Registered full-time employment totalled 285,232 in March, according to latest data from the National Statistics Office. This was an increase of 6.2% over March 2023.
The NSO noted that part-time as a primary job amounted to 34,090, an increase of 4.8% when compared to the same period in 2023.
Private sector full-time employment went up by 7.3% cent over a period of one year reaching 233,375.
The NSO said that public sector full-time employment increased by 1.7% cent since March 2023 totalling 51,857.
As compared to March last year, the NSO said that full-time employment for males went up by 6.2% amounting to 173,038, while that for females increased by 6.3% reaching 112,194.
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