In March 2015, registered full-time employment increased by 4.3 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the National Statistics Office said today.

Gainfully Occupied Population: March 2015

Administrative data provided by the ETC show that over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 3.1 per cent, reaching 174,030. This was mainly attributed to an increase in the full-time gainfully occupied population (6,972) and a drop in registered unemployment (1,750).

Registered full-time employment

In March, administrative and support service activities contributed mostly to the increase in employment, compared to March 2014. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 6,431 persons to 124,077. Public sector fulltime employment increased by 541 persons to 44,059.

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 555 when compared to March 2014, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 6,417.

Full-time employment for males and females went up by 3.3 per cent and 6.1 per cent respectively over 2014 levels.