First Release

Year: LIX.

Zagreb, 20 January 2023

RAD-2022-2-1/12

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, DECEMBER 2022

In December 2022, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 613 807, out of which 759 422 were women. Compared to November 2022, the total number of persons in employment increased by 0.3% and the number of employed women by 0.8%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment, as well as the number of employed women, increased by 1.2% in December 2022. In the period from January to December 2022, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.4% and the number of employed women by 1.6%.

In December 2022, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 403 404, out of which
672 187 were women. Compared to November 2022, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 0.4% and the number of employed women by 1.0%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in December 2022, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 1.3%, as well as the number of employed women. In the period from January to December 2022, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.3% and the number of employed women by 1.5%.

In December 2022, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances decreased by 0.8% and the number of employed women by 0.7%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.1%, while the number of employed female farmers increased by 0.1%.

The total number of unemployed persons increased by 1.4% and the number of unemployed women by 0.3% in December 2022, as compared to November 2022. The total registered unemployment rate in December 2022 was 6.8% and for women it was 8.1%.

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

	XI 2022		XII 2022		Indices
	XI 2022		XII 2022		XII 2022 XI 2022		XII 2022 XII 2021		I ‒ XII 2022 I ‒ XII 2021
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 725 830	819 495	1 731 623	825 945	100,3	100,8	100,7	100,6	100,1	100,3
Total persons in employment	1 609 641	753 189	1 613 807	759 422	100,3	100,8	101,2	101,2	101,4	101,6
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 397 595	665 347	1 403 404	672 187	100,4	101,0	101,3	101,3	101,3	101,5
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	193 448	81 988	191 826	81 376	99,2	99,3	100,8	100,8	102,2	102,2
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 598	5 854	18 577	5 859	99,9	100,1	99,4	98,7	99,2	98,6
Unemployed persons³⁾	116 189	66 306	117 816	66 523	101,4	100,3	93,7	94,1	84,9	87,9
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	6,7	8,1	6,8	8,1

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for November and December 2022 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, DECEMBER 2022

		Number of persons in paid employment, December 2022²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, December 2022²⁾		XII 2022 XI 2022		XII 2022 XII 2021		I – XII 2022 I – XII 2021
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 403 404	672 187	100,4	101,0	101,3	101,3	101,3	101,5
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 961	7 648	99,9	101,5	100,8	103,2	99,5	100,0
B	Mining and quarrying	3 731	462	99,9	96,0	100,9	105,0	97,5	98,3
C	Manufacturing	232 770	83 733	100,8	102,8	100,6	103,2	99,8	99,9
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 520	3 149	100,0	97,6	100,4	100,2	100,0	100,1
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	25 979	5 829	99,6	102,6	100,7	106,6	100,3	101,5
F	Construction	110 464	12 441	101,9	110,2	103,3	124,9	100,8	105,0
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	213 996	119 864	101,1	101,7	101,4	101,6	101,2	101,6
H	Transportation and storage	76 416	18 169	99,7	100,7	102,9	104,5	101,4	101,8
I	Accommodation and food service activities	86 192	48 732	99,1	105,8	112,7	116,7	110,6	111,1
J	Information and communication	56 798	20 339	101,6	101,5	110,8	104,0	110,5	109,7
K	Financial and insurance activities	37 396	25 947	101,5	102,2	101,2	102,1	99,1	99,2
L	Real estate activities	9 346	4 431	99,3	98,1	106,3	108,0	104,8	105,6
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	69 173	33 869	99,9	99,6	102,3	102,8	101,3	101,8
N	Administrative and support service activities	55 182	25 710	99,3	100,9	106,4	109,9	105,4	108,1
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	109 068	51 889	100,5	96,5	94,3	91,2	96,5	95,7
P	Education	124 336	99 592	99,9	100,0	101,3	102,1	101,9	102,5
Q	Human health and social work activities	105 014	81 676	99,7	99,2	92,8	90,6	100,2	99,8
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	27 141	15 436	99,7	100,5	103,2	105,0	101,3	101,6
S	Other service activities	19 921	13 271	99,2	100,0	94,6	93,2	92,1	89,6

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, DECEMBER 2021 – DECEMBER 2022

G-2 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007., DECEMBER 2022

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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