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11-12-2020 13:34

Government Employment by Category: November 2020

Total Employment: 52.804

In November 2020 total government employment increased by 300 persons (0,6%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2019 and reached 52.804 persons.

Permanent staff decreased by 955 persons (-3,4%), from 27.871 to 26.916 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.379 persons (8,6%) and reached 17.458 persons compared to 16.079 persons in November 2019.

Compared to November 2019 an increase is observed in Education staff (3,3%) and in Civil Service staff (0,5%) while a decrease is observed in Security Forces staff (-0,9%). In all three categories of permanent staff there is a decrease and the highest is observed in Education staff (-3,8%). On the contrary, in all three categories of casual staff there is an increase and the highest is observed in Education staff (19,3%).

Compared to October 2020, an increase is observed in Education staff (2,4%) and in Civil Service staff (0,2%) while a decrease is observed in Security Forces staff (-0,5%). In all three categories of permanent staff there is a decrease (-0,2%). In casual staff, an increase is observed in Education staff (7,4%) whereas a decrease is observed in Security Forces staff (-0,8%) and in Civil Service staff (-0,2%).

Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

Category

 

Number of persons

 

% Change

 

November 2019

October 2020

November 2020

   

 

 Nov.

  20/19

Nov.20/

Oct.20

Civil Service

Total

17.270

17.312

17.353

 

0,5%

0,2%

Permanent

11.208

10.810

10.789

 

-3,7%

-0,2%

Casual

6.062

6.502

6.564

 

8,3%

1,0%

Education

Total

13.919

14.042

14.378

 

3,3%

2,4%

Permanent

9.654

9.304

9.289

 

-3,8%

-0,2%

Casual

4.265

4.738

5.089

 

19,3%

7,4%

Security Forces

Total

12.761

12.702

12.643

 

-0,9%

-0,5%

Permanent

7.009

6.852

6.838

 

-2,4%

-0,2%

Casual

5.752

5.850

5.805

 

0,9%

-0,8%

Total

Total

43.950

44.056

44.374

 

1,0%

0,7%

Permanent

27.871

26.966

26.916

 

-3,4%

-0,2%

Casual

16.079

17.090

17.458

 

8,6%

2,2%

Hourly Paid Workers

Total

8.554

8.457

8.430

 

-1,4%

-0,3%

Grand Total

 

52.504

52.513

52.804

 

0,6%

0,6%

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Coverage

Government employment includes Civil Service, Educational Service, Security Forces staff and Hourly Paid Workers. Civil Service includes permanent and casual staff of the Ministries, Departments and Services. Educational Service includes the permanent and casual educational staff of school units and the staff of the Cyprus Productivity Center and the Higher Hotel Institute of Cyprus.  Security Forces include Police Service, Fire Service and the National Guard staff. The Hourly Paid workers include regular, casual and seasonal staff. The members of the House of Representatives are not included.

 

Collection of data

Data concerning Government employment is provided by the Treasury and refers to the number of persons that were paid in the current month.

For more information:

Statistical Service (CYSTAT) Website, subtheme Employment

 

Contact

George Alex. Georgiou: Tel: +357-22602233, Email: galgeorgiou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

Eleni Christodoulidou: Tel: +357-22602142, Email: echristodoulidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

 

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