Publications

The Department for the Economy commissioned Queen’s University Belfast in conjunction with the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) to undertake a pilot research project to measure productivity levels in the Northern Ireland Information and Communication Technology sector.

This paper is focused on the economic impacts of coronavirus, drawing on the information produced elsewhere by Government and others to make an informed economic assessment.

The documents below form the response from the Minister for the Economy, Diane Dodds MLA, to Professor Brian Bell in response to the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) call for evidence on Skills Shortages which will determine the composition of the Shortage Occupation

The Quality Report highlights any associated quality information for the data, statistics and information referenced in the Energy in Northern Ireland 2020 report. The Quality Report can be accessed at the link below.

Report on the operation of  the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) voluntary buy-out arrangements in 2019/20, which was laid before the Northern Ireland Assembly on 22 June 2020.

The services sector in NI accounts for about 75 per cent of Gross Value Added (GVA) and 80 per cent of employment. NI sells about £6.5 billion of services outside of the region.

This memo provides guidance to project promoters around the transfer of edit function of ESIF database from RMA to PDB Performance Team.

In summer 2019 the Department for the Economy undertook a call for evidence relating to hardship associated with participation in the Non-Domestic Northern Ireland Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme.

This memo advises project promoters of the upcoming evaluation of the 2014-2020 programme.

This memo provides project promoters guidelines which are the minimum requirements under EU regulations in relation to publicity for ESF Funded projects and should be applied to all projects.

This Statistical Bulletin is part of a biannual series published by the Department for the Economy (DfE) to provide key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI 2013 and 2017 programmes and contains data up to the end of October 2019. 

This Statistical Bulletin is part of a biannual series published by the Department for the Economy (DfE) to provide key information on the Training for Success 2013 and 2017 programmes (TfS 2013/2017) in Northern Ireland and contains data to October 2019.

This statistical bulletin has been produced by the Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland (NI) and provides information on the number of NI students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the number of students enrolled at NI HEIs in the academic y

This statistical bulletin has been produced by the Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland (NI) and provides information on higher education (HE) qualifications gained by students at NI Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and by NI domiciled students at UK HEIs in

This memo provides guidance for Project Promoters around the Learning Record System database.

These statistical factsheets have been produced by the Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland (NI), using data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

The Careers Occupational Information Unit, within the Careers Service, produces regular bulletins on growing sectors within the economy.

This memo provides guidance to ESF Project Promoters around PEACE IV programme and Steps to Success.

DfE's Analytical Services Unit produces a monthly economic update, which analyses the main trends and events arising each month, both in the local economy and also any national or global economic events which will impact on Northern Ireland.

This memo provides updated guidance to Project Promoters on the ESF funding under the NI ESF 2014-2020 Programme.