First Release

Year: LVIII.
Zagreb, 18 June 2021
RAD-2021-2-1/5

ISSN 1334-0557

PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY ACTIVITIES, MAY 2021

In May 2021, the total number of persons in employment in the Republic of Croatia was 1 540 637, out of which 721 231 were women. Compared to April 2021, the total number of persons in employment as well as the number of employed women increased by 0.9%. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment increased in May 2021 by 1.3% and the number of employed women by 1.8%. In the period from January to May 2021, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the total number of persons in employment decreased by 1.1% and the number of employed women by 1.0%.

In May 2021, the total number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 326 591, out of which 632 485 were women. Compared to April 2021, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities, as well as the number of employed women, increased by 0.5%. The number of persons in paid employment in legal entities in May 2021, as compared to the same month of the previous year, increased by 0.8% and the number of employed women by 1.6%. In the period from January to May 2021, as compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of persons in paid employment in legal entities decreased by 1.5% and the number of employed women by 1.3%.

In May 2021, as compared to the previous month, the number of persons in employment in trade and crafts and free lances increased by 4.4% and the number of employed women by 3.8%. The total number of employed insured persons – private farmers decreased by 2.4% and the number of women by 3.0%.

The total number of unemployed persons decreased by 7.2% and the number of unemployed women by 7.4% in May 2021, as compared to April 2021. The total registered unemployment rate in May 2021 was 8.2% and for women it was 9.5%.

 

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 2021 V 2021 Indices
V 2021
IV 2021
V 2021
V 2020
I - V 2021
I - V 2020
                    Total Women Total Women Total Women Total Women Total Women
Active population (labour force) 1 675 669  796 638 1 678 667  796 863 100,2 100,0 100,0 100,1 99,3 99,5
Total persons in employment 1 526 925  714 987 1 540 637  721 231 100,9 100,9 101,3 101,8 98,9 99,0
Persons in paid employment in legal entities1) 1 320 607  629 101 1 326 591  632 485 100,5 100,5 100,8 101,6 98,5 98,7
Persons in employment in crafts and trades and free lances2)  187 166  79 726  195 356  82 770 104,4 103,8 104,9 104,5 101,4 101,3
Employed insured persons – private farmers2)  19 152  6 160  18 690  5 976 97,6 97,0 97,4 95,9 99,3 98,5
Unemployed persons3)  148 744  81 651  138 030  75 632 92,8 92,6 87,4 86,0 104,3 103,5
Registered unemployment rate4), % 8,9 10,2 8,2 9,5                  

1) The results of processing data from JOPPD forms. The data for April and May 2021 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 2007.1) AND BY SEX, MAY 2021

               Number of persons in paid employment, May 20212) Indices
V 2021
IV 2021
V 2021
V 2020
I - V 2021
I - V 2020
Total Women Total Women Total Women Total Women
Total 1 326 591  632 485 100,5 100,5 100,8 101,6 98,5 98,7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing  25 261  7 280 99,7 100,0 100,8 102,5 100,0 101,1
B Mining and quarrying  3 817   496 99,9 100,2 92,0 95,9 93,2 96,3
C Manufacturing  226 775  80 145 100,2 100,0 99,2 99,3 97,5 97,4
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply  14 491  3 209 100,1 100,2 101,8 102,6 101,5 102,3
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  25 614  5 506 99,9 100,2 99,9 101,8 98,9 100,6
F Construction  101 820  10 130 100,6 101,4 103,2 103,0 101,6 100,3
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles  202 624  112 685 100,3 100,4 99,0 99,9 97,0 97,4
H Transportation and storage  72 394  16 941 100,7 100,7 98,0 98,1 96,2 96,7
I Accommodation and food service activities  65 527  34 595 103,7 103,8 101,7 101,1 88,6 87,8
J Information and communication  46 861  16 994 100,7 100,8 105,0 104,4 103,7 102,8
K Financial and insurance activities  37 267  25 698 100,0 100,1 99,1 99,0 98,7 98,6
L Real estate activities  8 394  3 962 101,8 102,2 88,8 86,0 87,0 84,4
M Professional, scientific and technical activities  64 517  31 695 99,6 99,9 99,4 98,6 98,9 97,6
N Public administration and defence; compulsory social security  49 470  22 027 100,8 101,6 103,8 107,9 97,8 99,4
O Javna uprava i obrana; obvezno socijalno osiguranje  111 442  55 811 100,3 100,4 101,6 102,8 100,8 101,1
P Education  120 589  95 643 99,9 99,9 104,3 104,8 102,3 102,5
Q Human health and social work activities  103 256  80 893 100,5 100,5 102,1 102,2 101,1 101,1
R Arts, entertainment and recreation  25 781  14 597 100,3 100,2 98,9 99,0 95,7 95,8
S Other service activities  20 691  14 178 101,3 101,6 105,4 109,3 100,6 102,9

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 2020 – MAY 2021

G-2 PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007., MAY 2021

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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