The Equality Commission has published the 28th Annual Monitoring Report which shows the breakdown, by community background, of the monitored workforce in Northern Ireland.

The monitored workforce consists of an estimated 66 - 68% of those in employment.  Those not monitored include people working in private sector concerns with 10 or less employees, the self-employed, people on government training schemes and school teachers.

The total monitored workforce in 2017 was 540,897, an increase of 6,395 (1.19%) from the previous year.  Of that total, 250,850 (46.4 %) was Protestant; 240,275 (44.4%) Roman Catholic, and 59,772 (9.2%) non-determined.

Women, at 51.9%, continue to account for more than half of all monitored employees in Northern Ireland; a situation which has remained relatively unchanged