Indices of the number of employees in industry, January 2025
The number of employees in industry in January 2025 decreased by 3.5% in comparison with January 2024
The index of the number of employees in January 2025, in comparison with January 2024, was 96.5.
The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in January 2025, in comparison with January 2024, decreased by 1.7%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 3.7%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply decreased by 1.5%.
The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in January 2025, in comparison with January 2024, was lower in Energy by 2.6%, in Capital goods by 5.3%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.3%, and Non-durable consumer goods by 5.8%, while the number of employees in industry was higher in Durable consumer goods by 22.3 %.
Key takeaway
The number of employees in January 2025, in comparison with January 2024
- Mining and Quarrying: -1.7%
- Manufacturing: -3.7%
- Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply: -1.5%
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Email: tatjana.trajkovska@stat.gov.mk