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Introduction

We measure different dimensions of employment, depending on the type of employer and the type of job.

Sector of economic activity

The next graph presents the number of workers employed in different sectors of economic activity.

Self-employment and salaried employment

The employer are either salaried workers or self-employed. The next graph presents the evolution in the number of self-employed and salaried workers and a breakdown of self-employed workers according to whether they employ others.

Public-sector employment

The Public Sector consists of the General Government, the Public-law Entities that are outside the General Government, and some Public Enterprises. The General Government consists of the Central Government (ministries, decentralized administrations, independent authorities, and Private-law and Public-law Entities that are part of the General Government Registry), Local Government (regions, municipalities, and Private-law and Public-law Entities controlled by regions and municipalities), and Social Security Funds. Public Enterprises are corporations that are controlled by the Public Sector, e.g. by owning a majority of its shares, or by financing the majority of its operations. Generally, Public Enterprises are part of the Public Sector except if they are listed in the Stock Exchange or the State has granted the right to appoint their management.

The Human Resources Register of the Public Sector (census) contains detailed information about the employment level and composition of the Public Sector workforce. The next graph presents the number of public sector employees and their breakdowns according to the employees' contract (ordinary, other) and their direct employer (Private-law Entity or not), as well as the part of the government where they serve (various ministries, local government, etc.).

Private-sector salaried employment

Private-sector salaried workers were mostly insured by the Social Insurance Institution (IKA) until the end of 2016 and are exclusively insured by the National Institution of Social Security (EFKA) since 2017.

The next graph shows the evolution in the number of workers insured by IKA/EFKA by type of employer (enterprise or construction) and the size of the employer (more or less than 10 employees).

Employment by occupation

The next graph presents the evolution of employment by occupation.

Employment FTPT

The next graph presents the evolution of full-time and part-time employment and the breakdown of the reasons for part-time work.

Employment flows

Every month, many workers are hired into jobs and separate from their employers. The graphs shows the evolution of hires and separation in the private sector and decomposes separations in quits and layoffs.