Northern Ireland Conservatives

Official ONS figures show that in Northern Ireland, there are now 869,617 people in work – meaning that, under the Conservatives, 86,927 more people have been able to access the security of a job.

The figures show that there are more people with a full-time job than ever before and that the employment rate is at a joint record high.

And with wages rising at their fastest pace in more than 11 years – ahead of inflation for 18 months in a row – people’s pay packets are going further.