Full-time employment increases by 2.2%

According to Employment and Training Corporation (ETC) figures, the number of full-time employed persons during May stood at 148,546 while the number of registered unemployed decreased to 6,366, the National Statistics Office said.

A decrease of 105 persons was recorded in construction and transport sector whilst a decrease of 58 persons was registered in storage and communication sectors.

NSO added that year-on-year, private sector full-time employment increased by 2.3% accounting for 72.2% of total employment registered. Increases were mostly recorded in real estate, renting and business activities, manufacturing and other community, social and personal service activities.

Registered full-time self-employed persons decreased by 0.2% to 17,549 since May 2010 and employees working on a full-time basis increased by 3,213 persons to 130,997 during the same period.

The public sector accounted for a total of 41,225 employed persons registering an increase of 1.9% when compared with 2010. Health and social work recorded significant increases whilst decreased numbers where recording in construction and manufacturing.

Part-time employment on the other hand, increased by 2,247 persons with 56.4% - mostly women - of total part-time employment registered as their primary occupation. Most of the 22,708 part-time employees were mostly male registering as a secondary occupation.