According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in August 2021, in comparison with August 2020, was 98.3.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in August 2021, in comparison with August 2020, decreased by 7.5%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 1.3%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 2.0%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in August 2021, in comparison with August 2020, was lower in Energy by 3.4%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 0.5% and Non-durable consumer goods by 6.3%, but higher in Capital goods by 6.0% and Durable consumer goods by 5.7%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January - August 2021, in comparison with January - August 2020, was 97.9.
