Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Introduction This release presents a number of key indicators emerging from the Labour Force Survey, a quarterly enquiry carried out among private households.  The indicators presented refer to the period 2018 to 2023 and a comparison with EU 27 levels is given for 2023 data. The LFS is considered […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Data provided by Jobsplus for August 2024 indicate a year-on-year increase of 170 and a year-on-year decrease of six persons registering under Part I and Part II of the unemployment register, respectively (Tables 5 and 8). Increases in the registered unemployment levels were recorded in all age groups (Table […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF The labour supply is composed of persons in employment and those registering for work. To examine regional labour supply in MALTA at NUTS 3 level, employment statistics are being presented under two different variants; by place of residence and place of work respectively. Persons working outside their region of […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Components leading to the seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate The unemployment rate for August 2024 stood at 3.0 per cent, increasing by 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, and decreasing by 0.7 percentage points when compared to August 2023 (Table 1, Chart 1). During August 2024, the number of […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology Visualisation PDF   The data in this news release are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) ad hoc module, which was carried out in 2023 and partly financed through EU grants. The LFS is a household-based survey that is used as a monitoring tool across the European Union to […]

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 6.3 per cent, reaching 287,191 (see methodological note 5). This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (16,827) 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 second quarter of 2024, there were a total of 8,092 vacancies […]

Salient Points News Data Methodology PDF Labour Status Labour Force Survey estimates indicated that, during the second quarter, total employment stood at 315,545 accounting for 64.3 per cent of the population aged 15 and over. Unemployed persons stood at 10,509 (2.1 per cent) while inactive persons totalled 164,369 (33.5 per cent) (Table 1). The activity […]