In August 2015, registered full-time employment increased by 4.5 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2014, while registered part-time employment as a primary job rose by 2.7 per cent, the National Statistics Office said today.

Administrative data provided by the ETC show that over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 3.2 per cent, reaching 177,262. This was mainly attributed to an increase in the full-time gainfully occupied population (7,344) and a drop in registered unemployment (1,784).

In August, administrative and support service activities contributed mostly to the increase in employment, compared to August 2014. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 7,028 persons to 127,955. Public sector full- time employment increased by 316 persons to 44,393.

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 691 when compared to August 2014, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 6,653. Full-time employment for males and females went up by 3.5 per cent and 6.2 per cent respectively over 2014 levels.

Registered part-time employment in August 2015 went up by 4.1 per cent when compared to a year earlier. The sectors that contributed mostly to the overall increase were Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles +470 followed by Accommodation and Food Service Activities + 325.

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 24,461, up by 6.4 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2014. Employed persons whose part- time job was their primary occupation totalled 36,395, up by 2.7 per cent or 945 persons when compared to 2014.

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