KSH: the number of employees grew by 70,000 in one year

From December 2017 to February 2018, the average number of employees was 4 million 441 thousand, 70 thousand more than a year before, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Wednesday.

The number of people on the primary labor market grew by 129,000, the number of public employees increased by 40,000, and the number of employees on foreign workplaces decreased by 20,000.

The number of newcomers on the labor market was 45,000 higher than one year before, while the population of the 15-74 age group fell by 54,000. (MTI)