The number of full-time workers went up by 1.6 per cent in November compared to the same month in 2010, the National Statistics Office said.
Quoting data provided by the Employment and Training Corporation, the NSO said the gainfully occupied population increased by 2,357 in a year, reaching 149,952.
Most of the increase could be attributed to more working women, with an increase of 2,182 females in full-time employment, bringing the figure to 51,061.
The highest increase in employment was recorded within the health and social work sector while employment in construction saw the biggest decline. However, employment in real estate, renting and business activities went up by 4.4 per cent.
The number of people with a part-time job as their main employment increased by seven per cent, with the majority (59 per cent) being women.
The number of part-timers holding full-time jobs increased by 4.3 per cent when compared to November 2010.