The number of full-time workers in November increased by 1.6 per cent, compared to the same month in 2010.
The National Statistics Office said that administrative data provided by the Employment and Training Corporation indicated that over a period of one year, the gainfully occupied population increased by 2,357 to 149,952 while the registered unemployed decreased by 63 or 0.9 per cent.
The highest increase in November was recorded within the Health and Social Work sector (+7.5 per cent). The sub-sector which recorded the highest increase in employment was Land Transport (+19.5 per cent).
During the period under review, Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities also recorded an increase in employment of 4.4 per cent.
Employment in Construction decreased by 110 people or 0.9 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2010. Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities (including activities of travel agencies) recorded the largest sub-sector decrease in employment with a drop of 5.1 per cent.
Full-time employment within the private sector during the period under review increased by 1.7 per cent, or 1,837, when compared to November.
The highest increases were recorded within the Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities (+769) and the Other Community, Social and Personal Service activities (+419).
During this same period, full-time employment within the public sector rose by 1.3 per cent or 520, with the highest increase being recorded in Health and Social Work (+8.8 per cent).
Public sector employment within Construction declined by 134 when compared to November 2010.
During the month under review, female full-time employment stood at 51,061, an increase of 4.5 per cent or 2,182 when compared to the corresponding month in 2010.
The economic activity which recorded the highest increase in female employment was the Health and Social Work sector (+13.4 per cent).
During the period under review, the number of men working on full-time basis edged up by 0.2 per cent, with the highest increase being recorded in the Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities (+6 per cent).
Part-time employment
When compared to November 2010, total part-time employment went up by 5.8 per cent, reaching 53,609.
The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job increased by 4.3 per cent when compared to November 2010. The highest fraction of part-timers who fell within this category were males - 68.7 per cent, in spite of the number of women holding both a part-time and a full-time job increased by 7.5 per cent.
The number of persons with a part-time as a main job increased by 7 per cent, with the majority, or 58.6 per cent, being females.