First Release

Year: LX.

Zagreb, 20 October 2023

RAD-2023-2-1/9

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, SEPTEMBER 2023

In September 2023, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 668 370, out of which 774 774 were women. Compared to August 2023, the total number of persons in employment decreased by 0.6% and the number of employed women by 0.9%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in September 2023 by 1.5% and the number of employed women by 1.4%. In the period from January to September 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.1% and the number of employed women by 1.4%.

In September 2023, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 435 260, out of which 677 020 were women. Compared to August 2023, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities decreased by 0.1% and the number of employed women by 0.5%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in September 2023, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 1.1%, as well as the number of employed women. In the period from January to September 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 September 2023, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances decreased by 3.4% and the number of employed women by 3.9%. The number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.1% and the number of employed female farmers by 0.4%.

The number of unemployed persons decreased by 3.5% and the number of unemployed women by 6.8% in September 2023 as compared to August 2023. The registered unemployment rate in September 2023 was 5.8% 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

	VIII 2023		IX 2023		Indices
	VIII 2023		IX 2023		IX 2023 VIII 2023		IX 2023 IX 2022		I ‒ IX 2023 I ‒ IX 2022
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 785 229	846 388	1 771 987	834 720	99,3	98,6	101,3	101,2	100,6	100,5
Total persons in employment	1 677 842	782 039	1 668 370	774 774	99,4	99,1	101,5	101,4	101,1	101,4
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 437 162	680 523	1 435 260	677 020	99,9	99,5	101,1	101,1	100,9	101,2
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	222 324	95 741	214 772	92 001	96,6	96,1	104,5	104,6	102,7	102,8
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 356	5 775	18 338	5 753	99,9	99,6	98,7	97,8	98,6	97,6
Unemployed persons³⁾	107 387	64 349	103 617	59 946	96,5	93,2	97,9	98,7	92,5	91,2
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	6,0	7,6	5,8	7,2

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for August and September 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 2007¹⁾ AND BY SEX, SEPTEMBER 2023

		Number of persons in paid employment, September 2023²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, September 2023²⁾		IX 2023 VIII 2023		IX 2023 IX 2022		I ‒ IX 2023 I ‒ IX 2022
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 435 260	677 020	99,9	99,5	101,1	101,1	100,9	101,2
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 868	7 476	101,1	101,4	96,9	95,6	97,3	95,5
B	Mining and quarrying	3 766	497	100,8	99,6	100,5	101,0	99,9	100,2
C	Manufacturing	232 356	81 120	100,0	99,9	99,7	98,5	99,1	98,6
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 464	3 279	99,8	100,2	99,7	102,2	99,6	100,7
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	26 688	5 850	100,8	100,8	100,9	101,5	100,1	101,0
F	Construction	112 872	12 073	100,2	100,6	102,3	103,9	100,5	101,5
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	218 102	120 618	100,0	99,7	101,5	101,1	101,0	101,0
H	Transportation and storage	79 990	18 671	100,6	100,3	101,7	101,0	101,0	101,5
I	Accommodation and food service activities	107 795	56 118	99,4	99,5	104,8	103,9	104,7	103,9
J	Information and communication	57 875	20 667	99,8	99,8	104,2	103,7	108,9	107,9
K	Financial and insurance activities	35 982	24 783	99,7	99,7	97,5	97,5	98,1	98,1
L	Real estate activities	10 221	5 011	100,2	100,2	105,4	107,6	104,1	105,1
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	70 501	34 852	100,3	100,1	100,5	100,9	101,4	101,2
N	Administrative and support service activities	59 962	27 830	101,0	100,5	101,5	102,0	101,6	102,3
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	109 388	55 675	98,6	97,3	101,3	104,5	102,1	106,3
P	Education	116 475	92 659	99,4	99,4	101,3	101,9	100,9	101,5
Q	Human health and social work activities	104 247	81 035	99,7	99,5	99,5	99,1	98,8	98,6
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	28 391	15 768	100,0	99,8	101,8	101,6	101,8	102,2
S	Other service activities	20 317	13 038	97,7	96,2	96,9	96,2	98,6	99,5

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, SEPTEMBER 2022 – SEPTEMBER 2023

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