In May 2016, registered full-time employment increased by 4.7 per cent while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 5.5 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the NSO said today.

Gainfully Occupied Population: May 2016

Administrative data provided by Jobsplus show that over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers, see methodological notes) increased by 3.5 per cent, reaching 182,220. This was mainly attributed to an increase in the full-time gainfully occupied population (8,011) and a drop in registered unemployment (1,822).

Registered full-time employment

In May 2016, Administrative and support service activities and Arts, entertainment and recreation contributed mostly to the increase in employment, compared to May 2015. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 7,730 persons to 134,400. Public sector full-time employment increased by 281 persons to 44,309.

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 391 when compared to May 2015, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 7,620.

Full-time employment for males and females went up by 3.5 per cent and 6.7 per cent respectively over 2015 levels.

Registered part-time employment

Registered part-time employment in May 2016 went up by 6.0 per cent when compared to a year earlier. The sectors that contributed most to the overall increase were Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, Accommodation and food service activities (NACE 55-56, 656) and Transportation and storage.

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 24,183, up by 6.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2015. Employed persons whose part-time job was their primary occupation totalled 35,375, up by 5.5 per cent or 1,853 persons when compared to 2015.