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
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
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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