Registered Unemployment​: January 2021

24 February 2021 | 1100 hrs | 036/2021

In January, the number of persons registering for work stood at 2,675, increasing by 984 when compared to the corresponding month in 2020.

Registered Unemployment: January 2021

Data provided by Jobsplus for January 2021 indicate a year-on-year increase of 904 persons registering under Part I and an additional 80 persons registering under Part II of the unemployment register (Tables 5 and 8). Registered unemployment levels increased across all age groups (Table 1).

Those registering for work for less than 21 weeks and those registering between 21 and 52 weeks, increased when compared to January 2020 levels. The largest increase was recorded among persons who had been registering between 21 and 52 weeks. On the other hand, those who had been registering for work for more than one year, decreased when compared to the same month in 2020 (Table 2).

The number of persons with a disability who were registering for work increased by 20 when compared to the previous year, reaching 251. Males accounted for 72.5 per cent of total registrants with a disability (Table 3).

The largest share of males and females on the unemployment register sought occupations as clerical support workers, with 21.3 per cent and 39.5 per cent respectively (Table 4) 

Chart 1. Registered unemployment

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Table 1. Persons registering for work under Part I and Part II of the unemployment register by period, region, age group and sex

Age group	Annual average 2019	Annual average 2020	December 2019	December 2020	January 2020	January 2021
and sex	MaltaGozoTotal	MaltaGozoTotal	MaltaGozoTotal	MaltaGozoTotal	MaltaGozoTotal	MaltaGozoTotal
Under 20 Males Females 20-24 Males Females 25-29 Males Females 30-44 Males Females 45 and over Males Females	81 5 86 53 28 2 55 3 31 100 15 115 67 33 11 78 4 37 101 10 111 66 35 6 72 4 39 471 51 522 350 121 35 385 16 137 780 86 866 547 233 50 597 36 269	150 11 161 91 59 7 98 4 63 299 31 330 183 116 20 203 11 127 329 20 349 189 140 11 200 9 149 971 70 1041 610 361 46 656 24 385 1,190 89 1,279 785 405 48 833 41 446	80 7 87 53 27 4 57 3 30 109 23 132 74 35 20 94 3 38 98 9 107 69 29 8 77 1 30 437 50 487 317 120 35 352 15 135 752 77 829 533 219 46 579 31 250	142 12 154 96 46 9 105 3 49 232 32 264 144 88 21 165 11 99 254 13 267 163 91 10 173 3 94 845 56 901 544 301 39 583 17 318 1,110 69 1,179 731 379 37 768 32 411	89 12 101 49 40 8 57 4 44 113 26 139 78 35 21 99 5 40 114 12 126 83 31 8 91 4 35 442 47 489 317 125 35 352 12 137 759 77 836 537 222 45 582 32 254	144 16 160 100 44 14 114 2 46 213 34 247 134 79 19 153 15 94 233 12 245 146 87 8 154 4 91 806 57 863 526 280 38 564 19 299 1,087 73 1,160 724 363 36 760 37 400
Total Males Females	1,533 167 1,700 1,083 450 104 1,187 63 513	2,939 221 3,160 1,858 1,081 132 1,990 89 1,170	1,476 166 1,642 1,046 430 113 1,159 53 483	2,583 182 2,765 1,678 905 116 1,794 66 971	1,517 174 1,691 1,064 453 117 1,181 57 510	2,483 192 2,675 1,630 853 115 1,745 77 930

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Table 4. Persons registering for work under Part I and Part II of the unemployment register by period, sex and main type of occupation sought

Occupation (ISCO 08)	Males
No.	%	No.	%
Managers	69	5.8	26	5.1
Professionals	130	11.0	40	7.8
Technicians and associate professionals	151	12.7	88	17.2
Clerical support workers	221	18.6	200	39.0
Service and sales workers	169	14.2	102	19.9
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	46	3.9	2	0.4
Craft and related trades workers	171	14.4	6	1.2
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	95	8.0	29	5.7
Elementary occupations	135	11.4	20	3.9
Total	1,187	100.0	513	100.0
Occupation (ISCO 08)	Males
No.	%
Managers	183	9.2
Professionals	212	10.7
Technicians and associate professionals	341	17.1
Clerical support workers	410	20.6
Service and sales workers	254	12.8
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	53	2.7
Craft and related trades workers	200	10.1
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	149	7.5
Elementary occupations	188	9.4
Total	1,990	100.0
Note: Percentage totals may not add up due to rounding.

Annual average 2019

Females

Annual average 2020

Females

Total	Males
No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
95	5.6	69	6.0	25	5.2
170	10.0	122	10.5	33	6.8
239	14.1	143	12.3	78	16.1
421	24.8	228	19.7	192	39.8
271	15.9	165	14.2	96	19.9
48	2.8	41	3.5	1	0.2
177	10.4	156	13.5	8	1.7
124	7.3	106	9.1	29	6.0
155	9.1	129	11.1	21	4.3
1,700	100.0	1,159	100.0	483	100.0
Total	Males
No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
103	8.8	286	9.1	182	10.1
93	7.9	305	9.7	186	10.4
231	19.7	572	18.1	304	16.9
418	35.7	828	26.2	387	21.6
223	19.1	477	15.1	241	13.4
1	0.1	54	1.7	56	3.1
11	0.9	211	6.7	157	8.8
48	4.1	197	6.2	130	7.2
42	3.6	230	7.3	151	8.4
1,170	100.0	3,160	100.0	1,794	100.0

December 2019

Females

December 2020

Females

Total	Males
No.	%	No.	%	%
94	5.7	69	5.8	34	6.7
155	9.4	124	10.5	31	6.1
221	13.5	148	12.5	77	15.1
420	25.6	246	20.8	200	39.2
261	15.9	163	13.8	103	20.2
42	2.6	44	3.7	1	0.2
164	10.0	166	14.1	8	1.6
135	8.2	96	8.1	32	6.3
150	9.1	125	10.6	24	4.7
1,642	100.0	1,181	100.0	510	100.0
Total	Males
No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
95	9.8	277	10.0	173	9.9
67	6.9	253	9.2	162	9.3
190	19.6	494	17.9	318	18.2
368	37.9	755	27.3	371	21.3
178	18.3	419	15.2	238	13.6
1	0.1	57	2.1	54	3.1
11	1.1	168	6.1	152	8.7
40	4.1	170	6.1	131	7.5
21	2.2	172	6.2	146	8.4
971	100.0	2,765	100.0	1,745	100.0

January 2020

Females

No.

Total
No.	%
103	6.1
155	9.2
225	13.3
446	26.4
266	15.7
45	2.7
174	10.3
128	7.6
149	8.8
1,691	100.0
January 2021
Females	Total
No.	No.	%
253	9.5
232	8.7
499	18.7
738	27.6
404	15.1
55	2.1
159	5.9
168	6.3
167	6.2
2,675	100.0