The number of persons employed on a full-time basis in April increased by
2,998 when compared to the previous year. At the same time, the number
of persons registering as unemployed decreased by 1,021.
The National Statistics Office said this morning that according to administrative records held at the Employment and Training Corporation, the number of full-time employed persons during April stood at 148,041, whereas the number of registered unemployed amounted to 6,585.
This resulted in a labour supply of 154,626, up by 1,977 (1.3 per cent) when compared to last year. In the twelve months to April, the full-time employed population increased by 2,998, while the registered unemployed fell by 1,021.
Year-on-year, the number of persons employed on full-time basis in the private sector increased by 2,262. Private employment in real estate renting and business services increased by 901. This was followed by an additional increase in private employment of 550 in other community, social and personal service activities.
Increases in the private sector were also registered in manufacturing. The
number of employees within this economic activity went up by 645 persons, with the manufacturing of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c. (NACE 31), manufacturing of rubber and plastic products and manufacturing of other transport equipment accounting for most of the increase.
Full-time employment in the public sector went up by 736 or 1.8 per cent when compared to the previous year. The main increases within this sector were registered in health and social work, up by 814, and education, up by 226. On the other hand, decreases in full-time employment were registered in construction, down by 162; manufacturing, down by 99; and transport, storage and communication, down by 92.
When compared to the corresponding month last year, the number of employees advanced by 3,058, while the number of self-employed decreased by 60. The latter registered decreases in construction, down by 99, and wholesale and retail trade (NACE 50-52), down by 48.
Part-time Employment
In April, total part-time employment increased by 2,097 over the preceding year. The number of part-timers also holding a full-time job rose by 1,155, while part-timers whose job was their primary occupation went up by 942.
The annual turnover in part-time employment mainly affected hotels and restaurants, up by 767, and wholesale and retail trade, up by 623.