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Year: LX.
Zagreb, 26 January 2024
RAD-2023-2-6/4
ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY SEX AND BY COUNTIES,
FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023

Data on persons in employment in legal entities, by counties, were obtained by processing data from the JOPPD form. The processing was performed according to the predominant NKD 2007 activity and place of permanent/temporary residence. Therefore, the data by activities are not comparable with the monthly data published so far.

In December 2023, the largest total number of persons in employment was in the City of Zagreb, 368 247, which accounted for 22.3% of the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia. The lowest number of persons in employment was in the County of Lika-Senj, 17 017, which accounted for 1.0% of the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia. The largest number of employed women was in the City of Zagreb, 183 252, which accounted for 23.6%, and the lowest one in the County of Lika-Senj, 7 642, which accounted for 1.0% of the total number of employed women in the Republic of Croatia.

In December 2023 compared to December 2022, the number of persons in employment in legal entities increased in 15 counties, with the largest increase being recorded in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva, of 3.0%. The number of employed women in legal entities increased in 14 counties, with the largest increase being recorded in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva, of 2.6%.

For the period from October to December 2023, compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in employment in legal entities increased in 17 counties, with the largest increase being recorded in the County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina, of 3.6%. Four counties had a decrease in the number of persons in employment, with the largest decrease, of 1.3%, being recorded in the County of Virovitica-Podravina.

The number of employed women in legal entities increased in 17 counties, ranging from 0.3% in the counties of Varaždin and Bjelovar-Bilogora (each) to 3.2% in the County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina. A decrease in the number of employed women was recorded in three counties, ranging from 0.1% in the County of Koprivnica-Križevci to 1.0% in the County of Virovitica-Podravina. The number of employed women in legal entities remained unchanged in the County of Sisak-Moslavina.

The highest registered unemployment rate in December 2023 was recorded in the County of Virovitica-Podravina, of 14.6%, which was 8.1 percentage points higher than the registered unemployment rate in the Republic of Croatia. The lowest one was recorded in the County of Varaždin, of 3.0%, which was 3.5 percentage points lower than the registered unemployment rate in the Republic of Croatia. The highest registered unemployment rate for women was recorded in the County of Virovitica-Podravina, of 18.7%, which was 10.8 percentage points higher than the registered unemployment rate for women in the Republic of Croatia. The lowest one was recorded in the City of Zagreb, of 3.2%, which was 4.7 percentage points lower than the registered unemployment rate for women in the Republic of Croatia.

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1 LABOUR FORCE ACCORDING TO ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES, BY COUNTIES AND BY SEX, 2023
County Active population (labour force)1) Total persons in employment1)2) Unemployed persons Registered unemployment rate, %1)
X XI XII X XI XII X XI XII X XI XII
Republic of Croatia 1 776 993 1 770 489 1 768 760 1 667 104 1 657 239 1 653 778 109 889 113 250 114 982 6,2 6,4 6,5
Women  840 882  837 425  841 413  777 295  771 876  775 018 63 587 65 549 66 395 7,6 7,8 7,9
Zagreb  143 143  143 791  145 151  138 096  138 942  140 341 5 047 4 849 4 810 3,5 3,4 3,3
Women  65 675  65 925  66 822  62 975  63 319  64 231 2 700 2 606 2 591 4,1 4,0 3,9
Krapina-Zagorje  54 884  55 139  55 512  52 818  53 139  53 587 2 066 2 000 1 925 3,8 3,6 3,5
Women  24 633  24 793  25 068  23 508  23 697  24 012 1 125 1 096 1 056 4,6 4,4 4,2
Sisak-Moslavina  59 663  59 738  59 627  53 225  53 298  53 282 6 438 6 440 6 345 10,8 10,8 10,6
Women  27 375  27 386  27 533  23 570  23 548  23 729 3 805 3 838 3 804 13,9 14,0 13,8
Karlovac   47 108  47 249  47 233  44 756  44 898  44 755 2 352 2 351 2 478 5,0 5,0 5,2
Women  21 805  21 800  22 034  20 382  20 381  20 554 1 423 1 419 1 480 6,5 6,5 6,7
Varaždin   73 891  74 289  74 644  71 518  71 999  72 382 2 373 2 290 2 262 3,2 3,1 3,0
Women  33 975  34 070  34 414  32 664  32 837  33 192 1 311 1 233 1 222 3,9 3,6 3,6
Koprivnica-Križevci   41 947  42 123  42 122  40 082  40 248  40 307 1 865 1 875 1 815 4,4 4,5 4,3
Women  18 922  19 020  19 157  17 824  17 918  18 091 1 098 1 102 1 066 5,8 5,8 5,6
Bjelovar-Bilogora   40 551  40 483  40 916  37 157  37 072  37 419 3 394 3 411 3 497 8,4 8,4 8,5
Women  18 729  18 593  19 032  16 722  16 598  16 996 2 007 1 995 2 036 10,7 10,7 10,7
Primorje-Gorski kotar  126 756  125 582  124 549  120 610  119 295  118 259 6 146 6 287 6 290 4,8 5,0 5,1
Women  60 993  60 274  59 657  57 515  56 734  56 127 3 478 3 540 3 530 5,7 5,9 5,9
Lika-Senj  19 127  18 350  18 420  17 862  16 996  17 017 1 265 1 354 1 403 6,6 7,4 7,6
Women  8 645  8 263  8 418  7 966  7 515  7 642 679 748 776 7,9 9,1 9,2
Virovitica-Podravina  28 286  28 391  28 719  24 219  24 284  24 531 4 067 4 107 4 188 14,4 14,5 14,6
Women  13 107  13 173  13 377  10 663  10 706  10 872 2 444 2 467 2 505 18,6 18,7 18,7
Požega-Slavonia  25 007  24 944  25 054  22 674  22 595  22 642 2 333 2 349 2 412 9,3 9,4 9,6
Women  11 459  11 501  11 594  10 021  10 023  10 100 1 438 1 478 1 494 12,5 12,9 12,9
Slavonski Brod-Posavina  53 066  53 203  53 231  47 305  47 442  47 511 5 761 5 761 5 720 10,9 10,8 10,7
Women  23 001  22 998  23 158  19 207  19 212  19 436 3 794 3 786 3 722 16,5 16,5 16,1
Zadar  70 346  69 031  69 060  66 818  65 172  65 080 3 528 3 859 3 980 5,0 5,6 5,8
Women  33 639  32 971  33 163  31 598  30 700  30 821 2 041 2 271 2 342 6,1 6,9 7,1
Osijek-Baranja  113 315  113 419  114 324  99 414  99 226  99 911 13 901 14 193 14 413 12,3 12,5 12,6
Women  53 603  53 727  54 432  44 881  44 822  45 452 8 722 8 905 8 980 16,3 16,6 16,5
Šibenik-Knin  40 957  40 236  40 131  37 081  35 957  35 727 3 876 4 279 4 404 9,5 10,6 11,0
Women  19 551  19 241  19 317  17 366  16 834  16 827 2 185 2 407 2 490 11,2 12,5 12,9
Vukovar-Sirmium  55 716  56 111  56 045  49 839  50 050  49 937 5 877 6 061 6 108 10,5 10,8 10,9
Women  25 665  25 748  26 013  21 798  21 768  22 002 3 867 3 980 4 011 15,1 15,5 15,4
Split-Dalmatia  195 922  193 448  192 049  177 297  173 115  170 877 18 625 20 333 21 172 9,5 10,5 11,0
Women  95 261  94 411  94 446  84 848  83 047  82 645 10 413 11 364 11 801 10,9 12,0 12,5
Istria  105 547  102 302  100 250  102 807  99 318  97 090 2 740 2 984 3 160 2,6 2,9 3,2
Women  49 250  47 628  46 826  47 904  46 127  45 220 1 346 1 501 1 606 2,7 3,2 3,4
Dubrovnik-Neretva  58 309  57 116  55 465  54 806  52 894  50 728 3 503 4 222 4 737 6,0 7,4 8,5
Women  27 491  26 956  26 343  25 511  24 600  23 705 1 980 2 356 2 638 7,2 8,7 10,0
Međimurje  45 359  45 679  45 646  43 193  43 516  43 489 2 166 2 163 2 157 4,8 4,7 4,7
Women  20 870  21 018  21 079  19 680  19 827  19 915 1 190 1 191 1 164 5,7 5,7 5,5
City of Zagreb  377 457  379 199  379 953  364 891  367 117  368 247 12 566 12 082 11 706 3,3 3,2 3,1
Women  187 044  187 725  189 333  180 503  181 459  183 252 6 541 6 266 6 081 3,5 3,3 3,2

1) Provisional data.
2) Data on foreign workers are not presented. See Notes on Methodology.

2 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT IN LEGAL ENTITIES, BY COUNTIES AND BY SEX, 2023
County Persons in paid employment in legal entities1)2) Indices1)
X XI XII X ‒ XII X 2023
X 2022		 XI 2023
XI 2022		 XII 2023
XII 2022		 X ‒ XII 2023
X ‒ XII 2022
Republic of Croatia 1 443 851 1 437 062 1 435 416 1 438 776 101,2 101,5 100,9 101,2
Women  684 238  680 531  684 428  683 066 101,1 101,3 100,8 101,0
Zagreb  124 501  125 298  126 729  125 509 101,5 101,7 101,9 101,7
Women  57 336  57 674  58 612  57 874 101,1 101,4 101,3 101,3
Krapina-Zagorje  45 619  45 957  46 438  46 005 101,6 101,5 101,3 101,5
Women  20 858  21 047  21 372  21 092 102,5 102,1 101,5 102,0
Sisak-Moslavina  46 164  46 153  46 188  46 168 100,1 100,2 99,5 99,9
Women  20 622  20 590  20 795  20 669 100,1 100,3 99,6 100,0
Karlovac   38 832  38 953  38 884  38 890 100,6 100,9 99,9 100,5
Women  17 651  17 652  17 856  17 720 100,9 101,1 100,9 101,0
Varaždin   62 449  62 894  63 316  62 886 100,5 101,2 100,8 100,8
Women  28 979  29 143  29 508  29 210 100,2 100,6 100,0 100,3
Koprivnica-Križevci   34 170  34 334  34 442  34 315 100,5 101,2 100,3 100,7
Women  15 337  15 431  15 627  15 465 99,7 100,7 99,5 99,9
Bjelovar-Bilogora   31 496  31 391  31 780  31 556 100,1 100,1 100,5 100,2
Women  14 378  14 233  14 646  14 419 100,5 99,6 100,8 100,3
Primorje-Gorski kotar  102 540  101 569  100 611  101 573 100,4 101,1 99,9 100,5
Women  50 180  49 613  49 047  49 613 100,9 101,3 99,3 100,5
Lika-Senj  14 815  14 014  14 103  14 311 102,6 102,5 102,4 102,5
Women  6 766  6 361  6 518  6 548 102,2 102,3 102,5 102,3
Virovitica-Podravina  19 089  19 133  19 448  19 223 99,0 98,7 98,4 98,7
Women  8 572  8 602  8 795  8 656 99,7 99,2 98,0 99,0
Požega-Slavonia  19 040  18 965  19 034  19 013 99,5 99,5 98,9 99,3
Women  8 652  8 657  8 731  8 680 100,9 101,1 99,9 100,6
Slavonski Brod-Posavina  40 041  40 131  40 207  40 126 103,8 104,0 102,9 103,6
Women  16 221  16 226  16 448  16 298 103,7 103,7 102,4 103,2
Zadar  55 016  53 676  53 736  54 143 101,7 101,9 101,9 101,8
Women  26 924  26 182  26 380  26 495 101,3 101,5 101,3 101,4
Osijek-Baranja  86 205  86 030  86 776  86 337 100,4 100,8 101,2 100,8
Women  39 256  39 217  39 866  39 446 99,9 100,6 101,1 100,5
Šibenik-Knin  30 561  29 700  29 548  29 936 101,4 101,3 101,3 101,3
Women  14 798  14 399  14 429  14 542 100,6 100,3 100,4 100,4
Vukovar-Sirmium  41 358  41 586  41 542  41 495 100,0 100,9 100,1 100,3
Women  18 385  18 369  18 636  18 463 101,1 101,3 101,1 101,2
Split-Dalmatia  149 721  146 579  144 742  147 014 101,6 101,7 101,2 101,5
Women  73 769  72 567  72 285  72 874 101,5 101,8 101,4 101,6
Istria  84 250  81 415  79 311  81 659 103,3 103,0 101,2 102,5
Women  40 513  39 070  38 201  39 261 103,1 102,7 101,0 102,3
Dubrovnik-Neretva  45 787  44 637  42 727  44 384 103,2 103,4 103,0 103,2
Women  22 144  21 589  20 838  21 524 103,5 103,1 102,6 103,1
Međimurje  38 880  39 202  39 196  39 093 98,8 99,6 98,8 99,1
Women  17 815  17 951  18 044  17 937 99,0 99,6 98,9 99,2
City of Zagreb  332 681  334 779  335 999  334 486 101,1 101,5 101,0 101,2
Women  164 893  165 754  167 597  166 081 100,7 100,9 100,8 100,8
Foreign   636   666   659   654 99,7 102,9 98,8 100,5
Women   189   204   197   197 148,8 148,9 144,9 147,5

1) Provisional data.
2) 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.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Data sources

The total number of persons in employment includes persons employed in legal entities, in trades and crafts and free lances, as well as insured persons – private farmers.

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.

Foreign workers are persons employed in legal entities on the territory of the Republic of Croatia who do not have permanent/temporary residence in the Republic of Croatia.

The survey on persons in crafts and trades and free lances includes owners and employees registered with the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance.

Data are presented according to the predominant, main activity of the NKD 2007, while the monthly data published so far were presented according to the "pure" activity. This means that the processing, in addition to the main activity, was also performed according to secondary activities. Therefore, the data by activities are not comparable with the monthly data published so far.

Data on counties are presented according to the place of permanent/temporary residence by the territorial constitution in accordance with the Act on the Territories of Counties, Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (NN, Nos 86/06, 125/06, 16/07, 95/08, 46/10, 145/10, 37/13, 44/13, 45/13 and 110/15).

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
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

 

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