EMPLOYEES UNDER LABOUR CONTRACT AND AVERAGE GROSS WAGES AND SALARIES, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013 According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the end of December 2013 the number of employees under labour contract has decreased by 57.1 thousands or 2.5% as compared to the end of September 2013 and has reached 2.21 million. The highest decrease was observed in economic activities Accommodation and food service activities - 20.0%, Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 9.4% and Arts, entertainment and recreation - 7.4%. Increase of employees was recorded in Information and communication - 1.0%. In the structure of employees by economic activities the biggest relative share of employees was in Manufacturing - 21.8% and Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 17.5%. At the end of December 2013 as compared to December 2012 the number of employees under labour contract has declined by 12.5 thousands or 0.6%. The highest decrease in absolute figures was observed in economic activities Manufacturing - 8.5 thousands, Administrative and support service activities - 4.5 thousands and Accommodation and food service activities - 4.1 thousands. In percentages, the highest decrease was in Real estate activities - 4.2%, Accommodation and food service activities - 4.1% and Administrative and support service activities - by 3.6%. The average gross monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract in October was 820 BGN, in November - 818 BGN and in December 2013-846 BGN. Figure 1. Average wages and salaries by months BGN 900 800 700 707 724 755 736 734 768 774 773 764 761 754 777 790 791 828 773 766 796 809 799 789 798 776 801 820 818 846 600 500 400 300 X. 2011 XI. 2011 XII. 2011 I. 2012 II. 2012 III. 2012 IV. 2012 V. 2012 VI. 2012 VII. 2012 VIII. 2012 IX. 2012 X. 2012 XI. 2012 XII. 2012 I. 2013 II. 2013 III. 2013 IV. 2013 V. 2013 VI. 2013 VII. 2013 VIII. 2013 IX. 2013 X. 2013 XI. 2013 XII. 2013 1
In the fourth quarter of 2013 in comparison with the third quarter of 2013 the average monthly wages and salaries have increased by 4.7% getting 828 BGN. The highest decrease in wages and salaries was reported in Education - 14.7%, Arts, entertainment and recreation - 8.7% and Human health and social work activities - 6.8%. 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,sewerage,waste 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 work activities Arts,entertainment and recreation Other service activities 828 791 803 693 695 628 678 667 642 743 710 718 670 652 644 779 757 752 777 772 788 546 539 519 902 864 947 554 534 534 977 935 944 876 764 804 869 814 822 688 633 814 569 543 614 1274 1212 1288 1522 1505 1559 1517 1456 1501 1252 1203 1302 1846 1860 1881 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Q4 2012 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 2
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 the average monthly wages and salaries in the fourth quarter of 2013 have risen by 3.1%. The highest growth rates were recorded in economic activities: Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 10.4%, Education - 9.0% and Human health and social work activities - 5.7%. The economic activities with the highest wages and salaries in the fourth quarter of 2013 were: Information and communication - 1 846 BGN Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - 1 522 BGN Financial and insurance activities - 1 517 BGN. The lowest wages and salaries were recorded in: Accommodation and food service activities - 546 BGN Administrative and support service activities - 554 BGN Other services activities - 569 BGN. In comparison with a year earlier the average monthly wages and salaries in public sector have grown by 6.1%, while in private sector - by 2.0%. Figure 3. Average monthly wages and salaries by kind of ownership 900 880 860 840 820 800 780 760 740 720 BGN 889 838 827 828 803 806 790 791 779 Q4 2012 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 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 a sample survey with the main purpose to make a study of the current state and dynamics of some main aspects of the 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). More methodological information on the quarterly survey and data could be found on the NSI web-site -http://www.nsi.bg/en. 4
Annex Table 1 Employees under labour contract at the end of the month by economic activities in 2013 1 Economic activity (Number) 2013 October November December Total 2235433 2227396 2207601 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 71222 69092 65662 Mining and quarrying 23826 23730 23544 Manufacturing 486836 486216 482079 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 30334 30409 30292 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 36650 36583 36347 Construction 130516 130673 126356 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 386769 386625 385245 Transportation and storage 133558 133261 132154 Accommodation and food service activities 98160 95950 95060 Information and communication 68020 68170 68066 Financial and insurance activities 55691 55703 55650 Real estate activities 22737 22722 22692 Professional, scientific and technical activities 72178 72172 71999 Administrative and support service activities 129484 126086 122635 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 115986 116165 115953 Education 168486 169073 168480 Human health and social work activities 137903 138042 138075 Arts, entertainment and recreation 32190 31977 32540 Other service activities 34887 34747 34772 1 Preliminary data. 5
Table 2 Average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by economic activities in 2013 1 Economic activity (BGN) 2013 October November December Total 820 818 846 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 709 660 710 Mining and quarrying 1145 1241 1438 Manufacturing 670 680 683 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1473 1499 1595 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 718 732 778 Construction 660 688 661 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 762 778 797 Transportation and storage 751 784 797 Accommodation and food service activities 539 540 560 Information and communication 1809 1823 1906 Financial and insurance activities 1428 1533 1591 Real estate activities 890 893 922 Professional, scientific and technical activities 1208 1253 1294 Administrative and support service activities 548 543 573 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1166 873 892 Education 866 827 934 Human health and social work activities 855 877 876 Arts, entertainment and recreation 669 692 704 Other service activities 552 568 587 1 Preliminary data. 6