Work & Labour in Malta

931 indicators covering work & labour for Malta.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 3 Thousand persons 2020 down 57.1% 44th
Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 1,435 Number 2024 down 41.5% 38th
Domestic employment in exports - EU country perspective 111,150 Persons 2024 up 92.3% 35th
Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin 111,136 Persons 2024 up 92.3% 35th
Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 325,382 Persons 2024 up 63.9% 35th
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS 2.7% 2020 down 45.2% 43rd
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 -3.5% 2024 down 66.7% 30th
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises 19.3% 2023 up 34.0% 22nd
Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 25.0% 2024 up 38.4% 5th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 10 Thousand persons 2026 down 60.0% 42nd
Domestic employment in exports - EU perspective 1,280 Persons 2024 up 11.6% 26th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 72.2% 2026 up 8.1% 4th
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 8 Thousand persons 2026 up 14.3% 39th
Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 6.5% 2026 up 30.0% 11th
Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 51.2 Thousand 2008 up 30.6% 40th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity 88 Person 2025 up 2,833.3% 20th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 158.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.9% 40th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 158.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.9% 40th
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 941 Number 2021 up 37.8% 39th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity, age 54 Person 2024 up 1,250.0% 23rd
Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 4.68 2023 up 24.1% 6th
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies 3.1% 2025 down 42.6% 23rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 5 Thousand persons 2020 down 16.7% 43rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 5 Thousand persons 2020 unchanged 43rd
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies 10.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.0% 27th
Employment in Foreign Affiliates of Domestic Enterprises 6.02 2023 up 14.9% 13th
Health personnel employed in hospital - historical data 1,322 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2020 up 109.7% 24th
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 3,577 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 16.4% 38th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 7 Thousand persons 2025 37th
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 73.8% 2025 9th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 71.5% 2025 5th
Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 40th
Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 40th
Employees by migration status and employment contract 283.8 Thousand persons 2025 41st
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 3.1% 2025 39th
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 1,944 2020 up 9.9% 41st
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 3 Thousand persons 2025 37th
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 8,297 2020 down 14.3% 41st
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 4,360 2020 up 8.1% 42nd
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 3 Thousand persons 2020 down 25.0% 44th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 20 Thousand persons 2025 39th
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 63 2020 up 16.7% 40th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 3 Thousand persons 2020 down 25.0% 44th
Private households by migration status, labour status and household 242.8 Thousand households 2025 40th
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly 164 Index, 2006=100 2020 up 54.7% 1st
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 7 Thousand persons 2025 38th
Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class 0.1 Millions of persons employed 2024 36th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 8.5 Thousand 2020 up 193.1% 41st
Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity 16,051 2020 up 44.0% 37th
Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity 16,051 2020 up 44.0% 37th
Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings 191,416 2022 up 37.4% 36th
Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings 1,944 2022 up 41.4% 21st
Employed HRST with tertiary education by age, field of education and 55.5 Thousand 2013 up 128.4% 42nd
Teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-6) by employment 916 Number 2012 up 195.5% 38th
Persons employed in goods road transport enterprises by sex 1,022 Number 2009 down 87.0% 37th
Persons employed in goods road transport enterprises by employment 1,022 Number 2009 down 87.0% 37th
Language learning 12.7 2012 up 6,250.0% 13th
Self-perceived long-standing limitations in usual activities due to 0.6 Thousand 2013 up 200.0% 37th
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 158.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 10.9% 40th
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 21.8 Thousand persons 2008 up 28.2% 39th