MAIN POINTS

. Almost 44 per cent of the people surveyed did not describe themselves as unemployed

. Almost 44 per cent of the people surveyed did not describe themselves as unemployed. Under the International Labour Organisation categorisation 50 per cent were not classified as unemployed.

. More than 11 per cent said they had full-time jobs and three quarters of these indicated the job was permanent.

. 80 per cent of those with full-time jobs said they had started the job at least a month earlier.

. 10 per cent of the sample said they were working part-time.

READ MORE

. In 28 per cent of cases the person listed on the Live Register was not at his or her given address.

. Almost 25 per cent of those surveyed were classified as "others not economically active". These are people who are not employed but do not qualify as unemployed. About 75 per cent of these said they were neither looking for nor wanted work.

. Just under 4 per cent indicated they were retired and a similar proportion described themselves as students.