Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for August 2025 indicate a year-on-year decrease of 116 persons registering under Part I of the unemployment register, while registrations under Part II increased by five persons (Tables 5 and 8). Males accounted for 66.8 per cent  (686 individuals) of total registrants, while females comprised […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The unemployment rate for August 2025 stood at 2.9 per cent, at par with the previous month, and decreasing by 0.2 percentage points when compared to August 2024 (Table 1, Chart 1). During August 2025, the number of unemployed persons stood at 9,788, an increase of 0.8 per cent […]

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 3.7 per cent, reaching 296,609 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (10,809) and a decrease 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 second quarter of 2025, there were a total of 9,158 vacancies […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Labour Status Labour Force Survey estimates indicated that, during the second quarter, total employment stood at 329,334 accounting for 65.5 per cent of the population aged 15 and over. Unemployed persons stood at 9,978 (2.0 per cent) while inactive persons totalled 163,517 (32.5 per cent) (Table 1). The activity […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The unemployment rate for July 2025 stood at 2.6 per cent, at par with the previous month, and decreasing by 0.4 percentage points when compared to July 2024 (Table 1, Chart 1). During July 2025, the number of unemployed persons stood at 8,664, a decrease of 1.9 per cent […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology Visualisation PDF Non-fatal accidents Administrative records show that 1,041 non-fatal accidents at work were reported in the first six months of 2025. The highest number of non-fatal accidents occurred in both the Manufacturing and Construction sectors, each accounting for 13.9 per cent of the total. An additional 122 cases (11.7 […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for July 2025 indicate a year-on-year decrease of 106 and three persons registering under Part I and Part II of the unemployment register, respectively (Tables 5 and 8). Males accounted for 65.9 per cent  (667 individuals) of total registrants, while females comprised the remaining 34.1 […]