Statistics and Research

The Department for Employment & Learning provides statistics on employment, training programmes and the higher and further education sectors in Northern Ireland.  It also commissions research studies and evaluation projects in these areas.

Geographical representations of Northern Ireland education statistics may also be assessed on the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS). external link

Information on employment, unemployment and the NI labour force is available from the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment. external link

To view the Department for employment and Learning's Statement of Compliance in relation to the 'Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order (Northern Ireland) 2009', please click on the document below:

To view the complete list of DEL statistics to which the 'Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order (Northern Ireland) 2009' applies, along with the details of those receiving pre-release access, please click on the document below: