ZAGREB, Feb 1 (Hina) - The number of employed persons in Croatia last December fell for the fourth consecutive month and data on employment in legal persons show that the average number of the employed in 2002 declined from
2001.
ZAGREB, Feb 1 (Hina) - The number of employed persons in Croatia
last December fell for the fourth consecutive month and data on
employment in legal persons show that the average number of the
employed in 2002 declined from 2001. #L#
There were 1,333,755 employed in Croatia last December, 0.8 percent
or about 10,000 less than the month before, the Central Bureau of
Statistics said.
The number of the employed in legal persons was down by 0.9 percent
to 1,034,963.
The biggest drop was registered among farmers -- 1.1 percent less
than in November -- to 67,217.
Monthly reports show that after a two-month consecutive drop at the
start of the year, the next six months of 2002 -- March through
August -- saw an increase in the number of the employed, only to fall
again starting in September, which was primarily due to seasonal
movements.
The average number of the employed in legal persons, which accounts
for about 78 percent of all employed, in 2002 was 1.2 percent lower
than the year before.
The branches which last year saw an increase in the number of the
employed was construction, retail and wholesale, real estate,
leasing and business services, and education.
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