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