Updated labour market time series data indicate an increase of 4.3 per cent in the gainfully occupied population between 2008 and 2012.

The National Statistics Office has said that the following information is revised time series labour market data provided by the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC). When compared to 2008, registered full-time jobs went up by 6,291, reaching 152,306 in 2012, while registered unemployment increased by 714 to 6,838.

Compared to 2008 levels, the economic sectors which recorded the highest increases in full-time jobs were Professional, Scientific and Technical activities +1,960 jobs, followed by Human Health and Social Work activities +2,129 jobs). On the contrary, the number of full-time jobs within the Manufacturing sector declined by 1,649 to 20,076.

Private sector employment in 2012 increased by 7,051, or 6.8 per cent, while public sector employment decreased by 760, when compared to 2008. Private sector employment increases were mainly recorded in Professional, Scientific and Technical activities followed by the Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector, 34.4 per cent and 56.6 per cent respectively. Between 2008 and 2012 public sector employment decreased by 1.8 per cent, with the main drops registered in Manufacturing -95.3 per cent. Activities associated with Human Health and Social Work advanced by 16.2 per cent over the same period. Compared to 2008, female employment went up by 14.1 per cent or 6,487, with the highest increase being in Human Health and Social Work activities +2,002.

In 2012 part-time jobs increased by 20.4 per cent when compared to 2008. The biggest increases were registered in Accommodation and Food Service activities +2,031 jobs and Wholesale and Retail Trade +2,009 jobs. When compared to 2008, persons with a part-time job as their primary occupation went up by 21.3 per cent, and those whose part-time job was their secondary occupation rose by 19.3 per cent.

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