First Release

Year: LXI.

Zagreb, 21 October 2024

RAD-2024-2-1/9

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, SEPTEMBER 2024

In September 2024, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 729 859, out of which 801 192 were women. Compared to August 2024, the total number of persons in employment decreased by 0.5% and the number of employed women by 0.7%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment, as well as the number of employed women, increased by 2.4% in September 2024. In the period from January to September 2024, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.8% and the number of employed women by 1.5%.

In September 2024, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 488 674, out of which 701 022 were women. Compared to August 2024, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities as well as the number of employed women decreased by 0.1%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in September 2024, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 2.3% and the number of employed women by 2.4%. In the period from January to September 2024, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.4% and the number of employed women by 1.2%.

In September 2024, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances decreased by 3.5% and the number of employed women by 4.4%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 0.1% and the number of employed female farmers by 0.6%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 5.8% and the number of unemployed women by 11.0% in September 2024, as compared to August 2024. The total registered unemployment rate in September 2024 was 4.6% and for women it was 5.3%.

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

	VIII 2024		IX 2024		Indices
	VIII 2024		IX 2024		IX 2024 VIII 2024		IX 2024 IX 2023		I ‒ IX 2024 I ‒ IX 2023
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 826 824	856 546	1 812 698	845 796	99,2	98,7	101,1	100,4	101,1	100,6
Total persons in employment	1 738 838	806 451	1 729 859	801 192	99,5	99,3	102,4	102,4	101,8	101,5
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 489 468	701 931	1 488 674	701 022	99,9	99,9	102,3	102,4	101,4	101,2
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	231 525	98 933	223 365	94 614	96,5	95,6	104,0	102,8	104,7	104,0
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	17 845	5 587	17 820	5 556	99,9	99,4	97,2	96,6	98,0	97,5
Unemployed persons³⁾	87 986	50 095	82 839	44 604	94,2	89,0	79,9	74,4	90,4	89,9
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	4,8	5,8	4,6	5,3

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

		Number of persons in paid employment, September 2024²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, September 2024²⁾		IX 2024 VIII 2024		IX 2024 IX 2023		I – IX 2024 I – IX 2023
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 488 674	701 022	99,9	99,9	102,3	102,4	101,4	101,2
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	26 570	7 445	101,4	101,2	101,1	97,6	100,0	97,7
B	Mining and quarrying	3 736	472	98,7	97,3	99,2	95,0	99,3	97,3
C	Manufacturing	232 734	79 466	99,8	99,8	99,0	96,9	99,1	97,5
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 416	3 322	99,5	99,2	99,5	101,0	99,3	101,4
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	27 513	6 068	100,3	100,5	102,7	103,4	102,4	102,8
F	Construction	123 956	13 487	100,8	101,3	106,1	107,8	105,4	107,7
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	226 357	124 560	99,8	99,7	102,5	102,3	102,1	101,9
H	Transportation and storage	83 248	19 226	99,9	100,1	102,1	101,8	102,2	102,2
I	Accommodation and food service activities	114 830	58 844	99,5	99,4	103,7	102,3	104,1	103,1
J	Information and communication	59 680	21 345	100,3	99,8	101,7	101,9	101,7	102,0
K	Financial and insurance activities	35 891	24 626	99,8	99,8	99,6	99,2	98,3	98,1
L	Real estate activities	10 302	5 026	99,9	99,8	97,9	97,3	101,6	102,6
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	72 368	36 105	99,9	99,9	100,2	101,2	99,4	100,4
N	Administrative and support service activities	62 068	28 121	99,1	99,5	101,4	99,3	102,9	101,4
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	114 003	60 761	100,3	100,6	104,0	109,0	99,4	100,4
P	Education	118 048	94 379	99,2	99,1	101,0	101,6	101,1	101,7
Q	Human health and social work activities	109 990	85 767	100,6	100,5	105,1	105,4	102,8	102,6
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	30 001	16 556	100,0	99,9	104,1	103,6	102,7	102,3
S	Other service activities	22 963	15 446	100,0	100,4	110,0	114,9	98,6	98,1

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, SEPTEMBER 2020 – SEPTEMBER 2024

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