EMPLOYEES UNDER LABOUR CONTRACT AND GROSS AVERAGE WAGES AND SALARIES, FIRST QUARTER OF 2014 According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) at the end of March 2014 the number of employees under labour contract has increased by 8.5 thousand or 0.4% as compared to the end of December 2013 and reached 2.22 million. The highest increase was observed in economic activities Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 6.6%, Professional, scientific and technical activities - 3.1% and Information and communication - 2.9%. The highest decrease of employees was recorded in Administrative and support service activities - 6.9% and Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities - 3.4%. In the structure of employees by economic activities the biggest relative share of employees was in Manufacturing - 21.9% and Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 17.4%. At the end of March 2014 as compared to March 2013 the number of employees under labour contract has declined by 14.5 thousand or 0.7%. The highest decrease in absolute figures was observed in economic activities Administrative and support service activities - 20.2 thousand, Other services activities - 1.8 thousand and Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities - 1.4 thousand. In percentages the highest decrease was in Administrative and support service activities - 15.1% and Other services activities - by 5.0%. The average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract in January was 794 BGN, in February - 780 BGN and in March 2014-813 BGN. Figure 1. Average wages and salaries by months BGN 900 800 700 600 701 701 731 740 736 731 729 723 743 754 756 786 773 766 796 809 799 789 798 776 801 820 818 846 794 780 813 500 400 300 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 I. 2014 II. 2014 III. 2014 2 P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria, tel. +359 2 9857 633 1
In the first quarter of 2014 in comparison with the fourth quarter of 2013 the average monthly wages and salaries have decreased by 3.9% getting 796 BGN. The highest decrease in wages and salaries was reported in Real estate activities - 17.6%, Education -14.2% and Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - 7.6%. 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 796 828 778 649 693 645 681 678 645 750 743 698 644 670 604 720 779 732 766 777 759 549 546 523 743 902 910 554 554 526 951 977 914 752 876 723 831 869 791 679 688 668 566 569 555 1315 1274 1250 1533 1522 1578 1765 1846 1822 1449 1517 1447 1135 1252 1208 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Q1 2013 Q4 2013 Q1 2014 2 P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria, tel. +359 2 9857 633 2
Compared to the first quarter of 2013 the average monthly wages and salaries in the first quarter of 2014 have risen by 2.3%. The highest growth rates were recorded in economic activities: Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities - 7.4%, Construction - 6.6% and Manufacturing - 5.6%. The economic activities with the highest wages and salaries in the fourth quarter of 2014 were: Information and communication - 1 765 BGN Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - 1 533 BGN Financial and insurance activities - 1 449 BGN. The lowest wages and salaries were recorded in: Accommodation and food service activities - 549 BGN Administrative and support service activities - 554 BGN Other services activities - 566 BGN. In comparison with a year earlier the average monthly wages and salaries in public sector have grown by 7.0%, while in private sector - by 0.5%. Figure 3. Average monthly wages and salaries by kind of ownership BGN 900 880 860 840 820 800 780 760 740 720 889 845 828 806 790 796 778 774 778 Q1 2013 Q4 2013 Q1 2014 Total Public sector Private sector 2 P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria, tel. +359 2 9857 633 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). 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. 2 P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria, tel. +359 2 9857 633 4
Annex Employees under labour contract at the end of the month by economic activities in 2014 1 Table 1 Economic activity (Numbers) 2014 January February March Total 2211578 2213618 2216090 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 64630 65593 69975 Mining and quarrying 23605 23587 23744 Manufacturing 484758 485442 486322 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 30822 30763 30787 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 35271 35130 35102 Construction 124201 125330 126152 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 386965 386872 386596 Transportation and storage 133310 133197 132509 Accommodation and food service activities 94530 94465 95777 Information and communication 69784 70108 70008 Financial and insurance activities 56863 56074 56497 Real estate activities 23325 23154 23175 Professional, scientific and technical activities 73854 73796 74199 Administrative and support service activities 121006 119878 114224 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 115110 115731 115697 Education 169357 169735 169510 Human health and social work activities 138299 138367 138376 Arts, entertainment and recreation 32228 32490 32968 Other service activities 33660 33906 34472 1 Preliminary data 2 P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria, tel. +359 2 9857 633 5
Table 2 Average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by economic activities in 2014 1 Economic activity (BGN) 2014 January February March Total 794 780 813 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 628 634 684 Mining and quarrying 1284 1133 1528 Manufacturing 669 671 703 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1504 1573 1522 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 722 744 785 Construction 627 632 671 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 722 709 728 Transportation and storage 754 775 770 Accommodation and food service activities 550 536 561 Information and communication 1746 1716 1832 Financial and insurance activities 1441 1423 1484 Real estate activities 732 725 770 Professional, scientific and technical activities 1104 1131 1169 Administrative and support service activities 545 538 579 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1087 876 892 Education 751 747 759 Human health and social work activities 818 821 854 Arts, entertainment and recreation 691 646 701 Other service activities 563 561 573 1 Preliminary data 2 P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria, tel. +359 2 9857 633 6