The Economy of Northern Ireland

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…- More people in Northern Ireland are employed in the areas of services, manufacturing and health and social work than any other section - Since 1978, the number of females in employment has increased by 71,000 while the number of males has increased by only 30,000 * GDP: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is defined as the sum of all incomes earned from productive activity. GDP per head is taken to be a good indication of a region's relative prosperity.