According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in August 2019, in comparison with August 2018, was 98.4.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in August 2019, in comparison with August 2018, decreased by 2.3%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 1.6%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 0.4%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in August 2019, in comparison with August 2018, was higher in Capital goods by 6.9%, but lower in Energy by 1.7%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.5%, Durable consumer goods by 4.7% and Non-durable consumer goods by 4.7%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January - August 2019, in comparison with January - August 2018,
was 98.8.
