First Release

Year: LX.

Zagreb, 20 June 2023

RAD-2023-2-1/5

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, MAY 2023

In May 2023, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 635 429, out of which 766 501 were women. Compared to April 2023, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.7% and the number of employed women by 1.8%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in May 2023 by 1.3% and the number of employed women by 1.7%. In the period from January to May 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.0% and the number of employed women by 1.3%.

In May 2023, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 409 254, out of which 672 104 were women. Compared to April 2023, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.3% and the number of employed women by 1.4%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in May 2023, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 1.1% and the number of employed women by 1.6%. In the period from January to May 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 0.9% and the number of employed women by 1.2%.

In May 2023, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 4.6% and the number of employed women by 5.1%. Both the total number of employed insured persons – private farmers and the number of employed female farmers decreased by 0.4%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 7.2% and the number of unemployed women by 7.1% in May 2023, as compared to April 2023. The total registered unemployment rate in May 2023 was 5.6% and for women it was 6.6%.

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

	IV 2023		V 2023		Indices
	IV 2023		V 2023		V 2023 IV 2023		V 2023 V 2022		I ‒ V 2023 I ‒ V 2022
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 713 804	811 184	1 733 187	820 763	101,1	101,2	100,5	100,5	100,2	100,1
Total persons in employment	1 608 454	752 781	1 635 429	766 501	101,7	101,8	101,3	101,7	101,0	101,3
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 391 345	662 639	1 409 254	672 104	101,3	101,4	101,1	101,6	100,9	101,2
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	198 664	84 330	207 797	88 609	104,6	105,1	102,9	102,9	101,9	101,9
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 445	5 812	18 378	5 788	99,6	99,6	98,5	97,7	98,7	97,7
Unemployed persons³⁾	105 350	58 403	97 758	54 262	92,8	92,9	89,0	86,1	90,2	88,2
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	6,1	7,2	5,6	6,6

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

		Number of persons in paid employment, May 2023²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, May 2023²⁾		V 2023 IV 2023		V 2023 V 2022		I – V 2023 I – V 2022
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 409 254	672 104	101,3	101,4	101,1	101,6	100,9	101,2
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 354	7 341	100,4	100,7	97,5	95,3	97,7	96,2
B	Mining and quarrying	3 735	488	100,1	99,2	99,7	100,4	100,3	100,0
C	Manufacturing	231 432	80 917	100,0	100,3	98,7	98,2	98,8	98,6
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 579	3 267	101,1	101,1	100,0	101,0	99,3	99,7
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	26 061	5 724	100,5	101,2	100,1	101,3	100,0	100,8
F	Construction	111 952	11 422	101,2	101,5	100,1	99,9	99,9	100,2
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	214 726	119 273	101,4	101,6	101,3	101,4	100,8	101,0
H	Transportation and storage	76 334	17 877	100,7	100,9	100,8	101,2	100,9	101,8
I	Accommodation and food service activities	85 688	45 073	113,1	113,2	104,8	103,9	104,8	104,2
J	Information and communication	57 826	20 732	101,3	100,9	112,0	110,2	112,4	110,9
K	Financial and insurance activities	36 265	24 989	99,7	99,8	97,8	97,9	98,5	98,4
L	Real estate activities	9 539	4 551	103,1	103,6	103,0	103,1	103,1	103,3
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	70 238	34 656	100,3	100,6	101,3	101,2	102,2	101,6
N	Administrative and support service activities	55 279	25 523	102,4	103,4	101,3	102,9	102,1	102,9
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	112 070	58 443	99,8	99,7	103,7	109,3	101,8	105,9
P	Education	125 411	100 509	100,0	100,0	100,8	101,5	100,7	101,4
Q	Human health and social work activities	104 803	81 906	100,2	100,2	99,0	98,9	98,3	98,0
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	27 502	15 535	101,1	100,6	102,0	102,6	101,9	102,8
S	Other service activities	20 460	13 878	100,4	100,5	100,6	102,7	98,4	99,3

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, MAY 2022 – MAY 2023

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