Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The unemployment rate for May 2025 stood at 2.7 per cent, increasing by 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, and decreasing by 0.5 percentage points when compared to May 2024 (Table 1, Chart 1). During May 2025, the number of unemployed persons stood at 8,970, an increase of […]
Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Administrative data provided by Jobsplus show that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 3.3 per cent, reaching 293,900 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (9,202) and an increase in registered unemployment […]
Salient Points News Data Methodology Visualisation PDF This news release presents the findings of the Job Vacancy Survey (JVS), a quarterly enterprise-based enquiry that provides insights into the demand for labour by gauging the number of vacancies and occupied posts. Job Vacancies In the first quarter of 2025, there were a total of 8,273 vacancies […]
Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Labour Status Labour Force Survey estimates indicated that, during the first quarter, total employment stood at 327,643 accounting for 65.8 per cent of the population aged 15 and over. Unemployed persons stood at 9,054 (1.8 per cent) while inactive persons totalled 160,886 (32.3 per cent) (Table 1). The activity […]
Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for April 2025 indicate a year-on-year decrease of 138 and 26 persons registering under Part I and Part II of the unemployment register, respectively (Tables 5 and 8). Males accounted for 67.6 per cent while females accounted for the remaining 32.4 per cent. The age […]
Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The unemployment rate for April 2025 stood at 2.7 per cent, decreasing by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, and decreasing by 0.6 percentage points when compared to April 2024 (Table 1, Chart 1). During April 2025, the number of unemployed persons stood at 9,223, a decrease of […]
Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Administrative data provided by Jobsplus show that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 3.5 per cent, reaching 292,589 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (9,760) and an increase in registered unemployment […]
Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The unemployment rate for March 2025 stood at 2.8 per cent, at par with the previous month, and decreasing by 0.6 percentage points when compared to March 2024 (Table 1, Chart 1). During March 2025, the number of unemployed persons stood at 9,521, a decrease of 0.8 per cent […]
