Last year, commuter workers were predominantly Gozo residents working in the Malta region, accounting to 4,066 employed persons, the National Statistics Office said.
This implied that approximately one out of every five employed persons resident in Gozo worked in the Malta region and 50.8% were males, the NSO said.
Gozo residents working on a full-time basis in Malta region totalled 3,650, of which, 51.9% were males, the National Statistics Office said.
Inf 2023, full-time employment in Gozo reached 14,279, an increase of 5.8% over 2022. In Malta the figure stood at 268,512, an increase of 7.7% over 2022.
Total employed persons in Malta amounted to 316,729, an increase of 7.2 per cent when compared to previous year.
When compared to 2022, Gozo residents with a full-time job increased by 4.9% to 18,563.
The NSO said that the majority of employed persons resident in Gozo worked in the public administration and defence; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities.
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