The gainfully occupied population during August 2012 increased by 1.4 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2011.

Administrative data provided by the Employment and Training Corporation show that in the twelve months to August 2012, the number of persons registered as employed increased by 2,108 or 1.4 per cent, reaching 152,669.

The number of registered unemployed also increased by 5.5 per cent to 6,821 persons. This led to an increase of 1.6 per cent in the labour supply, to reach 159,490 persons.

Full time employment during August of last year, showed the economic activities with the largest year-on-year increases in employment were the Arts, entertainment and recreation sector, +11.1 per cent and the Administrative and support service activities sector, +10.2 per cent. On the other hand, employment in Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply dropped by 2.3 per cent.

The private sector engaged 111,760 full-time persons, with the majority being employed within Wholesale and retail trade, followed by Manufacturing activities.

During August 2012, self-employed numbered 17,867. Of these 29.3 per cent were engaged in Wholesale and retail trade-related activities and a further 14.9 per cent were employed on a full-time basis in construction.

Female workers made up 34.6 per cent of the total full-time employed persons, with the majority engaged in Education, 17 per cent and Human health and social work activities, 14.1 per cent.

On the other hand, the economic activities which engaged most of the male full-time population were Wholesale and retail trade, 15.6 per cent and Manufacturing, 15.0 per cent.

In the twelve months to August 2012, part-time employment went up by 5.4 per cent reaching 56,147 persons. The highest increase in part-time employment was recorded within Accommodation and food service activities; +7.1 per cent or +747 persons.

Part-timers who also held a full-time job increased by 4.3 per cent, with the highest increase recorded among females (+8.5 per cent). The number of part-timers whose part-time job is their primary occupation also went up by 6.2 per cent, with the highest increase also recorded among females (+5.7 per cent).

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