First Release

Year: LXI.

Zagreb, 19 September 2024

RAD-2024-2-1/8

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, AUGUST 2024

In August 2024, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 738 838, out of which 806 451 were women. Compared to July 2024, the total number of persons in employment remained the same, while the number of employed women decreased by 0.4%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in August 2024 by 2.2% and the number of employed women by 2.1%. In the period from January to August 2024, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.7% and the number of employed women by 1.3%.

In August 2024, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 489 468, out of which 701 931 were women. Compared to July 2024, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities remained the same, while the number of employed women decreased by 0.4%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in August 2024, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 2.0% and the number of employed women by 1.9%. In the period from January to August 2024, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.3% and the number of employed women by 1.0%.

In August 2024, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances decreased by 0.5% and the number of employed women by 0.4%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.2% and the number of employed insured female farmers by 0.3%.

The total number of unemployed persons increased by 0.2% and the number of unemployed women by 0.3% in August 2024, as compared to July 2024. The total registered unemployment rate in August 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

	VII 2024		VIII 2024		Indices
	VII 2024		VIII 2024		VIII 2024 VII 2024		VIII 2024 VIII 2023		I ‒ VIII 2024 I ‒ VIII 2023
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 827 488	859 829	1 826 824	856 546	100,0	99,6	101,0	100,3	101,1	100,6
Total persons in employment	1 739 690	809 891	1 738 838	806 451	100,0	99,6	102,2	102,1	101,7	101,3
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 489 213	704 944	1 489 468	701 931	100,0	99,6	102,0	101,9	101,3	101,0
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	232 598	99 341	231 525	98 933	99,5	99,6	104,1	103,3	104,8	104,2
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	17 879	5 606	17 845	5 587	99,8	99,7	97,2	96,7	98,1	97,7
Unemployed persons³⁾	87 798	49 938	87 986	50 095	100,2	100,3	81,9	77,8	91,6	91,9
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	4,8	5,8	4,8	5,8

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

		Number of persons in paid employment, August 2024²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, August 2024²⁾		VIII 2024 VII 2024		VIII 2024 VIII 2023		I – VIII 2024 I – VIII 2023
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 489 468	701 931	100,0	99,6	102,0	101,9	101,3	101,0
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	26 213	7 357	99,9	99,6	100,6	97,4	99,9	97,7
B	Mining and quarrying	3 786	485	100,2	99,8	100,6	96,8	99,4	97,6
C	Manufacturing	233 240	79 633	100,3	100,0	98,9	96,9	99,1	97,6
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 489	3 348	100,0	100,1	99,9	102,1	99,2	101,5
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	27 422	6 038	100,2	100,6	102,4	102,8	102,3	102,7
F	Construction	123 013	13 314	99,7	100,6	105,4	106,7	105,3	107,7
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	226 759	124 874	100,5	100,4	102,5	102,2	102,1	101,9
H	Transportation and storage	83 295	19 207	100,5	100,3	102,5	101,7	102,2	102,2
I	Accommodation and food service activities	115 432	59 227	103,5	103,5	103,5	102,3	104,2	103,3
J	Information and communication	59 494	21 379	99,7	99,5	101,4	102,1	101,7	102,0
K	Financial and insurance activities	35 947	24 687	99,9	99,8	99,5	99,2	98,1	98,0
L	Real estate activities	10 314	5 036	99,9	99,8	97,9	98,0	102,1	103,3
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	72 467	36 127	100,5	100,5	100,2	100,9	99,3	100,3
N	Administrative and support service activities	62 644	28 254	101,4	100,7	102,8	100,1	103,1	101,7
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	113 649	60 419	100,6	101,0	102,3	105,5	98,8	99,4
P	Education	119 006	95 204	93,9	93,3	101,2	101,9	101,1	101,8
Q	Human health and social work activities	109 355	85 381	100,0	100,0	104,1	104,3	102,5	102,3
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	29 991	16 573	101,2	101,1	104,0	103,7	102,5	102,1
S	Other service activities	22 952	15 388	101,2	101,4	106,8	109,6	97,2	96,1

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, AUGUST 2020 – AUGUST 2024

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