According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in March 2013 in comparison with March 2012 was 101.7.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2013 in comparison with March 2012 increased by 7.7%, in the section Manufacturing industry it increased by 1.1% and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 1.6%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in March 2013 in comparison with March 2012 was higher in Energy by 7.6%, Durable consumer goods industries by 1.4% and Non-durable consumer goods industries by 2.2%, but lower in Intermediate goods industries, except energy by 0.6% and Capital good industries by 5.3%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January-March 2013, in comparison with January-March 2012, was 100.9.