In September 2014, registered full-time employment increased by 4.1 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2013, while registered part-time employment as a primary job rose by 8.9 per cent, the National Statistics Office reported today.

Administrative data provided by the ETC show that over a period of one year, the labour supply increased by 3.3 per cent, reaching 171,765. This was attributed to an increase in the full-time gainfully occupied population (+6,446) and a drop in registered unemployment (-1,020).

In September 2014, Administrative and Support Service Activities and Human Health and Social Work Activities contributed mostly to the increase in employment, compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 3,975 persons, to 120,805. Public sector full-time employment increased by 2,471 persons to 44,361.

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 428 when compared to September of the previous year, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 6,018. Full-time employment for males and females went up by 2.9 per cent and 6.1 per cent respectively over 2013.

Registered part-time employment in September 2014 went up by 8.0 per cent when compared to a year earlier. The sectors that contributed most to the overall increase were Public Administration and Defence, Compulsory Social Security +1,451 followed by Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles +542.

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 24,641, up by 6.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2013. Employed persons whose part-time job was their primary occupation totalled 35,914, up by 8.9 per cent or 2,933 persons when compared to 2013.

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