First Release

Year: LX.

Zagreb, 19 May 2023

RAD-2023-2-1/4

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, APRIL 2023

In April 2023, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 608 454, out of which 752 781 were women. Compared to March 2023, the total number of persons in employment as well as the number of employed women increased by 0.7%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in April 2023 by 0.9% and the number of employed women by 1.4%. In the period from January to April 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 0.9% and the number of employed women by 1.1%.

In April 2023, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 391 345, out of which 662 639 were women. Compared to March 2023, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities as well as the number of employed women increased by 0.3%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in April 2023, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 0.8% and the number of employed women by 1.3%. In the period from January to April 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 0.8% and the number of employed women by 1.1%.

In April 2023, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 3.1% and the number of employed women by 3.5%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.2% and the number of employed female farmers by 0.3%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 5.9% and the number of unemployed women by 5.7% in April 2023 as compared to March 2023. The total registered unemployment rate in April 2023 was 6.1% and for women it was 7.2%.

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

	III 2023		IV 2023		Indices
	III 2023		IV 2023		IV 2023 III 2023		IV 2023 IV 2022		I ‒ IV 2023 I ‒ IV 2022
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 709 778	809 694	1 713 804	811 184	100,2	100,2	100,1	100,1	100,1	100,0
Total persons in employment	1 597 798	747 738	1 608 454	752 781	100,7	100,7	100,9	101,4	100,9	101,1
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 386 640	660 416	1 391 345	662 639	100,3	100,3	100,8	101,3	100,8	101,1
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	192 671	81 492	198 664	84 330	103,1	103,5	102,1	102,2	101,6	101,6
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 487	5 830	18 445	5 812	99,8	99,7	98,5	97,6	98,8	97,7
Unemployed persons³⁾	111 980	61 956	105 350	58 403	94,1	94,3	88,6	85,9	90,5	88,7
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	6,5	7,7	6,1	7,2

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for March and April 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, APRIL 2023

		Number of persons in paid employment, April 2023²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, April 2023²⁾		IV 2023 III 2023		IV 2023 IV 2022		I – IV 2023 I – IV 2022
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 391 345	662 639	100,3	100,3	100,8	101,3	100,8	101,1
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 252	7 287	100,9	100,7	97,4	95,7	97,7	96,4
B	Mining and quarrying	3 732	492	98,9	102,5	98,9	101,2	100,4	99,9
C	Manufacturing	231 464	80 653	100,5	100,7	98,8	98,4	98,8	98,7
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 427	3 231	99,9	100,7	99,0	99,8	99,2	99,4
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	25 926	5 658	100,3	100,6	99,8	100,5	100,0	100,7
F	Construction	110 629	11 249	100,6	100,7	99,4	99,9	99,8	100,2
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	211 747	117 359	99,8	99,5	100,3	100,3	100,7	100,9
H	Transportation and storage	75 790	17 712	100,5	100,4	100,7	101,7	101,0	102,0
I	Accommodation and food service activities	75 789	39 800	105,1	105,3	104,7	104,1	104,8	104,3
J	Information and communication	57 078	20 545	99,7	100,0	111,4	110,1	112,4	111,0
K	Financial and insurance activities	36 374	25 041	99,8	99,7	97,8	97,9	98,6	98,6
L	Real estate activities	9 251	4 393	99,2	100,1	101,5	101,8	103,2	103,4
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	70 004	34 436	99,6	99,7	101,7	101,3	102,4	101,7
N	Administrative and support service activities	53 974	24 682	100,0	101,4	100,9	102,2	102,3	102,9
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	112 307	58 598	99,6	99,5	103,4	108,8	101,3	105,0
P	Education	125 395	100 516	100,1	100,1	100,7	101,4	100,7	101,4
Q	Human health and social work activities	104 623	81 740	100,0	100,0	98,6	98,5	98,1	97,8
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	27 200	15 435	100,7	100,8	102,4	103,3	101,8	102,8
S	Other service activities	20 383	13 812	99,1	98,7	100,2	101,6	97,9	98,5

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, APRIL 2022 – APRIL 2023

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