Registered full-time employment increased by 8% in May compared with previous year

Administrative data provided by Jobsplus shows that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 8%, reaching 270,590, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said.

This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (20,029) and a decrease in registered unemployment (45), the NSO said.

Registered full-time employment  

"During May 2023, Administrative and support service activities and  Accommodation and food service activities contributed mostly to the increase in employment, when compared to May 2022. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 19,919 persons to 218,445. Public sector full-time employment increased by 110 persons to 51,229."

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 708 when compared to May 2022, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 19,321. Full-time employment for males and females went up by 8.4% and 7.4%, respectively over 2022 levels.

Registered part-time employment  

Registered part-time employment in May 2023 increased by 7.4% 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, it said.

"The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 40,281 up by 10.4%, when compared to the corresponding month in 2022. Employed persons whose part-time job was their primary occupation totalled 33,528 up by 3.9% when compared to the same month in 2022."