Work & Labour in Malta 931 indicators covering work & labour for Malta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.37 2024 down 36.5% 107th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 4.18 2024 down 25.6% 111th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.84 2024 down 23.6% 99th Employees 284.38 2025 up 66.6% 101st Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 329.55 Persons 2025 up 66.3% 41st Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 328.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.9% 42nd Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 16.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.7% 48th Unemployment of previously employed persons 7.68 2024 down 15.0% 95th Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,844 Hours per year per person 2025 down 1.1% 10th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 4 2012 down 20.0% 61st 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 Incidence of unemployment by duration 23.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 45.1% 17th Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 338.16 Persons 2025 up 63.6% 34th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.14 2024 up 0.4% 76th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 36.9 2024 up 1.9% 79th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.51 2024 down 11.0% 92nd Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 0.622 2012 down 8.3% 67th Gender share of part-time employment 68.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 0.8% 13th Full-time and part-time employment 293.89 Persons 2025 up 75.2% 39th Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 293.89 Persons 2025 up 75.2% 39th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 89.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 5.4% 9th Youth employees 68.07 2024 up 37.0% 89th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 1,126 2012 up 51.3% 60th Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 38.81 2024 up 1.9% 63rd Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 38.64 2024 up 3.5% 65th Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees 290.79 Persons 2025 up 61.7% 34th Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed 47.37 Persons 2025 up 76.1% 34th Average monthly earnings of employees 3,337 2021 up 100.8% 69th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 92.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 4.6% 9th Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 303.74 Persons 2025 up 73.7% 38th Average monthly earnings of employees 3,337 2021 up 100.8% 67th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 22,978 2024 down 43.8% 65th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 15.2% 2026 up 36.9% 1st Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 18.2 Persons 2025 up 20.6% 38th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 532,330 Persons 2026 up 38.3% 48th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -0.2% 2026 down 100.8% 11th Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 5.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2025 down 27.6% 31st Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.306 2021 up 11.3% 65th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,386 2021 up 58.0% 69th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 9.1% 2024 down 28.7% 87th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,386 2021 up 58.0% 68th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,386 2021 up 58.0% 68th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 13.8 Thousand persons 2024 up 62.4% 42nd Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.48 2024 up 17.5% 107th Own-account workers, total 8.9% 2016 down 5.1% 156th Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 0.485 Percentage of employment 2025 down 79.0% 35th Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 39.25 Hours per week per person 2025 up 1.6% 15th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 90.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 1.9% 15th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 9.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 23.0% 23rd Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 34.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 29.7% 34th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 1.6 Persons 2025 down 65.1% 35th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.49 2024 down 33.3% 68th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10.77 2024 up 33.8% 79th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3.4 2024 down 19.6% 40th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.183 2018 down 4.2% 89th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 3.91 2024 down 44.5% 81st ← Previous Page 6 of 16 Next →