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13-03-2023 13:18
Government Employment by Category: February 2023
Total Employment: 51.939
In February 2023 total government employment decreased by 1.763 persons (-3,3%) in comparison to the corresponding month of 2022 and reached 51.939 persons. This decrease is attributed to the transfer of Hourly Paid Workers from the Ministry of Health to the State Health Services Organisation, which is included in the Broad Public Sector, as from January 2023. Permanent staff decreased by 714 persons (-2,7%), from 26.130 to 25.416 persons. Casual staff increased by 666 persons (3,5%) and reached 19.945 persons compared to 19.279 persons in February 2022.
A decrease is observed in Hourly Paid Workers (-20,7%) and in all permanent personnel categories, whereas an increase is observed in all casual personnel categories. The main changes are observed in Civil Service staff, both in permanent staff (decrease -2,9%) and in casual (increase 5,7%).
Compared to January 2023, the main changes are observed in casual Educational Service staff (decrease -1,2%) and in casual Civil Service staff (increase 0,7%).
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Personnel Category |
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Number of persons |
% Change |
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Feb 2022 |
Jan 2023 |
Feb 2023 |
Feb 23/ Jan 23 |
Feb 23/22 |
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Civil Service |
Total |
17.317 |
17.396 |
17.414 |
0,1% |
0,6% |
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Permanent |
10.384 |
10.117 |
10.087 |
-0,3% |
-2,9% |
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Casual |
6.933 |
7.279 |
7.327 |
0,7% |
5,7% |
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Educational Service |
Total |
15.316 |
15.277 |
15.189 |
-0,6% |
-0,8% |
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Permanent |
9.114 |
8.866 |
8.856 |
-0,1% |
-2,8% |
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Casual |
6.202 |
6.411 |
6.333 |
-1,2% |
2,1% |
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Security Forces |
Total |
12.776 |
12.780 |
12.758 |
-0,2% |
-0,1% |
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Permanent |
6.632 |
6.479 |
6.473 |
-0,1% |
-2,4% |
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Casual |
6.144 |
6.301 |
6.285 |
-0,3% |
2,3% |
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Total |
Total |
45.409 |
45.453 |
45.361 |
-0,2% |
-0,1% |
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Permanent |
26.130 |
25.462 |
25.416 |
-0,2% |
-2,7% |
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Casual |
19.279 |
19.991 |
19.945 |
-0,2% |
3,5% |
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Hourly Paid Workers |
Total |
8.293 |
6.566 |
6.578 |
0.2% |
-20,7% |
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Grand Total |
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53.702 |
52.019 |
51.939 |
-0,2% |
-3,3% |
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)
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
(AP/SCH)
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