💸 JANUARY SEES 3.2% RISE IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
✅ Official figures show that registered full-time employment increased by 3.2% in January, while part-time employment as a primary job grew by 6.2% compared to the same month last year.
→ The NSO reported that over the year, the ...labour supply (excluding part-timers) rose by 3.3%, reaching 293,900. → This was driven by an increase of 9,202 in full-time employment and 60 in registered unemployment.
✅ Full-time employment in key sectors contributed significantly, with wholesale and retail trade, motor vehicle repair, and health and social work activities leading the growth.
→ Private sector full-time employment increased by 7,285 to 238,876.
→ Public sector full-time jobs rose by 1,917 to 53,907.
✅ The number of self-employed working full-time grew by 844, and total employed persons increased by 8,358 compared to January 2024.
→ Employment for men rose by 2.7%, and for women by 4.0%, over the year.
✅ Part-time employment in January 2025 increased by 8.2% year-on-year, with the Accommodation and Food Services sector and Professional, Scientific and Technical activities contributing most.
→ The number of part-timers with a full-time job reached 45,485, up by 9.8%.
→ Those whose part-time role is their primary occupation totalled 35,009, an increase of 6.2%.
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