First Release

Year: LXII.

Zagreb, 20 August 2025

RAD-2025-2-1/7

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, JULY 2025

In July 2025, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 770 943, out of which 823 637 were women. Compared to June 2025, the total number of persons in employment increased by 1.1% and the number of employed women by 1.0%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in July 2025 by 0.3% and the number of employed women by 0.5%. In the period from January to July 2025, 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 1.5%.

In July 2025, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 514 675, out of which 716 605 were women. Compared to June 2025, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities increased by 1.0% and the number of employed women by 0.9%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in July 2025, as compared to the same month of the previous year, remained at the same level and the number of employed women increased by 0.3%. In the period from January to July 2025, 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 1.4%.

In July 2025, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 1.8% and the number of employed women by 2.2%. 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 increased by 4.5% and the number of unemployed women by 6.4% in July 2025, as compared to June 2025. The total registered unemployment rate in July 2025 was 4.0% and for women it was 4.6%.

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 2025		VII 2025		Indices
	VI 2025		VII 2025		VII 2025 VI 2025		VII 2025 VII 2024		I – VII 2025 I – VII 2024
	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
Active population (labour force)	1 821 179	852 660	1 844 126	863 478	101,3	101,3	99,5	99,3	100,2	99,9
Total persons in employment	1 751 143	815 205	1 770 943	823 637	101,1	101,0	100,3	100,5	101,2	101,5
Persons in paid employment in legal entities¹⁾	1 499 127	710 324	1 514 675	716 605	101,0	100,9	100,0	100,3	101,0	101,4
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances²⁾	233 771	99 197	238 092	101 388	101,8	102,2	102,4	102,1	103,1	102,7
Employed insured persons – private farmers²⁾	18 245	5 684	18 176	5 644	99,6	99,3	101,7	100,7	98,7	98,1
Unemployed persons³⁾	70 036	37 455	73 183	39 841	104,5	106,4	83,4	79,8	82,6	77,6
Registered unemployment rate⁴⁾, %	3,8	4,4	4,0	4,6

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for June and July 2025 are provisional.
2) The data were taken over from the records of active insured persons kept at the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute.
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 2025

		Number of persons in paid employment, July 2025²⁾		Indices
		Number of persons in paid employment, July 2025²⁾		VII 2025 VI 2025		VII 2025 VII 2024		I – VII 2025 I – VII 2024
		Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women	Total	Women
	Total	1 514 675	716 605	101,0	100,9	100,0	100,3	101,0	101,4
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing	25 484	7 096	100,7	100,6	95,6	94,3	96,7	94,2
B	Mining and quarrying	3 741	479	98,9	99,8	98,9	98,2	100,9	98,4
C	Manufacturing	229 626	77 551	100,0	99,9	97,2	95,7	97,7	96,2
D	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	14 651	3 433	100,3	100,7	100,9	102,4	101,0	103,1
E	Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	27 675	6 033	100,1	99,7	100,6	99,8	101,7	101,4
F	Construction	128 513	14 192	100,0	101,7	100,1	102,7	101,8	103,0
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	229 454	126 047	101,0	100,9	100,2	100,1	100,6	100,5
H	Transportation and storage	85 685	19 458	101,6	100,8	101,0	100,3	103,1	101,3
I	Accommodation and food service activities	113 246	57 524	108,4	107,8	98,4	97,7	99,8	98,7
J	Information and communication	60 250	21 462	100,5	100,4	99,8	98,9	100,8	100,3
K	Financial and insurance activities	35 944	24 578	100,0	100,1	99,7	99,3	99,7	99,3
L	Real estate activities	10 529	5 259	103,0	103,1	98,1	101,2	97,6	99,7
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	72 421	36 271	99,7	99,7	97,8	98,3	99,6	99,8
N	Administrative and support service activities	62 976	27 716	103,3	102,6	99,8	97,2	99,3	97,2
O	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	115 609	62 081	100,1	100,0	102,1	103,6	104,1	108,0
P	Education	131 127	106 079	99,5	99,5	102,8	103,1	102,6	102,9
Q	Human health and social work activities	113 603	88 623	100,0	100,0	103,2	103,1	104,6	104,9
R	Arts, entertainment and recreation	30 773	16 961	101,4	100,8	102,3	102,3	103,2	103,0
S	Other service activities	23 368	15 762	103,2	101,7	99,6	100,1	105,8	108,7

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 2021 – JULY 2025

G-2 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007, JULY 2025

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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