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11-08-2020 13:09
Government Employment by category: July 2020 (Total Employment: 52.865)
In July 2020 total government employment increased by 573 persons (1,1%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2019 and reached 52.865 persons. Permanent staff decreased by 686 persons (-2,4%), from 28.283 to 27.597 persons. Casual staff increased by 1.346 persons (8,8%) and reached 16.664 persons compared to 15.318 persons in July 2019.
Compared to July 2019 an increase is observed in Education staff (5,1%) as well as in Security Force staff (0,1%) while a decrease is observed in Civil Service staff (-0,2%). In all three categories of staff there is an increase in casual staff and the highest is observed in Education (25,7%).
Compared to June 2020, an increase is observed in all categories with the highest increase in Education staff (2,4%). The increase is solely attributed to casual staff (8,0%).
The increase in Education casual staff is partially attributed to the late payment (as a consequence of Covid-19) of the substitute teachers in Primary Education.
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Personnel Category |
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Number of persons |
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% Change |
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July 2019 |
June 2020 |
July 2020 |
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July 20/19 |
July 20/ June 20 |
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Civil Service |
Total |
17.394 |
17.313 |
17.351 |
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-0,2 |
0,2 |
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Permanent |
11.340 |
11.023 |
11.018 |
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-2,8 |
0,0 |
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Casual |
6.054 |
6.290 |
6.333 |
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4,6 |
0,7 |
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Education |
Total |
13.502 |
13.852 |
14.186 |
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5,1 |
2,4 |
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Permanent |
9.886 |
9.645 |
9.642 |
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-2,5 |
0,0 |
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Casual |
3.616 |
4.207 |
4.544 |
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25,7 |
8,0 |
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Security Forces |
Total |
12.705 |
12.703 |
12.724 |
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0,1 |
0,2 |
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Permanent |
7.057 |
6.959 |
6.937 |
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-1,7 |
-0,3 |
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Casual |
5.648 |
5.744 |
5.787 |
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2,5 |
0,7 |
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Total |
Total |
43.601 |
43.868 |
44.261 |
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1,5 |
0,9 |
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Permanent |
28.283 |
27.627 |
27.597 |
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-2,4 |
-0,1 |
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Casual |
15.318 |
16.241 |
16.664 |
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8,8 |
2,6 |
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Hourly Paid Workers |
Total |
8.691 |
8.586 |
8.604 |
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-1,0 |
0,2 |
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Grand Total |
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52.292 |
52.454 |
52.865 |
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1,1 |
0,8 |
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 visit Statistical Service (CYSTAT) Website, subtheme Employment or contact Mrs Charoulla Charalambous: tel:+357-22602123, email: ccharalambous@cystat.mof.gov.cy or Mrs Eleni Christodoulidou, tel:+357-22602142, email: echristodoulidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy
(ΙΚ/ECH)
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