First Release

Year: LXI.

Zagreb, 21 May 2024

RAD-2024-2-1/4

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, APRIL 2024

In April 2024, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 654 932, out of which 768 354 were women. Compared to March 2024, the total number of persons in employment increased by 0.5% and the number of employed women by 0.6%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in April 2024 by 1.2% and the number of employed women by 0.8%. In the period from January to April 2024, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.4% and the number of employed women by 0.9%.

In April 2024, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 427 755, out of which 674 413 were women. Compared to March 2024, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 0.2% and the number of employed women by 0.3%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in April 2024, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 0.7% and the number of employed women by 0.3%. In the period from January to April 2024, 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 0.5%.

In April 2024, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 3.2% and the number of employed women by 3.3%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.5% and the number of employed female farmers by 0.6%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 9.4% and the number of unemployed women by 10.7% in April 2024, as compared to March 2024. The total registered unemployment rate in April 2024 was 5.6% and for women it was 6.8%.

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

	III 2024		IV 2024		Indices
	III 2024		IV 2024		IV 2024 III 2024		IV 2024 IV 2023		I ‒ IV 2024 I ‒ IV 2023
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 755 368	826 091	1 753 752	824 194	99,9	99,8	100,8	100,4	101,1	100,8
Total persons in employment	1 646 276	763 561	1 654 932	768 354	100,5	100,6	101,2	100,8	101,4	100,9
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 425 450	672 395	1 427 755	674 413	100,2	100,3	100,7	100,3	100,9	100,5
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	202 596	85 442	209 044	88 249	103,2	103,3	105,2	104,6	104,9	104,6
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 230	5 724	18 133	5 692	99,5	99,4	98,3	97,9	98,5	98,1
Unemployed persons³⁾	109 092	62 530	98 820	55 840	90,6	89,3	93,8	95,6	97,0	99,9
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	6,2	7,6	5,6	6,8

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for March and April 2024 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, APRIL 2024

		Number of persons in paid employment, April 2024²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, April 2024²⁾		IV 2024 III 2024		IV 2024 IV 2023		I – IV 2024 I – IV 2023
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 427 755	674 413	100,2	100,3	100,7	100,3	100,9	100,5
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 338	7 204	99,4	98,9	98,7	97,1	99,6	97,8
B	Mining and quarrying	3 764	481	101,0	101,7	100,8	97,8	98,4	98,1
C	Manufacturing	232 556	79 937	99,8	99,7	98,9	97,7	99,3	98,0
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 445	3 283	100,2	100,5	98,9	100,6	99,3	101,5
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	26 733	5 879	100,7	100,8	102,4	102,7	101,9	102,8
F	Construction	120 605	12 653	99,8	99,9	104,5	107,7	104,9	107,9
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	220 283	121 900	99,9	100,0	102,2	102,4	101,8	101,7
H	Transportation and storage	78 885	18 322	99,4	99,9	101,5	102,1	102,1	102,4
I	Accommodation and food service activities	81 976	42 722	104,9	105,1	104,1	103,5	104,2	103,6
J	Information and communication	59 153	21 260	99,6	100,0	101,6	101,7	101,9	102,0
K	Financial and insurance activities	34 468	23 730	96,0	96,2	94,6	94,6	97,0	96,9
L	Real estate activities	9 948	4 761	98,5	97,5	104,1	105,3	104,7	106,8
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	71 122	35 377	99,9	99,7	98,7	99,8	98,7	100,0
N	Administrative and support service activities	57 155	25 869	100,8	101,5	102,7	102,2	103,0	102,4
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	108 981	56 123	100,5	100,8	96,8	95,6	97,5	97,1
P	Education	127 343	102 704	100,1	100,1	101,0	101,6	100,9	101,6
Q	Human health and social work activities	107 110	83 389	100,2	100,3	101,8	101,4	101,6	101,2
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	28 103	15 733	99,9	99,6	101,8	101,0	101,9	101,4
S	Other service activities	19 787	13 086	101,7	102,4	92,8	90,1	92,3	89,4

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 2023 – APRIL 2024

G-2 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007, APRIL 2024

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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