Registered full-time employment up by 1.6%

In the twelve months to September 2011, registered full-time employment increased by 1.6 per cent to a total of 149,859 persons.

Gainfully Occupied Population: September 2011

Data provided by the Employment and Training Corporation indicates that over a period of one year, there was an increase of 2,204 persons in the labour supply. This was mainly attributed to an increase of 2,305 in the gainfully occupied population and a decrease of 101 in the number of persons registered as unemployed, or 1.5 per cent, when compared to the previous year.

Full-time employment

The number of persons working on a full-time basis over September 2010 increased by 2,305 persons. The largest increase was recorded in the Health and Social Work sector - an increase of 7.6 per cent. During this period, Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities also showed an increase of 3.1 per cent, with the biggest increase being recorded in the Other Business Activities Sector. On the other hand, registered employment in Construction decreased by 1.2 per cent over the corresponding period in 2010, to 11,989.

Employment within the private and public sectors both went up by 1.6 per cent when compared to the previous year. The largest increase within the private sector was registered in Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities of 563, or 3.8 per cent. The highest rate of increase within the public sector, of 9.3 per cent, was recorded in Health and Social Work, while Construction declined by 150 employees.

During September 2011, the number of full-time employees went up by 1.9 per cent, reaching 132,313. The number of persons registering as self-employed declined by 124 when compared to the previous year. The main decrease in self-employment was registered within the Transport, Storage and Communication sector, which dropped by 157 persons.

In September 2011, the number of full-time employed females stood at 50,903. When compared to 2010, there was an increase of 2,283 persons, or 4.7 per cent. The biggest increase among females was recorded in Health and Social Work ( 819 persons).

Part-time employment

Compared to September 2010, part-time employment rose by 4.2 per cent, reaching 53,639 persons. Part-time employment in the Hotels and Restaurants sector increased by 10 per cent, or 884 persons. During the same period, a decline of 30.1 per cent was recorded in the Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security sector.

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job increased by 5.3 per cent. Among this group of workers, a significant increase of 9.8 per cent was registered among females. Persons who held a part-time job as their primary job increased by 3.4 per cent to 30,355.