According to the State Statistical Office data, the index of the number of employees in industry in September 2017, in comparison with September 2016, was 3.3%.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in September 2017, in comparison with September 2016, decreased by 0.5%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 3.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 1.2%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in September 2017, in comparison with September 2016, was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 9.2%, Capital goods by 14.9% and Durable consumer goods by 1.2%, but lower in Energy by 0.7% and Non-durable consumer goods by 2.1%.
The index of the number of employees in industry in the period January-September 2017, in comparison with January-September 2016, was 1.5 %.
