First Release

Year: LVIII.

Zagreb, 19 March 2021

RAD-2021-2-1/2

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, FEBRUARY 2021

In February 2021, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 506 732, out of which 705 140 were women. Compared to January 2021, the total number of persons in employment as well as the number of employed women decreased by 0.6%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment decreased by 2.2% in February 2021 and the number of employed women by 2.3%. In the period from January to February 2021, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment decreased by 2.1% and the number of employed women by 2.2%.

In February 2021, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 305 229, out of which 621 324 were women. Compared to January 2021, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities as well as the number of employed women decreased by 0.7%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in February 2021, as compared to the same month of the previous year, decreased by 2.4%, as well as the number of employed women. In the period from January to February 2021, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities, as well as the number of employed women, decreased by 2.3%.

In February 2021, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 0.2% and the number of employed women by 0.1%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.3% and the number of women by 0.2%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 1.8%, as well as the number of unemployed women, in February 2021, as compared to January 2021. The total registered unemployment rate in February 2021 was 9.7% and for women it was 11.2%.

A revision of data was performed on the basis of monthly data sets containing final data for the previous year. Therefore, the data for the period from January to December 2020 are final.

Detailed data by activities can be downloaded on the link Statistics In Line.

1 LABOUR FORCE OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, ACCORDING TO ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES AND BY SEX

	I 2021		II 2021		Indices
	I 2021		II 2021		II 2021 I 2021		II 2021 II 2020		I - II 2021 I - II 2020
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 680 633	800 442	1 669 118	794 183	99,3	99,2	99,4	99,6	99,5	99,7
Total persons in employment	1 515 288	709 733	1 506 732	705 140	99,4	99,4	97,8	97,7	97,9	97,8
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 314 114	626 007	1 305 229	621 324	99,3	99,3	97,6	97,6	97,7	97,7
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	181 993	77 562	182 381	77 665	100,2	100,1	99,1	98,5	99,2	98,5
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	19 181	6 164	19 122	6 151	99,7	99,8	99,6	99,2	99,8	99,3
Unemployed persons³⁾	165 345	90 709	162 386	89 043	98,2	98,2	117,7	117,8	117,9	118,1
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	9,8	11,3	9,7	11,2

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for January and February 2021 are provisional.
2) The data were taken over from the records of active insured persons kept at the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance.
3) The data were taken over from the Croatian Employment Service.
4) The registered unemployment rate is calculated as the ratio of unemployed persons to the total active population (labour force).

2 INDICES OF CHANGE IN NUMBER OF PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT IN LEGAL ENTITIES, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007.¹⁾ AND BY SEX, FEBRUARY 2021

	Number of persons in paid employment, February 2021²⁾		Indices
	Number of persons in paid employment, February 2021²⁾		II 2021 I 2021		II 2021 II 2020		I - II 2021 I - II 2020
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Total	1 305 229	621 324	99,3	99,3	97,6	97,6	97,7	97,7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	24 779	7 097	98,1	98,1	99,4	100,5	99,3	100,2
B Mining and quarrying	3 833	496	97,8	100,0	93,1	96,9	94,5	97,0
C Manufacturing	223 158	78 766	99,3	98,9	96,5	95,9	96,9	96,9
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 432	3 191	99,8	100,3	101,4	102,4	101,3	102,2
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	25 386	5 460	99,8	100,0	98,4	99,9	98,2	99,9
F Construction	99 174	9 728	100,0	99,2	101,3	98,8	101,4	99,1
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	200 314	111 228	99,2	99,2	96,2	96,6	96,7	96,9
H Transportation and storage	71 370	16 783	99,1	99,0	95,5	96,2	95,7	96,4
I Accommodation and food service activities	61 503	32 435	98,6	98,5	84,9	84,0	83,1	82,1
J Information and communication	45 965	16 627	100,4	100,2	103,1	102,0	103,2	102,2
K Financial and insurance activities	37 305	25 725	99,4	99,4	98,6	98,6	98,7	98,6
L Real estate activities	8 218	3 874	100,2	99,5	87,3	85,4	87,5	85,7
M Professional, scientific and technical activities	63 652	31 064	99,7	99,7	98,3	96,6	98,6	96,9
N Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	48 299	21 289	99,8	100,6	97,0	98,0	95,8	96,3
O Javna uprava i obrana; obvezno socijalno osiguranje	111 137	55 224	98,5	98,5	100,2	99,9	100,3	100,0
P Education	119 152	94 425	99,3	99,3	101,1	101,3	101,8	102,0
Q Human health and social work activities	102 101	79 901	99,7	99,7	100,6	100,5	100,8	100,7
R Arts, entertainment and recreation	25 306	14 357	98,8	98,7	94,4	94,5	94,4	94,8
S Other service activities	20 145	13 654	99,7	100,3	99,1	100,8	98,6	100,2

1) Activity sections T (Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods – and services – producing activities of households for own use) and U (Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies) as well as their divisions are not presented in this First Release since they were not covered by the survey.
2) Provisional data.

G-1 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT IN LEGAL ENTITIES, FEBRUARY 2020 – FEBRUARY 2021

G-2 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007., FEBRUARY 2021

NKD 2007. activity sections
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
B	Mining and quarrying
C	Manufacturing
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
F	Construction
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
H	Transportation and storage
I	Accommodation and food service activities
J	Information and communication
K	Financial and insurance activities
L	Real estate activities
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities
N	Administrative and support service activities
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
P	Education
Q	Human health and social work activities
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation
S	Other service activities

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Data sources

Data on persons in employment in legal entities were gathered by processing data from the Report on Income, Income Tax and Surtax as well as Contributions for Mandatory Insurances (JOPPD form), which has been in effect since 1 January 2014.

All persons or entities that are the payers of income for which the income tax regulations prescribe the obligation of accounting and paying deduction tax are under the obligation to submit the JOPPD form.

Data on persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances are processed according to the records on pension insurance beneficiaries obtained from the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance.

The Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance provides data on employed insured persons − private farmers.

Data on the number of unemployed persons are obtained from the Croatian Employment Service.

Coverage and comparability

The survey on persons in paid employment in legal entities includes all persons who have signed a work contract, regardless of the type of work contract and whether they work full-time or less than full-time.

The survey on persons in crafts and trades and free lances includes owners and employees registered with the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance.

Definitions

Persons in paid employment are all persons who have signed a work contract with an employer for a fixed or an unspecified period of time, irrespective of the type of ownership and of whether they work full-time or less than full-time.

Registered unemployment rate is calculated as a ratio of the number of unemployed persons to the total active population (labour force).

Abbreviations

NKD 2007.	National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

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