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11-08-2022 13:17
Government Employment by category: July 2022
In July 2022 total government employment increased by 161 persons (0,3%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2021 and reached 53.118 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 697 persons (-2,6%), from 26.599 to 25.902 persons. Casual staff increased by 824 persons (4,6%) and reached 18.722 persons compared to 17.898 persons in July 2021.
Αn increase is observed in staff from all personnel categories, with the exception of Security Forces staff (-1,9%). The highest increase is observed in Educational Service staff (2,3%), which is due to the increase of casual staff (9,9%).
Compared to June 2022, a decrease is observed in all personnel categories, with the exception of Security Forces staff (0,3%). The largest decrease is observed in Educational Service staff (-2,2%), which is due to the decrease of casual staff (-5,8%).
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Table |
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Personnel Category |
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Number of persons |
% Change |
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Jul 2021 |
Jun 2022 |
Jul 2022 |
Jul 22/21 |
Jul 22/ Jun 22 |
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Civil Service |
Total |
17.364 |
17.430 |
17.414 |
0,3% |
-0,1% |
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Permanent |
10.600 |
10.263 |
10.227 |
-3,5% |
-0,4% |
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Casual |
6.764 |
7.167 |
7.187 |
6,3% |
0,3% |
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Educational Service |
Total |
14.231 |
14.891 |
14.557 |
2,3% |
-2,2% |
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Permanent |
9.275 |
9.108 |
9.108 |
-1,8% |
0,0% |
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Casual |
4.956 |
5.783 |
5.449 |
9,9% |
-5,8% |
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Security Forces |
Total |
12.902 |
12.609 |
12.653 |
-1,9% |
0,3% |
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Permanent |
6.724 |
6.579 |
6.567 |
-2,3% |
-0,2% |
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Casual |
6.178 |
6.030 |
6.086 |
-1,5% |
0,9% |
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Total |
Total |
44.497 |
44.930 |
44.624 |
0,3% |
-0,7% |
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Permanent |
26.599 |
25.950 |
25.902 |
-2,6% |
-0,2% |
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Casual |
17.898 |
18.980 |
18.722 |
4,6% |
-1,4% |
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Hourly Paid Workers |
Total |
8.460 |
8.544 |
8.494 |
0,4% |
-0,6% |
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Grand Total |
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52.957 |
53.474 |
53.118 |
0,3% |
-0,7% |
Methodological Information
Coverage
Government employment includes the 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 the Police Service, Fire Service and the National Guard staff. Hourly Paid Workers include regular, casual and seasonal staff.
The members of the House of Representatives are not included in the data.
Collection of data
Data concerning Government employment is provided by the Treasury of the Republic and refers to the number of persons that were paid in the current month, irrespective of the period and duration of employment.
For more information:
CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Labour Market, CYSTAT-DB (Online Database), Predefined Tables (Excel), Methodological Information
The data included in the Predefined Tables in Excel format are available up to December 2021. Data from January 2022 onwards are available only in the CYSTAT-DB Online Database.
Contact:
Maria Kkoushi: Tel: +357-22602235, Email: mkkoushi@cystat.mof.gov.cy
(NG/SCH)
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