According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in September 2017, in comparison
with September 2016, was 103.3.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in September 2017, in comparison with September
2016, decreased by 0.5%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 3.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air
conditioning supply it decreased by 1.2%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in September 2017, in comparison with September 2016, was
higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 9.2%, Capital goods by 14.9% and Durable consumer goods by 1.2%, but lower
in Energy by 0.7% and Non-durable consumer goods by 2.1%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January-September 2017, in comparison with January-September
2016, was 101.5.
