First Release

Year: LVIII.

Zagreb, 20 September 2021

RAD-2021-2-1/8

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, AUGUST 2021

In August 2021, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 588 965, out of which 743 070 were women. Compared to July 2021, the total number of persons in employment increased by 0.1%, while the number of employed women decreased by 0.3%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in August 2021 by 2.1% and the number of employed women by 2.6%. In the period from January to August 2021, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 0.1% and the number of employed women by 0.4%.

In August 2021, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 360 046, out of which 646 885 were women. Compared to July 2021, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 0.2%, while the number of employed women decreased by 0.3%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in August 2021, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 1.7% and the number of employed women by 2.4%. In the period from January to August 2021, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities decreased by 0.3%, while the number of employed women increased by 0.2%.

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

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 0.4%, while the number of unemployed women remained at the same level in August 2021, as compared to July 2021. The total registered unemployment rate in August 2021 was 7.3% and for women it was 8.7%.

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

	VII 2021		VIII 2021		Indices
	VII 2021		VIII 2021		VIII 2021 VII 2021		VIII 2021 VIII 2020		I - VIII 2021 I - VIII 2020
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 712 741	816 091	1 714 466	813 985	100,1	99,7	100,4	100,5	99,8	99,9
Total persons in employment	1 586 735	745 167	1 588 965	743 070	100,1	99,7	102,1	102,6	100,1	100,4
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 357 351	648 719	1 360 046	646 885	100,2	99,7	101,7	102,4	99,7	100,2
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	210 764	90 526	210 284	90 244	99,8	99,7	105,0	104,1	102,9	102,5
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 620	5 922	18 635	5 941	100,1	100,3	97,2	95,7	98,5	97,4
Unemployed persons³⁾	126 006	70 924	125 501	70 915	99,6	100,0	82,9	83,1	96,3	95,7
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	7,4	8,7	7,3	8,7

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for July and August 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, AUGUST 2021

	Number of persons in paid employment, August 2021²⁾		Indices
	Number of persons in paid employment, August 2021²⁾		VIII 2021 VII 2021		VIII 2021 VIII 2020		I - VIII 2021 I - VIII 2020
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Total	1 360 046	646 885	100,2	99,7	101,7	102,4	99,7	100,2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 846	7 572	100,3	100,7	100,0	102,3	100,1	101,6
B Mining and quarrying	3 831	502	99,5	99,6	92,2	98,4	92,9	97,0
C Manufacturing	228 039	80 745	100,1	99,8	99,9	100,0	98,4	98,4
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 478	3 214	100,3	100,1	101,3	102,9	101,5	102,3
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	26 067	5 634	100,1	100,1	100,2	102,3	99,5	101,3
F Construction	103 020	10 598	100,8	101,4	102,8	104,9	102,1	101,8
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	206 870	115 129	100,3	100,4	99,5	100,0	98,0	98,5
H Transportation and storage	74 058	17 610	101,0	101,7	100,1	101,0	97,4	97,9
I Accommodation and food service activities	87 521	46 109	107,3	107,1	106,8	106,1	95,8	95,3
J Information and communication	47 694	17 359	100,2	100,3	106,8	106,8	104,7	104,2
K Financial and insurance activities	37 283	25 716	99,8	99,7	98,9	98,8	98,8	98,7
L Real estate activities	8 706	4 137	100,9	101,1	91,3	88,5	88,3	85,6
M Professional, scientific and technical activities	65 771	32 366	100,4	100,5	102,7	102,6	100,1	99,2
N Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	52 327	23 970	101,8	102,6	103,2	107,7	100,3	103,0
O Javna uprava i obrana; obvezno socijalno osiguranje	113 025	56 523	100,1	100,1	103,1	104,4	101,5	102,1
P Education	112 788	88 665	94,0	93,3	102,7	102,9	102,9	103,2
Q Human health and social work activities	104 018	81 332	99,8	99,6	103,2	103,3	101,8	101,8
R Arts, entertainment and recreation	26 763	15 050	100,2	99,9	99,7	99,8	97,2	97,3
S Other service activities	21 941	14 654	100,4	100,6	106,4	110,9	102,9	105,7

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, AUGUST 2020 – AUGUST 2021

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