The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has fallen over the last 12 months.
The latest figures for September 2014 show that the number of claimants decreased by 300 over the month, with a total fall of 9,400 over the last 12 months. Figures for the period June-August 2014 show the unemployment rate was 6.1%, a decrease of 0.5 percentage points over the quarter and 1.2 over the year.
This is the lowest rate since December-February 2009 on the non-overlapping quarterly series.
Commenting on the figures, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said: “The decrease, alongside the continued decrease in the Northern Ireland claimant count is encouraging.
The number of claimants has fallen in each of the last 21 months — the most sustained decrease since June 1995.”