First Release

Year: LX.

Zagreb, 21 March 2023

RAD-2023-2-1/2

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, FEBRUARY 2023

In February 2023, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 587 266, out of which 742 506 were women. Compared to January 2023, the total number of persons in employment increased by 0.1% and the number of employed women by 0.2%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in February 2023 by 0.9% and the number of employed women by 1.1%. In the period from January to February 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 0.7% and the number of employed women by 0.8%.

In February 2023, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 378 206, out of which
655 979 were women. Compared to January 2023, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities remained the same, while the number of employed women increased by 0.1%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in February 2023, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 0.9% and the number of employed women by 1.1%. In the period from January to February 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 0.6% and the number of employed women by 0.8%.

In February 2023, as compared to the previous month, the total number of persons in employment in trades and crafts and free lances and the number of employed women each increased by 0.4%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers remained at the same level, while the number of employed female farmers increased by 0.5%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 3.6% and the number of unemployed women by 5.0% in February 2023, as compared to January 2023. The total registered unemployment rate in February 2023 was 6.9% and for women it was 8.0%.

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 2022 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 2023		II 2023		Indices
	I 2023		II 2023		II 2023 I 2023		II 2023 II 2022		I ‒ II 2023 I ‒ II 2022
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 708 807	809 678	1 705 251	807 509	99,8	99,7	100,1	100,0	100,0	99,9
Total persons in employment	1 586 438	741 220	1 587 266	742 506	100,1	100,2	100,9	101,1	100,7	100,8
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 378 064	655 012	1 378 206	655 979	100,0	100,1	100,9	101,1	100,6	100,8
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	189 824	80 381	190 508	80 672	100,4	100,4	101,5	101,5	101,3	101,3
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 550	5 827	18 552	5 855	100,0	100,5	99,0	97,9	99,1	97,8
Unemployed persons³⁾	122 369	68 458	117 985	65 003	96,4	95,0	90,4	88,3	91,9	90,9
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	7,2	8,5	6,9	8,0

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for January and February 2023 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 2023

		Number of persons in paid employment, February 2023²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, February 2023²⁾		II 2023 I 2023		II 2023 II 2022		I – II 2023 I – II 2022
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 378 206	655 979	100,0	100,1	100,9	101,1	100,6	100,8
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	24 999	7 259	97,3	97,2	98,2	96,8	97,9	96,5
B	Mining and quarrying	3 780	486	99,9	101,9	101,9	100,8	101,4	99,9
C	Manufacturing	229 214	80 059	100,1	99,2	98,8	98,6	98,8	99,0
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 433	3 210	99,8	99,9	99,2	99,3	99,2	99,2
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	25 931	5 658	99,7	100,1	100,3	101,0	100,2	100,9
F	Construction	108 650	11 081	100,4	99,7	100,2	100,2	100,0	100,3
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	211 391	117 624	100,0	100,0	100,7	101,2	100,7	101,0
H	Transportation and storage	75 362	17 645	99,8	99,5	101,1	102,1	101,1	102,1
I	Accommodation and food service activities	72 764	38 248	97,6	97,7	105,2	104,9	104,7	104,3
J	Information and communication	57 030	20 409	100,8	100,8	113,2	111,6	112,9	111,5
K	Financial and insurance activities	36 587	25 213	99,4	99,3	99,0	99,0	99,0	99,0
L	Real estate activities	9 238	4 373	99,8	99,8	104,3	104,9	103,6	104,0
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	69 551	34 164	100,0	100,2	102,8	101,8	102,2	101,4
N	Administrative and support service activities	53 228	24 084	99,5	98,9	102,4	102,7	102,6	103,2
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	111 120	57 194	101,9	104,7	101,4	105,1	99,7	102,0
P	Education	124 392	99 644	100,0	100,0	100,3	100,9	100,5	101,2
Q	Human health and social work activities	103 884	81 027	100,4	100,5	97,9	97,5	97,6	97,2
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	26 833	15 242	99,5	99,5	101,6	102,6	101,4	102,4
S	Other service activities	19 819	13 359	99,9	100,7	96,7	97,0	95,6	95,3

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 2022 – FEBRUARY 2023

G-2 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007., FEBRUARY 2023

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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