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 283,596 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (20,125) and a decrease in registered unemployment […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for February 2024 indicate a year-on-year increase of 59 persons and a decrease of four 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 […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Components leading to the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate The unemployment rate for February 2024 stood at 3.2 per cent, decreasing by 0.3 percentage points from February 2023. The rate for January 2024 was 3.1 per cent (Table 1). During February 2024, the number of unemployed persons was 9,993, […]

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 fourth quarter of 2023, there were a total of 7,656 vacancies […]

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 8.0 per cent, reaching 281,156 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (20,788) and a decrease in registered unemployment […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Labour Status Labour Force Survey estimates indicated that, during the fourth quarter, total employment stood at 305,218 accounting for 64.4 per cent of the population aged 15 and over. Unemployed persons stood at 8,928 (1.9 per cent) while inactive persons totalled 159,620 (33.7 per cent) (Table 1). The activity […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Labour Force Survey Revisions: Q1/2018-Q3/2023 The revisions incorporate intercensal revisions made possible by the results of Census of Population and Housing 2021. It is the statistical praxis to use the 10-year Population and Housing Census as a base for benchmark revisions. The revised LFS estimates refer to the population […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for January 2024 indicates a year-on-year decrease of 15 persons registering under Part I of the unemployment register (Table 5). There was no year-to-year change in the number of persons registering under Part II of the register (Table 8). Decreases in the registered unemployment levels […]