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In November 2013, full-time employment increased by 3.2 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2012, the National Statistics Office said. today.
Administrative data provided by the Employment and Training Corporation show that over a period of one year, the labour supply increased by 3.4 per cent, reaching 165,255. This was mainly attributed to increases in the full-time gainfully occupied population of 4,863 persons and in registered unemployment of 541.
In the month under review, the Administrative and Support Service Activities and the Education sector increased by 13.1 per cent and 6.9 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding month in 2012.
Increases in full-time employment within the private sector were recorded in Administrative and Support Service Activities; +14.1 per cent and in Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities; +10.7 per cent. This sector also registered drops in employment in Construction activities -1.8 per cent when compared to 2012 levels. Within the public sector, a reclassification in employment was recorded from Construction to Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security.
The number of full-time self-employed rose by 300 when compared to November 2012. During the same period, the number of employees increased by 4,563. Male and female full-time employment went up by 1.7 per cent and 6.0 per cent respectively over 2012.
Registered part-time employment for the month under review went up by 4.2 per cent when compared to 2012 levels. The economic activities which experienced major increases were Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities;+558, Wholesale and Retail; Repair of Motor Vehicles; +489 persons and Administrative and Support Service Activities; +393 persons. On the other hand, part-time employment in Information and Communication went down by 171.
In November 2013, the number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 24,252, increasing by 3.0 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2012.
Compared to November 2012, the number of employed persons whose part-time job was their primary occupation totalled 33,447; an increase of 5.0 per cent or 1,606 persons when compared to 2012 levels.
