Statistics
Claimant Count by
District Council Area - August 1999
Number, Rate and % Change over Month and Year
| District
Council Area |
Numbers
unemployed
|
%
of the workforce
|
Change
over month
|
Change
over year
|
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Number
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
| Antrim |
728
|
324
|
1,052
|
5.9
|
2.7
|
4.4
|
-12
|
-1.1
|
-89
|
-7.8
|
| Ards |
1,201
|
492
|
1,693
|
9.9
|
4.8
|
7.5
|
41
|
2.5
|
-167
|
-9.0
|
| Armagh |
1,078
|
513
|
1,591
|
8.7
|
5.5
|
7.3
|
-10
|
-0.6
|
-283
|
-15.1
|
| Ballymena |
1,059
|
451
|
1,510
|
6.1
|
3.3
|
4.9
|
50
|
3.4
|
-94
|
-5.9
|
| Ballymoney |
577
|
194
|
771
|
9.1
|
4.8
|
7.4
|
-21
|
-2.7
|
-123
|
-13.8
|
| Banbridge |
478
|
225
|
703
|
7.1
|
4.4
|
5.9
|
17
|
2.5
|
-94
|
-11.8
|
| Belfast |
9,549
|
2,565
|
12,114
|
8.3
|
2.7
|
5.7
|
-270
|
-2.2
|
-1,547
|
-11.3
|
| Carrickfergus |
679
|
291
|
970
|
12.9
|
6.2
|
9.8
|
14
|
1.5
|
-64
|
-6.2
|
| Castlereagh |
799
|
339
|
1,138
|
5.9
|
3.0
|
4.5
|
2
|
0.2
|
-70
|
-5.8
|
| Coleraine |
1,385
|
532
|
1,917
|
10.0
|
4.7
|
7.6
|
-48
|
-2.4
|
-216
|
-10.1
|
| Cookstown |
592
|
272
|
864
|
8.4
|
6.5
|
7.7
|
-19
|
-2.2
|
-196
|
-18.5
|
| Craigavon |
1,412
|
521
|
1,933
|
6.0
|
3.0
|
4.7
|
-17
|
-0.9
|
-268
|
-12.2
|
| Derry |
4,004
|
1,164
|
5,168
|
14.1
|
5.3
|
10.2
|
8
|
0.2
|
-927
|
-15.2
|
| Down |
1,310
|
540
|
1,850
|
11.1
|
5.6
|
8.6
|
-45
|
-2.4
|
-429
|
-18.8
|
| Dungannon |
842
|
394
|
1,236
|
6.6
|
4.6
|
5.8
|
-38
|
-3.0
|
-669
|
-35.1
|
| Fermanagh |
1,573
|
617
|
2,190
|
9.9
|
5.8
|
8.3
|
43
|
2.0
|
-352
|
-13.8
|
| Larne |
472
|
194
|
666
|
6.8
|
4.7
|
6.1
|
-28
|
-4.0
|
-84
|
-11.2
|
| Limavady |
799
|
269
|
1,068
|
11.9
|
6.4
|
9.8
|
-31
|
-2.8
|
-238
|
-18.2
|
| Lisburn |
1,773
|
605
|
2,378
|
7.0
|
3.6
|
5.6
|
30
|
1.3
|
-427
|
-15.2
|
| Magherafelt |
669
|
327
|
996
|
6.9
|
5.6
|
6.4
|
-40
|
-3.9
|
-305
|
-23.4
|
| Moyle |
453
|
165
|
618
|
14.9
|
8.4
|
12.3
|
-17
|
-2.7
|
-110
|
-15.1
|
| Newry
& Mourne |
2,570
|
788
|
3,358
|
12.4
|
5.6
|
9.6
|
19
|
0.6
|
-550
|
-14.1
|
| Newtownabbey |
1,169
|
484
|
1,653
|
6.2
|
3.9
|
5.3
|
-31
|
-1.8
|
-294
|
-15.1
|
| North
Down |
1,242
|
558
|
1,800
|
10.6
|
4.7
|
7.7
|
88
|
5.1
|
-128
|
-6.6
|
| Omagh |
1,265
|
510
|
1,775
|
10.1
|
5.5
|
8.1
|
1
|
0.1
|
-418
|
-19.1
|
| Strabane |
1,282
|
358
|
1,640
|
14.6
|
6.5
|
11.5
|
-2
|
-0.1
|
-380
|
-18.8
|
| NI
Total |
38,960
|
13,692
|
52,652
|
8.9
|
4.1
|
6.8
|
-316
|
-0.6
|
-8,522
|
-13.9
|
|
