Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for May 2024 indicated a year-on-year increase of 268 and 39 persons registering under Part I and under Part II of the unemployment register, respectively (Tables 5 and 8). Increases in the registered unemployment levels were recorded in all age groups (Table 1). Males accounted […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology Infographic 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 2024, there were a total of 8,694 vacancies […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Labour Status Labour Force Survey estimates indicated that, during the first quarter, total employment stood at 306,571 accounting for 64.3 per cent of the population aged 15 and over. Unemployed persons stood at 9,301 (1.9 per cent) while inactive persons totalled 161,243 (33.8 per cent) (Table 1). The activity […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Components leading to the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate The unemployment rate for April 2024 stood at 3.1 per cent, increasing by 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, and decreasing by 0.2 percentage points from April 2023 (Table 1, Chart 1). During April 2024, the number of unemployed […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for April 2024 indicate a year-on-year increase of 203 and 33 persons registering under Part I and under Part II of the unemployment register, respectively (Tables 5 and 8). Increases in the registered unemployment levels were recorded in the majority of the age groups (Table […]

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 7.6 per cent, reaching 283,746 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (20,088) and a decrease in registered unemployment […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The Malta Skills Survey conducted in the last quarter of 2022 was the first survey carried out at a national level with the intent of producing a skills profile of persons living in Malta.  Several areas were covered in the survey to produce a reasonably comprehensive overview of the […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Components leading to the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate The unemployment rate for March 2024 stood at 3.2 per cent, at par with the previous month, and decreasing by 0.2 percentage points from March 2023 (Table 1, Chart 1). During March 2024, the number of unemployed persons was 10,346, […]