Slovakiaʼs employment rate falls, wages increase in September

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Employment rate in Slovakia fell year-on-year in September in most sectors, but the pace of decline slowed down in most of them compared with August, figures from the Slovak Statistical Office (SÚSR) showed on Tuesday. 

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The largest decrease persisted in accommodation by 16,7% and in restaurants and beverage activities by 9,1%. There was also a decrease in construction by 8,3%, industry by 6,1%, wholesale by 4,8%, retail trade by 3,8%, sale and repair of motor vehicles by 2,9%, transportation and storage by 1,6% and in selected market services by 0,4%.

The only sector in which employment increased in September was the sector of information and communication activities. On the other hand, in September wages increased year-on-year in most sectors, except in sales and repair of motor vehicles, while their growth rate accelerated compared with August.

The largest wage growth was recorded in retail trade by 8% (it reached EUR 825) and in restaurants and beverage service activities by 7,7% (EUR 560). It also increased in information and communication activities by 6,2% (EUR 1,991), in wholesale by 5,6% (EUR 1,071), in industry by 5,4% (EUR 1,188), construction by 5% (EUR 775), in transportation and storage by 3,2% (EUR 1,037), selected market services by 3,2% (EUR 1 038).

In a separate report the Bratislava-based agency said that Slovakiaʼs industrial production fell 0.2% year-on-year in September, following an upwardly revised 0.9% drop in the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted basis, industrial production increased 3.3%. Construction output also plunged by 22.1% annually in September following a 19.2% slump in the previous month.

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