Registered full-time employment increased by 5.9 per cent in September 2018, while part-time employment increased by 0.6 per cent.
Administrative data provided by national employment agency Jobsplus and published by the National Statistics Office on Tuesday, showed that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) had increased by 5.5 per cent, reaching 209,475.
This, the NSO said, was attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employed (11,623) and a decline in registered unemployment (659).
When September 2018 is compared to September 2017, the highest increase in employment came in the professional, scientific and technical activities categories.
Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 10,388 persons to 160,178. Public sector full-time employment increased by 1,235 persons to 47,484.
The number full-time self-employed rose by 1,350 when compared to
September 2017, while the number of employees increased by 10,273.
Full-time employment for males and females went up by 5 per cent and 7.5 per cent respectively over 2017 levels.