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Employment remains stable in March

13/04/2021 09:57

Total government employment remained at the same levels in March 2021 according to a press release by the Statistical Service of Cyprus. More specifically it decreased by 68 persons (-0.1%) in March 2021 in comparison to the corresponding month of 2020 and reached 52,644 persons.

Permanent staff decreased by 1,015 persons (-3.7%), from 27,745 to 26,730 persons. Casual staff increased by 1,125 persons (6.8%) and reached 17,631 persons compared to 16,506 persons in March 2020.

Compared to March 2020 an increase was observed in Education staff (2.2%) while a decrease was observed in Civil Service staff (-0.4%) and in Security Forces staff (-1.0%). In all three categories of permanent staff there is a decrease and the highest is observed in Civil Service staff (-4.0%). On the contrary, in all three categories of casual staff there is an increase and the highest is observed in Education staff (15.1%).

Compared to February 2021, there was an increased by 0.3%. An increase was observed in Education staff (1.2%) and in Civil Service staff (0.2%) while a decrease is observed in Security Forces staff (-0.2%). In permanent staff category there is a decrease in Security Forces staff (-0.3%) and in Civil Service staff (-0.2%). In casual staff an increase is observed in Education staff (3.6%) and in Civil Service staff (0.8%) whereas a decrease is observed in Security Forces staff (-0.1%).