EMPLOYEES UNDER LABOUR CONTRACT AND AVERAGE WAGES AND SALARIES, THIRD QUARTER OF 2011 According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the end of September 2011 the number of employees under labour contract decreased by 10.7 thousands or 0.5% as compared to the end of June 2011 and reached 2.19 millions. The highest decrease was observed in economic activity Real estate activities - 13.2%, Accommodation and food service activities - 12.7% and Other service activities - 2.1%. The highest increase of employees was recorded in economic activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 2.8% and Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities - 1.6%. In the structure of employees by economic activities the biggest relative share of employees was in Manufacturing - 22.7% and Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 17.8%. At the end of September 2011 as compared to September 2010 the number of employees under labour contract was declined by 9.3 thousands or 0.4%. The highest decrease in absolute figures was observed in economic activities Manufacturing - 17.5 thousands, Construction - 12.4 thousands and Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 11.0 thousands. In percentages the highest decrease was in Construction - 8.6%, Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - 5.6% and Manufacturing - 3.4%. The average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract in July, August and September 2011 was 691, 683 and 704 levs respectively. BGN Figure 1. Average wages and salaries by months 800 700 600 500 578 576 594 594 600 625 611 610 636 643 640 636 637 630 649 650 667 691 663 663 689 710 698 690 691 683 704 400 300 200 100 0 VII. 2009 VIII. 2009 IX. 2009 X. 2009 XI. 2009 XII. 2009 I. 2010 II. 2010 III. 2010 IV. 2010 V. 2010 VI. 2010 VII. 2010 VIII. 2010 IX. 2010 X. 2010 XI. 2010 XII. 2010 I. 2011 II. 2011 III. 2011 IV. 2011 V. 2011 VI. 2011 VII. 2011 VIII. 2011 IX. 2011 months 1
In the third quarter of 2011 in comparison with the second quarter of 2011 the average monthly wages and salaries decreased by 0.9% getting 693 levs. The highest decrease in wages and salaries was reported in Real estate activities - 11.1% and Financial and insurance activities - 6.2%. Figure 2. Average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by economic activities (BGN) Total Agriculture,forestry and fishing Minning and quarrying Manufacturing Electricity,gas,steam and air conditioning supply Water supply,sew erage,w aste management and remediation activities Construction Wholesale and retail trade;repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Transportation and storage Accommodation and food service activities Information and communication Financial and insurance activities Real estate activities Professional,scientific and technical activities Administrative and support service activities Public administration and defence; compulsory social security Education Human health and social w ork activities Arts,entertainment and recreation Other service activities 458 452 422 438 448 441 693 699 638 539 511 509 486 494 518 611 613 570 671 681 638 628 616 579 578 581 491 763 771 724 612 613 553 680 765 730 918 914 758 861 857 817 687 692 673 691 702 670 1150 1142 1 024 1429 1461 1 377 1558 1547 1 283 1340 1429 1 294 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 Левове Q3 2010 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 2
The highest increase in average monthly wages and salaries in third quarter of 2011 as compared to the second quarter of 2011 was observed in Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 5.5% and Construction - 1.9%. Compared to the third quarter of 2010 the average monthly wages and salaries in the third quarter of 2011 rose by 8.6%. The highest growth rates were recorded in economic activities: Information and communication - 21.4% and Professional, scientific and technical activities - 21.1%. The economic activities with the highest wages and salaries in the third quarter of 2011 were: Information and communication - 1 558 levs Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - 1 429 levs Financial and insurance activities - 1 340 levs. The lowest wages and salaries were recorded in: Administrative and support service activities - 438 levs Accommodation and food service activities - 458 levs Other service activities - 486 levs. In comparison with a year earlier the average monthly wages and salaries in public sector grew by 3.0%, while in private sector - by 10.7%. BGN 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Figure 3. Average monthly wages and salaries 759 731 753 699 677 693 638 670 605 Q3 2010 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Total Public sector Private sector 3
Methodological notes The source of information is the Quarterly Survey on employees, hours worked, wages and salaries, and other expenditures paid by the employer. It is sample survey which main purpose is to make a study of the current state and dynamics of some main aspects of labour market. The sample used for the survey is a stratified random sample without replacement. Stratification criteria used include: economic activity (NACE rev.2), size of the enterprise (according to the number of employees) and regional breakdown (28 districts, NUTS3). Employees are all persons who have a labour contract with their employer by virtue of the Labour Code or Civil Servants Act and who receive remuneration in cash or in kind for certain quality and quantity of work done. More methodological information on the quarterly survey and data could be found on NSI official web page - http://www.nsi.bg/otrasalen.php?otr=51. 4
Annex Table 1 Employees under labour contract at the end of the month by economic activities in 2011 1 (Numbers) Economic activity July August September Total 2212981 2205615 2188749 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 65195 64545 65792 Mining and quarrying 25268 25322 25226 Manufacturing 497773 498136 496443 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 31072 30853 30749 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 34609 34571 34726 Construction 132361 131827 131921 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 396545 395005 390599 Transportation and storage 128093 127406 126605 Accommodation and food service activities 122037 118696 103796 Information and communication 61944 62097 62151 Financial and insurance activities 54763 54840 54769 Real estate activities 21124 20811 19858 Professional, scientific and technical activities 62792 62490 62519 Administrative and support service activities 111783 112478 111478 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 116321 116482 116626 Education 161033 159845 166093 Human health and social work activities 131133 131162 131240 Arts, entertainment and recreation 29834 29764 29206 Other service activities 29301 29285 28952 1 Preliminary data. 5
Table 2 Average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by economic activities in 2011 1 (BGN) Economic activity July August September Total 691 683 704 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 540 515 563 Mining and quarrying 1045 1120 1285 Manufacturing 610 607 616 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1407 1414 1466 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 657 660 696 Construction 623 631 629 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 574 575 587 Transportation and storage 772 747 771 Accommodation and food service activities 453 453 470 Information and communication 1551 1567 1557 Financial and insurance activities 1404 1280 1334 Real estate activities 678 676 688 Professional, scientific and technical activities 929 898 927 Administrative and support service activities 435 431 448 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 884 879 822 Education 664 652 743 Human health and social work activities 694 677 701 Arts, entertainment and recreation 607 611 617 Other service activities 485 482 493 1 Preliminary data. 6