Work & Labour in Malta

931 indicators covering work & labour for Malta.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age 21.1% 2025 up 37.9% 31st
Percentage of temporary employees by household composition 21.1% 2025 up 37.9% 31st
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 4.6% 2025 down 44.6% 30th
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children 26.2% 2025 up 27.2% 20th
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition 26.2% 2025 up 27.2% 20th
Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies 325.24 Thousand 2024 up 63.8% 32nd
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 2.6% 2020 down 55.9% 48th
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity 23.3% 2025 down 37.2% 5th
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd
Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd
Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 8.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 46.4% 44th
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 329.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 42nd
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 44.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 63.2% 42nd
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 283.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 43rd
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 26.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 103.8% 38th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 329.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 42nd
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 39.1 Hour 2025 up 1.6% 18th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.2 Hour 2025 down 0.3% 22nd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 12.9 Hour 2025 up 8.4% 18th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 329.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 42nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 329.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 42nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 329.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 42nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 284.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.4% 43rd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 89.9 Month 2025 down 19.0% 42nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 329.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 66.3% 42nd
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 166.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 108.8% 43rd
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 166.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 108.8% 43rd
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 48.7% 2025 up 131.9% 14th
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 158.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.9% 40th
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 131.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 55.5% 43rd
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 158.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.9% 40th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age 3.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.7% 44th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 3.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.7% 44th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by citizenship 3.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.7% 44th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by country of birth 3.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.7% 44th
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 0.8% 2025 down 11.1% 25th
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 2025 unchanged 1st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 9.1% 2024 down 28.7% 41st
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies 80.0% 2025 up 22.9% 3rd
Hospital employment 11,281 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 43.6% 25th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.6% 2025 down 38.3% 7th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.6% 2025 down 38.3% 7th
Employment by sex, age and other typologies 322.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 31st
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 28 Thousand persons 2025 unchanged 41st
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 10 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.1% 43rd
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 27 Thousand persons 2020 down 3.6% 45th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 2 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.7% 42nd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 4 Thousand persons 2025 down 33.3% 42nd
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 3 Thousand persons 2025 down 25.0% 42nd
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 3 Thousand persons 2025 down 25.0% 42nd
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought 13.2 Thousand persons 2020 up 10.0% 43rd
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 4 Thousand persons 2025 down 50.0% 41st
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex 59.0% 2025 up 293.3% 2nd
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of 6.1% 2025 up 64.9% 14th
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition 6.1% 2025 up 64.9% 14th
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity 44.4% 2025 up 22.0% 37th