According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in August 2024, in comparison with
August 2023, was 99.5.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in August 2024, in comparison with August 2023, increased
by 4.8%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 1.3%, but lower in Manufacturing by 0.9%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in August 2024, in comparison with August 2023, was higher in
Energy by 4.7%, Capital goods by 10.5% and Durable consumer goods by 21.3%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by
6.4%, and Non-durable consumer goods by 7.6%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January - August 2024, in comparison with January - August 2023, was
101.4.