireland 488,700 509,100 (1) Figures relate to employees in employment and exclude Agriculture.
(2) Employment figures are rounded to the nearest 100 and may not add due to rounding.
(3) SourceNI Census of Employment.
(4) 1989 figures are provisional and may be subject to revision.