Skopje, 1 February 2024 (MIA) - The number of workers in industry in December 2023 compared to December 2022 is up 3.8%. In the period January-December 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, the number of workers in industry records 1.6% increase, the State Statistical Office said Thursday. 

The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in December 2023, in comparison with December 2022, increased by 6.3%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.0% and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 1.8%.

The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in December 2023, in comparison with December 2022, was higher in Energy by 3.7% and Capital goods by 18.7%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.6%, Durable consumer goods by 4.0% and Non-durable consumer goods by 0.1%.