Skopje, 2 May 2023 (MIA) - In the period January - March 2023, compared to same period in 2022, the number of employees in industry rose by 1.2%, according to latest figures released by the State Statistical Office.

The index of the number of employees in industry in March 2023 rose by 1.1% in comparison with March 2022.

According to the press release, the number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2023, in comparison with March 2022, decreased by 2.7%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 1.6% and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 3.7%.

“The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in March 2023, in comparison with March 2022, was higher in Capital goods by 12.7%, but lower in Energy by 5.3%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.9%, Durable consumer goods by 6.6% and Non-durable consumer goods by 2.0%,” reads the press release.

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