According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in March 2017, in comparison
with March 2016, was 100.1.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2017, in comparison with March 2016,
increased by 0.7%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 0.1%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air
conditioning supply it decreased by 0.6%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in March 2017, in comparison with March 2016, was higher
in Energy by 0.7%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.2%, Capital goods by 7.8% and Durable consumer goods by 4.4%,
but lower in Non-durable consumer goods by 2.6%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January - March 2017, in comparison with January - March 2016,
was 100.3.
