14-05-2020 13:00
Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2020
According to the results of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the labour force in the first quarter of 2020 amounted to 449861 persons or 62,5% of the population (males 68,3%, females 57,1%) in comparison to 448369 persons (63,2%) in the corresponding quarter of 2019 (Table 1).
The number of employed persons was 417057 and the employment rate 57,9% (males 63,4%, females 52,8%) in comparison to 409117 persons (57,6%) in the corresponding quarter of 2019.
The number of unemployed persons amounted to 32.803 and the unemployment rate to 7,3% of the labour force (males 7,1%, females 7,5%) in comparison to 39.252 persons (8,8%) in the corresponding quarter of 2019.
Employment (Table 2)
For the age group 20-64, the employment rate was 75,1%. The rate for males was 80,6% and for females 69,9%. In the corresponding quarter of 2019 the rate was 74,5% (males 80,4%, females 69,0%). For the age group 55-64 the employment rate was 59,5% in comparison to 59,0% in the corresponding quarter of 2019.
According to the distribution of employment by sector, the biggest percentage of employed persons was in Services (78,3%), followed by Manufacturing (19,1%) and Agriculture (2,6%). For the first quarter of 2019, the corresponding percentages were: Services 80,0%, Manufacturing 17,9% and Agriculture 2,1%.
The share of part-time employment to total employment was 11,4% or 47681 persons (males 7,8%, females 15,5%). The corresponding rate for the first quarter of 2019 was 12,0% (males 8,6%, females 15,8%).
85,5% or 356590 of the total employed persons were employees, of which 13,4% (47638 persons) had a temporary job. In the corresponding quarter of 2019 employees accounted for 86,2% of total employment of which 11,8% had a temporary job.
Unemployment (Table 3)
For young persons aged 15-24 years old, the unemployment rate was 14,5% of the labour force of the same age group (males 15,9%, females 13,3%) in comparison to 19,8% (males 22,1%, females 18,0%) in the corresponding quarter of last year.
As far as the duration of unemployment is concerned, 57,9% of the total unemployed persons searched for a job for a period of less than six months, 13,9% for a period of 6-11 months, whereas a percentage of 28,2% were long-term unemployed. The corresponding rates for the first quarter of 2019 were 63,4%, 11,7% and 24,9%.
Table 1 |
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Percentage (%) |
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1st Quarter 2020 |
1st Quarter 2019 |
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1st Quarter 2020 |
1st Quarter 2019 |
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Labour Force |
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Total |
449.861 |
448.369 |
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62,5 |
63,2 |
Males |
237.120 |
235.270 |
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68,3 |
68,7 |
Females |
212.740 |
213.099 |
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57,1 |
58,0 |
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Employment |
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Total |
417.057 |
409.117 |
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57,9 |
57,6 |
Males |
220.256 |
217.126 |
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63,4 |
63,4 |
Females |
196.801 |
191.992 |
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52,8 |
52,2 |
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Unemployment |
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Total |
32.803 |
39.252 |
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7,3 |
8,8 |
Males |
16.864 |
18.145 |
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7,1 |
7,7 |
Females |
15.939 |
21.107 |
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7,5 |
9,9 |
Table 2 |
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Employment |
Number |
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Percentage (%) |
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1st Quarter 2020 |
1st Quarter 2019 |
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1st Quarter 2020 |
1st Quarter 2019 |
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Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
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Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
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Age |
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15+ |
417.057 |
220.256 |
196.801 |
409.117 |
217.126 |
191.992 |
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57,9 |
63,4 |
52,8 |
57,6 |
63,4 |
52,2 |
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20–64 |
401.652 |
209.419 |
192.232 |
393.479 |
205.604 |
187.872 |
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75,1 |
80,6 |
69,9 |
74,5 |
80,4 |
69,0 |
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55–64 |
62.586 |
36.652 |
25.933 |
60.528 |
34.507 |
26.020 |
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59,5 |
71,0 |
48,4 |
59,0 |
68,6 |
49,8 |
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Sector |
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Agriculture |
11.020 |
7.787 |
3.233 |
8.536 |
6.399 |
2.138 |
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2,6 |
3,5 |
1,7 |
2,1 |
3,0 |
1,1 |
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Industry |
79.556 |
65.918 |
13.638 |
73.215 |
59.519 |
13.696 |
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19,1 |
29,9 |
6,9 |
17,9 |
27,4 |
7,1 |
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Services |
326.479 |
146.551 |
179.931 |
327.365 |
151.208 |
176.158 |
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78,3 |
66,6 |
91,4 |
80,0 |
69,6 |
91,8 |
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Full-time |
369.376 |
203.148 |
166.228 |
360.117 |
198.537 |
161.580 |
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88,6 |
92,2 |
84,5 |
88,0 |
91,4 |
84,2 |
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Part-time |
47.681 |
17.109 |
30.572 |
49.001 |
18.589 |
30.412 |
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11,4 |
7,8 |
15,5 |
12,0 |
8,6 |
15,8 |
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Prof. Status |
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Self-employed |
60.467 |
38.317 |
22.149 |
56.422 |
36.377 |
20.046 |
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14,5 |
17,4 |
11,3 |
13,8 |
16,7 |
10,4 |
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Employees |
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Total |
356.590 |
181.939 |
174.652 |
352.695 |
180.749 |
171.946 |
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85,5 |
82,6 |
88,7 |
86,2 |
83,3 |
89,6 |
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Permanent |
308.952 |
166.206 |
142.747 |
311.187 |
165.667 |
145.520 |
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86,6 |
91,3 |
81,7 |
88,2 |
91,7 |
84,6 |
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Temporary |
47.638 |
15.733 |
31.905 |
41.508 |
15.082 |
26.426 |
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13,4 |
8,7 |
18,3 |
11,8 |
8,3 |
15,4 |
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Table 3 |
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Unemployment |
Number |
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Percentage (%) |
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1st Quarter 2020 |
1st Quarter 2019 |
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1st Quarter 2020 |
1st Quarter 2019 |
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Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
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Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
Tot. |
Male |
Fem. |
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Age |
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15+ |
32.803 |
16.864 |
15.939 |
39.252 |
18.145 |
21.107 |
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7,3 |
7,1 |
7,5 |
8,8 |
7,7 |
9,9 |
15–24 |
4.985 |
2.564 |
2.421 |
7.316 |
3.544 |
3.772 |
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14,5 |
15,9 |
13,3 |
19,8 |
22,1 |
18,0 |
25–64 |
27.566 |
14.048 |
13.519 |
31.699 |
14.365 |
17.334 |
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6,8 |
6,6 |
7,1 |
8,0 |
6,9 |
9,2 |
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Duration |
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< 6 μήνες |
18.996 |
9.227 |
9.771 |
24.898 |
11.585 |
13.311 |
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57,9 |
54,7 |
61,3 |
63,4 |
63,8 |
63,1 |
6–11 μήνες |
4.573 |
2.266 |
2.307 |
4.596 |
2.535 |
2.061 |
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13,9 |
13,4 |
14,5 |
11,7 |
14,0 |
9,8 |
12+ μήνες |
9.233 |
5.371 |
3.862 |
9.760 |
4.024 |
5.733 |
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28,2 |
31,9 |
24,2 |
24,9 |
22,2 |
27,1 |
Note: Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding error.
Methodological information
Survey Identity
The Labour Force survey (LFS) is conducted in all European Union member states in accordance with Council Regulation 577/98 of the European Union every quarter. The aim of the survey is the collection of data which are useful in the formulation of policy on labour matters (employment, unemployment) and for pursuing and evaluating of the programs that are applied both by the Government and by the European Union.
Coverage and collection of data
The LFS covers a sample of 3800 households in all districts of Cyprus, which are allocated according to the number of households that reside in urban and rural areas. For comparability of the results, in all member states, the survey covers the population of private households only. It does not cover persons residing in collective households (i.e. institutions, homes for the aged, hospitals, monasteries etc.), conscripts on compulsory military service, students who study abroad and Cypriots who work abroad.
The collection of data from the Statistical Service is done with personal interviews and the use of portable computers as well as with telephone interviews.
Definitions
Labour Force / Economically Active Population – The total number of the employed and unemployed persons aged 15 years and over.
Employed - Persons aged 15 years and over who during the reference week worked for at least one hour, as well as persons who had a job but were temporarily absent from work.
Unemployed – Persons aged 15 years and over who comply to the following standards:
Long-term unemployed – Persons aged 15 years and over who searched for work for a period of twelve months or more.
Inactive – Persons aged 15 years and over who are neither employed nor unemployed.
Labour Force participation rate – The number of persons in the Labour Force for any group expressed as a percentage of the total population in the same group.
Employment rate - The number of employed persons for any group expressed as a percentage of the total population in the same group.
Unemployment rate – The number of unemployed persons of any group expressed as a percentage of the labour force in the same group.
Further information:
Statistical Service (CYSTAT) Website, subthemes Employment and Unemployment
Contact
Christophoros Michaelides: Τel: +35722602154, Email: cmichaelides@cystat.mof.gov.cy
Eleni Christodoulidou: Tel: +35722602142, Email: echristodoulidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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