Employment soars: Full-time jobs up 4.6%, part-time primary roles surge 6.6% in one year

In September 2024, registered full-time employment increased by 4.6 per cent, while part-time employment as a primary job increased by 6.6 per cent when compared to September 2023.

Administrative data provided by Jobsplus show that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 4.7 per cent, reaching 290,705. This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (12,825) and an increase in registered unemployment (105).

Registered full-time employment 

During September 2024, Accommodation and food service activities and Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles contributed mostly to the increase in full-time employment, when compared to September 2023. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 11,404 persons to 236,723. Public sector full-time employment increased by 1,421 persons to 52,873.

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 828 when compared to September 2023, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 11,997. Full-time employment for males and females went up by 4.3 per cent and 5.2 per cent respectively, over 2023 levels.

Registered part-time employment

Registered part-time employment in September 2024 increased by 8.4 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2023. The sectors that contributed mostly to the overall increase were Professional, scientific and technical activities followed by Accommodation and food service activities.

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 44,831, up by 9.8 per cent, when compared to the corresponding month in 2023. Employed persons whose part-time job was their primary occupation totalled 35,411, up by 6.6 per cent when compared to the same month in 2023.