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Employment Rate (Labour Markets)
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Last updated 21 Mar 2021
The employment rate is measured as the percentage of the population of working age in full-time or part-time paid work. The employment rate fell sharply during the last recession but since 2012 it has recovered strongly and it now at its highest level for over twenty years. Nearly 75% of the population of working age have a job.
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