Registered full-time employment up 4.2 per cent in October 2025

Administrative data provided by Jobsplus shows that, over a period of one year, the labour supply (excluding part-timers) increased by 4.2 per cent, reaching 302,927 in October 2025. This was mainly attributed to a year-on-year increase in the full-time registered employment (12,066) and a decrease in registered unemployment (53).

Registered full-time employment  

During October 2025, Administrative and support service activities (NACE 77-82) and Human health and social work activities (NACE 86-88) contributed mostly to the increase in full-time employment, when compared to October 2024, amounting to 2,377 and 1,400, respectively. Registered full-time employment in the private sector went up by 10,065 persons to 246,590. Public sector full-time employment increased by 2,001 persons to 55,195.

The number of persons registered as full-time self-employed rose by 871 when compared to October 2024, while the number of persons registered as employees increased by 11,195. Full-time employment for males and females went up by 4.0 per cent and 4.4 per cent respectively, over 2024 levels.

Registered part-time employment  

Registered part-time employment in October 2025 increased by 8.1 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2024. The sectors that contributed mostly to the overall increase were Transportation and storage (NACE 49-53) followed by Accommodation and food service activities (NACE 55-56), amounting to 885 and 785, respectively. 

The number of part-timers who also held a full-time job amounted to 49,097, up by 10.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2024. Employed persons whose part-time job was their primary occupation totalled 36,122, up by 4.7 per cent when compared to the same month in 2024.