First Release

Year: LXI.

Zagreb, 19 June 2024

RAD-2024-2-1/5

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, MAY 2024

In May 2024, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 688 586, out of which 784 879 were women. Compared to April 2024, the total number of persons in employment increased by 2.0% and the number of employed women by 2.2%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in May 2024 by 1.8% and the number of employed women by 1.3%. In the period from January to May 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 1.0%.

In May 2024, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 451 505, out of which 686 509 were women. Compared to April 2024, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.7% and the number of employed women by 1.8%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in May 2024, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 1.3% and the number of employed women by 0.9%. In the period from January to May 2024, 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 0.6%.

In May 2024, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 4.8% and the number of employed women by 5.1%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.4% and the number of employed female farmers by 0.7%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 10.6% and the number of unemployed women by 12.1% in May 2024, as compared to April 2024. The total registered unemployment rate in May 2024 was 5.0% and for women it was 5.9%.

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 2024		V 2024		Indices
	IV 2024		V 2024		V 2024 IV 2024		V 2024 V 2023		I ‒ V 2024 I ‒ V 2023
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 753 752	824 194	1 776 913	833 964	101,3	101,2	101,1	100,6	101,1	100,8
Total persons in employment	1 654 932	768 354	1 688 586	784 879	102,0	102,2	101,8	101,3	101,4	101,0
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 427 755	674 413	1 451 505	686 509	101,7	101,8	101,3	100,9	101,0	100,6
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	209 044	88 249	219 016	92 715	104,8	105,1	105,4	104,6	105,0	104,6
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 133	5 692	18 065	5 655	99,6	99,3	98,3	97,7	98,5	98,0
Unemployed persons³⁾	98 820	55 840	88 327	49 085	89,4	87,9	90,4	90,5	95,9	98,3
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	5,6	6,8	5,0	5,9

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

		Number of persons in paid employment, May 2024²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, May 2024²⁾		V 2024 IV 2024		V 2024 V 2023		I – V 2024 I – V 2023
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 451 505	686 509	101,7	101,8	101,3	100,9	101,0	100,6
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 540	7 216	100,8	100,2	98,9	96,6	99,5	97,6
B	Mining and quarrying	3 769	485	100,1	100,8	100,4	98,0	98,8	98,1
C	Manufacturing	233 005	80 186	100,2	100,3	99,0	97,8	99,2	97,9
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 414	3 283	99,8	100,0	98,5	100,2	99,1	101,2
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	26 835	5 896	100,4	100,3	102,3	102,3	102,0	102,7
F	Construction	122 658	12 883	101,7	101,8	105,6	108,2	105,1	108,0
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	222 399	122 880	101,0	100,8	102,1	101,8	101,9	101,7
H	Transportation and storage	80 105	18 540	101,5	101,2	102,3	102,3	102,1	102,4
I	Accommodation and food service activities	91 925	47 847	112,1	112,0	103,6	102,8	104,1	103,4
J	Information and communication	59 161	21 251	100,0	100,0	101,3	101,6	101,8	101,9
K	Financial and insurance activities	35 981	24 734	104,4	104,2	99,1	98,8	97,4	97,3
L	Real estate activities	10 015	4 822	100,7	101,3	101,7	102,9	104,1	106,0
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	71 688	35 794	100,8	101,2	99,5	100,6	98,9	100,1
N	Administrative and support service activities	59 000	26 586	103,2	102,8	103,8	102,1	103,1	102,3
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	110 124	57 180	101,0	101,9	97,9	97,7	97,6	97,2
P	Education	127 693	103 017	100,3	100,3	101,4	102,1	101,0	101,7
Q	Human health and social work activities	107 814	83 966	100,7	100,7	102,5	102,1	101,8	101,4
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	28 561	15 978	101,6	101,6	102,1	101,7	101,9	101,5
S	Other service activities	20 818	13 965	105,2	106,7	97,2	96,0	93,3	90,8

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 2023 – MAY 2024

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