2.2% increase in employment in April

Data provided by the National office of Statistics shows that during April, full-time employment increased by 2.2 % when compared to the corresponding month last year. Administrative data provided to the NSO by the Employment and Training Corporation showed that over a twelve-month period to April, persons registered as working on a full-time basis increased by 3,315, reaching 154,855. During the month under review, persons registering as unemployed also increased by 403 to 7,176, despite a decrease of 174 when compared to March. The labour supply (excluding part-timers) went up by 3,718 to 162,031. When compared to April 2012, employees working on a full-time basis increased by 2.4 %, reaching 136,933. Registered self-employment went up by 0.6 %, to 17,922. During the month under review, part-time employment went up by 5 % when compared to the corresponding month last year, reaching 55,978. During April, part-time workers who also held a full-time job increased by 752, with the highest increase being recorded among women (+538 registrants). During the same period, an increase of 1,938 persons was recorded among persons who had a part-time job as their main employment