First Release

Year: LX.

Zagreb, 20 December 2023

RAD-2023-2-1/11

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, NOVEMBER 2023

In November 2023, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 657 239, out of which 771 876 were women. Compared to October 2023, the total number of persons in employment decreased by 0.6% and the number of employed women by 0.7%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in November 2023 by 1.8% and the number of employed women by 1.6%. In the period from January to November 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.2% and the number of employed women by 1.4%.

In November 2023, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 437 062, out of which 680 531 were women. Compared to October 2023, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities as well as the number of employed women decreased by 0.5%. The total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in November 2023, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 1.5% and the number of employed women by 1.3%. In the period from January to November 2023, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.0% and the number of employed women by 1.2%.

In November 2023, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances decreased by 1.5% and the number of employed women by 1.9%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers increased by 0.1%, while the number of women decreased by 0.2%.

The number of unemployed persons as well as the number of unemployed women increased by 3.1% in November 2023 as compared to October 2023. The registered unemployment rate in November 2023 was 6.4% and for women it was 7.8%.

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

	X 2023		XI 2023		Indices
	X 2023		XI 2023		XI 2023 X 2023		XI 2023 XI 2022		I ‒ XI 2023 I ‒ XI 2022
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 776 993	840 882	1 770 489	837 425	99,6	99,6	101,5	101,4	100,7	100,7
Total persons in employment	1 667 104	777 295	1 657 239	771 876	99,4	99,3	101,8	101,6	101,2	101,4
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 443 851	684 238	1 437 062	680 531	99,5	99,5	101,5	101,3	101,0	101,2
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	204 863	87 278	201 775	85 580	98,5	98,1	104,3	104,4	103,0	103,1
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 390	5 779	18 402	5 765	100,1	99,8	98,9	98,5	98,7	97,7
Unemployed persons³⁾	109 889	63 587	113 250	65 549	103,1	103,1	97,5	98,9	93,4	92,6
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	6,2	7,6	6,4	7,8

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for October and November 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, NOVEMBER 2023

		Number of persons in paid employment, November 2023²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, November 2023²⁾		XI 2023 X 2023		XI 2023 XI 2022		I ‒ XI 2023 I ‒ XI 2022
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 437 062	680 531	99,5	99,5	101,5	101,3	101,0	101,2
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	26 111	7 442	100,0	99,8	98,9	96,8	97,5	95,7
B	Mining and quarrying	3 712	488	98,8	97,2	98,3	100,6	99,7	100,4
C	Manufacturing	233 805	81 282	100,6	100,3	99,9	98,6	99,2	98,5
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 491	3 289	100,2	100,4	99,0	101,4	99,5	100,7
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	26 634	5 843	99,8	99,8	101,5	102,2	100,3	101,2
F	Construction	117 117	12 380	102,5	101,7	104,7	106,5	101,1	102,3
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	218 002	120 610	99,8	99,8	101,9	101,5	101,1	101,1
H	Transportation and storage	78 791	18 600	98,3	99,3	101,1	102,1	101,1	101,6
I	Accommodation and food service activities	94 965	49 864	91,1	91,7	106,2	105,4	104,9	104,1
J	Information and communication	59 129	21 196	101,6	101,9	104,1	104,6	107,9	107,1
K	Financial and insurance activities	35 870	24 711	99,9	99,9	97,2	97,3	97,9	98,0
L	Real estate activities	10 337	5 072	99,2	99,0	107,6	110,1	104,7	106,1
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	70 474	35 093	99,7	100,8	99,4	100,9	101,1	101,1
N	Administrative and support service activities	58 813	26 862	98,0	96,8	104,1	103,8	102,0	102,6
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	109 346	55 606	100,0	100,0	100,6	103,3	101,9	105,8
P	Education	126 005	101 489	100,5	100,7	100,9	101,6	100,9	101,5
Q	Human health and social work activities	105 467	82 075	100,5	100,6	99,7	99,3	98,9	98,7
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	28 183	15 733	99,6	99,8	102,2	101,7	101,8	102,1
S	Other service activities	19 810	12 896	97,9	99,5	95,5	93,9	98,1	98,6

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, NOVEMBER 2022 – NOVEMBER 2023

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