According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in October 2019, in comparison with October 2018, was 97.8.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in October 2019, in comparison with October 2018, decreased by 3.4%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 2.2%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 0.9%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in October 2019, in comparison with October 2018, was higher in Capital goods by 2.4%, but lower in Energy by 2.2%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.9%, Durable consumer goods by 3.4% and Non-durable consumer goods by 4.4%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January - October 2019, in comparison with January - October 2018, was 98.6.