Registered full-time employment increased by 8.2%

In April 2023, registered fulltime employment increased by 8.2%, while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 3.8% when compared to April 2022.

Happy,Excited,Student,Celebrating,Success,,Passed,Exam ,,High,Test,Grade,Administrative data provided by Jobsplus show that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 8.2%, reaching 269,490. This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (20,340) and a marginal increase in registered unemployment (3).

Registered full-time employment

During April 2023, Administrative and support service activities (NACE 77-82, 3,672) and Accommodation and food service activities (NACE 55-56, 3,476) contributed mostly to the increase in employment, when compared to April 2022. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 20,448 persons to 217,505. Public sector fulltime employment decreased by 108 persons to 51,019.

The number of persons reg

istered as full-time self-employed rose by 676 when compared to April 2022, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 19,664. Full-time employment for males and females went up by 8.6% and 7.5%, respectively over 2022 levels.

Registered part-time employment

Registered part-time employment in April 2023 increased by 6.7% when compared to the corresponding month in 2022.

The sectors that mostly contributed to the overall increase were Professional, scientific and technical activities followed by Transportation and storage sector.

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 39,867 up by 9.3%, when compared to the corresponding month in 2022. Employed persons whose parttime job was their primary occupation totalled 33,373 up by 3.8% when compared to the same month in 2022.