Number of workers in industry drops: statistics
Skopje, 31 August 2022 (MIA) – The number of workers in industry dropped by 0.6% in July 2022 compared to July 2021, and 1.7% in the period January-July 2022 in comparison with the same period last year, State Statistical Office data show.
According to the State Statistical Office, the number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in July 2022, in comparison with July 2021, decreased by 2.5%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 0.4%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 1.4%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in July 2022, in comparison with July 2021, was lower in Energy by 5.5% and Non-durable consumer goods by 3.5%, but higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 0.6%, Capital goods by 4.0% and Durable consumer goods by 0.5%.
