Tag: Employment
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Employment keeps increasing in Malta
According to the latest NSO figures, registered full-time employment in Malta increased by 4.7% in March 2026 compared with the same month last year, reaching 307,783 workers. Compared with February, full-time employment increased by another 0.5%. The increase amounts to 13,726 additional full-time jobs over one year. The largest increases came from administrative and support…
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NSO: Labour supply up 4.0% to 301,289 as full-time and part-time employment increase
Administrative data published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and sourced from Jobsplus show that the labour supply — excluding part-timers — rose by 4.0% over the past year, reaching 301,289 persons. The increase was mainly driven by a rise of 11,557 in registered full-time employment, while registered unemployment declined marginally by 23 persons. In…
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EU migration report 2025: Malta relies on work and study, not EU Blue Cards
According to Eurostat, the Migration and Asylum in Europe – 2025 edition confirms that skilled migration to the EU is growing, but Malta continues to follow a different model from larger member states. Across the EU, around 78,100 highly skilled non-EU workers received an EU Blue Card in 2024. Germany issued nearly three-quarters of all…
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Property sales in November keep upward trend: unemployment still at record lows
The latest statistics from the National Statistics Office (NSO) show a slight increase in property sales registered in the month November 2025 compared to the same month of last year, with both final deeds of sale and promise of sale agreements slightly up. 1,083 final deeds of sale relating to residential property were registered during…
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424 full-time jobs and 404 part-time jobs created in the month of May this year
According to the latest NSO statistics, up to 424 full-time jobs and 404 part-time jobs were created in the month of May this year with the total full-time workforce rising to 295,995 people: this figure is a 3.9% increase from the same month of last year. Compared to the same month of last year, in…
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Job vacancies rise 13.2% in Q2 2025, driven by private sector and small enterprises
Malta recorded 9,158 job vacancies in the second quarter of 2025, marking a 13.2 % increase compared with the same period in 2024, according to the latest Job Vacancy Survey (JVS). The data points to growing labour demand across multiple sectors, particularly in the private economy and among small enterprises. The largest share of vacancies…
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Workplace accidents: Manufacturing and Construction lead non-fatal cases; Four fatalities reported in first half of 2025
Malta registered 1,041 non-fatal accidents at work in the first six months of 2025, according to administrative records. The data from the National Statistics Office shows that Manufacturing and Construction were the most affected sectors, each accounting for 13.9 % of total cases. The Human health and social work activities sector recorded 122 accidents (11.7…
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Malta sees strong job growth; Female employment rising faster
The labour market continued to expand in March 2025, with Malta’s labour supply (excluding part-timers) rising by 3.7% year-on-year to 295,814, according to the latest data published by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The increase was driven mainly by a surge in full-time registered employment and a reduction in unemployment levels. Administrative data from Jobsplus…
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Malta registers record low unemployment rate of 2.7%
According to the National Statistics Office, Malta registered a record low unemployment rate for the month of February with unemployment going down to 2.7%. Unemployment is highest within the age group between 15 and 24 years old with a 9% unemployment figure. The number of unemployed people in February was at 9,076: a decrease of…
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Eurozone economy records slight growth in Q4 2024 amidst stagnation concerns
In the final quarter of 2024, the Eurozone economy recorded a slight increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increasing by 0.1%, which overturned the initial estimate of no growth, according to Eurostat’s latest statistics. The small rise brings the annual growth rate to 0.9%, consistent with the previous quarter. Even with this better adaptation, the…
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10% of the Gozitan population works with the government
Not 10% of the workforce, but literally nearly 10% of the Gozitan population works with the government. A government minister can’t have an honest discussion about the economic model if it’s your own government that is distorting the economy and the labour market. A staggering 21% of the Maltese workforce works in public administration while…