Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland workforce for the first time

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Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland workforce for the first time
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Trend of increasing share for Catholic community continued at a slower rate

The study shows that 50.1 per cent of the workforce was Catholic while 49.9 per cent was Protestant in 2022. Photograph: iStock

The 33rd fair employment monitoring report used data provided to the commission by private and public sector employers. “The latest monitoring report provides a valuable snapshot of the Northern Ireland workforce. We thank the employers who compile details of their workforce annually,” she said. The total monitored workforce in 2022 was 578,403 – with an estimated under-reporting of 1,144 employees.

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