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11-02-2021 14:15

Government Employment by Category: January 2021 (Total Employment: 52.864)

In January 2021 total government employment increased by 440 persons (0,8%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2020 and reached 52.864 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 976 persons (-3,5%), from 27.810 to 26.834 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.553 persons (9,6%) and reached 17.695 persons compared to 16.142 persons in January 2020.

Compared to January 2020 an increase is observed in Education staff (4,7%) and in Civil Service staff (0,2%) 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 Civil Service staff (-3,9%). On the contrary, in all three categories of casual staff there is an increase and the highest is observed in Education staff (23,6%).

Compared to December 2020, an increase is observed in Education staff (1,0%) while a decrease is observed in Civil Service staff (-0,2%) and in Security Forces staff (-0,1%). In all three categories of permanent staff there is a decrease and the highest is observed in Civil Service staff (-0,3%). In casual staff an increase is observed in Education staff (2,8%) whereas a decrease is observed in Security Forces staff (-0,1%).

Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personnel

Category

 

Number of persons

 

% Change

 

January 2020

December 2020

January 2021

   

 

 Jan.

  21/20

Jan.21/

Dec.20

Civil Service

Total

17.242

17.304

17.272

 

0,2%

-0,2%

Permanent

11.168

10.763

10.733

 

-3,9%

-0,3%

Casual

6.074

6.541

6.539

 

7,7%

0,0%

Education

Total

13.989

14.507

14.647

 

4,7%

1,0%

Permanent

9.650

9.289

9.284

 

-3,8%

-0,1%

Casual

4.339

5.218

5.363

 

23,6%

2,8%

Security Forces

Total

12.721

12.626

12.610

 

-0,9%

-0,1%

Permanent

6.992

6.829

6.817

 

-2,5%

-0,2%

Casual

5.729

5.797

5.793

 

1,1%

-0,1%

Total

Total

43.952

44.437

44.529

 

1,3%

0,2%

Permanent

27.810

26.881

26.834

 

-3,5%

-0,2%

Casual

16.142

17.556

17.695

 

9,6%

0,8%

Hourly Paid Workers

Total

8.472

8.258

8.335

 

-1,6%

0,9%

Grand Total

 

52.424

52.695

52.864

 

0,8%

0,3%

 

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

 

(IK/SCH)