First Release

Year: LXI.

Zagreb, 21 August 2024

RAD-2024-2-1/7

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, JULY 2024

In July 2024, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 739 690, out of which 809 891 were women. Compared to June 2024, both the total number of persons in employment and the number of employed women increased by 1.0%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in July 2024 by 1.8% and the number of employed women by 1.6%. In the period from January to July 2024, 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 0.9%.

In July 2024, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 489 213, out of which 704 944 were women. Compared to June 2024, both the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities and the number of employed women increased by 0.8%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in July 2024, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 1.8% and the number of employed women by 1.6%. In the period from January to July 2024, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.2% and the number of employed women by 0.9%.

In July 2024, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 2.0% and the number of employed women by 2.3%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers persons decreased by 0.3% and the number of employed insured female farmers by 0.2%.

The total number of unemployed persons increased by 3.5% and the number of unemployed women by 5.1% in July 2024, as compared to June 2024. The total registered unemployment rate in July 2024 was 4.8% and for women it was 5.8%.

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

	VI 2024		VII 2024		Indices
	VI 2024		VII 2024		VII 2024 VI 2024		VII 2024 VII 2023		I ‒ VII 2024 I ‒ VII 2023
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 807 733	849 269	1 827 488	859 829	101,1	101,2	101,1	100,4	101,1	100,7
Total persons in employment	1 722 892	801 768	1 739 690	809 891	101,0	101,0	102,1	101,8	101,7	101,2
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 476 819	699 052	1 489 213	704 944	100,8	100,8	101,8	101,6	101,2	100,9
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	228 133	97 100	232 598	99 341	102,0	102,3	104,5	103,6	104,9	104,3
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	17 940	5 616	17 879	5 606	99,7	99,8	97,3	97,2	98,2	97,8
Unemployed persons³⁾	84 841	47 501	87 798	49 938	103,5	105,1	84,6	81,9	93,0	94,0
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	4,7	5,6	4,8	5,8

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for June and July 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, JULY 2024

		Number of persons in paid employment, July 2024²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, July 2024²⁾		VII 2024 VI 2024		VII 2024 VII 2023		I – VII 2024 I – VII 2023
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 489 213	704 944	100,8	100,8	101,8	101,6	101,2	100,9
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	26 238	7 384	101,4	100,5	100,9	98,1	99,8	97,8
B	Mining and quarrying	3 778	486	100,3	100,8	100,4	97,2	99,2	97,7
C	Manufacturing	232 541	79 617	99,7	99,2	98,6	96,7	99,1	97,7
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 488	3 345	100,0	100,5	99,3	101,9	99,2	101,4
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	27 357	6 004	100,9	100,9	102,7	102,6	102,3	102,7
F	Construction	123 384	13 232	99,8	100,4	105,8	107,0	105,3	107,9
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	225 642	124 404	100,4	100,3	102,3	101,9	102,0	101,8
H	Transportation and storage	82 915	19 144	101,2	100,8	102,4	102,1	102,2	102,3
I	Accommodation and food service activities	111 534	57 207	107,4	106,8	103,9	102,7	104,3	103,5
J	Information and communication	59 667	21 482	100,1	100,4	101,7	102,2	101,8	102,0
K	Financial and insurance activities	35 980	24 729	100,1	100,1	99,3	99,1	97,9	97,8
L	Real estate activities	10 321	5 047	100,5	102,0	98,9	99,6	102,8	104,1
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	72 131	35 937	100,4	100,4	100,0	100,5	99,2	100,2
N	Administrative and support service activities	61 809	28 055	101,2	102,3	102,6	100,8	103,2	102,0
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	113 020	59 846	101,1	102,0	101,2	103,7	98,4	98,6
P	Education	126 698	102 093	98,9	98,7	101,1	101,7	101,1	101,8
Q	Human health and social work activities	109 387	85 368	100,6	100,7	103,8	103,7	102,3	102,0
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	29 633	16 394	101,3	100,9	103,1	102,9	102,3	101,8
S	Other service activities	22 690	15 170	105,3	103,8	104,0	105,1	95,9	94,2

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, JULY 2023 – JULY 2024

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