According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in December 2019, in comparison with December 2018, was 97.6.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in December 2019, in comparison with December 2018, decreased by 1.5%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 2.6%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 0.4%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in December 2019, in comparison with December 2018, was higher in Capital goods by 2.6%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.4%, Durable consumer goods by 3.5%, Non-durable consumer goods by 4.2% while in Energy is at the same level.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January - December 2019, in comparison with January - December 2018, was 98.4.
