Registered full-time employment increased by 5.4% in November, while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 3% when compared to the corresponding month in 2016.

The National Statistics Office said that according to administrative data provided by Jobsplus, over a period of one year, the labour supply, excluding part-timers, increased by 4.9%, reaching 197,770.

This was mainly attributed to a year on year increase in the full-time gainfully occupied population (10,048) and further complimented by a drop in registered unemployment (775).

Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 9,053 persons to 149,302. Public sector full-time employment increased by 995 persons to 46,222.

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 798 when compared to November 2016, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 9,250. Full-time employment for males and females went up by 4.3% and 7.2% respectively over 2016 levels.

Registered part-time employment

Registered part-time employment in November went up by 6% when compared to a year earlier.

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 26,360, up by 10.5% when compared to the corresponding month in 2016.

Employed persons whose part-time job was their primary occupation totalled 35,512, up by 3% when compared to 2016.