HC Deb 14 November 1991 vol 198 c664W
Mr. Stevens

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the levels of employment in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Hanley

At June 1991, the latest date for which figures are available, there were an estimated 525,680 employees in employment plus approximately 75,000 self-employed people. This represents an increase of almost 25,000 employees and 40,000 self-employed people over the past five years.