At the end of 2020, employment fell year on year in most sectors, it increased only in selected market services and in information and communication. The development of wage was more favourable, a decrease was only in accommodation.

Employment

In the last month of 2020,  employment increased only in selected market services and in information and communication. In December 2020, compared to December 2019, employment increased in selected market services by 1,5 %  and in information and communication by 1,1 %. The largest decrease was in accommodation by 25,6 %, it also dropped in food and beverage service activities by 11,6 %, construction by 7,7 %, industry by 5,6 %, wholesale by 5,2 %, retail trade by 3,1 %, transportation and storage by 3 % and in sale and repair of motor vehicles by 1,1 %.

On average in 2020, compared to 2019, employment increased only in information and communication by 3 %. It decreased in accommodation by 14,2 %, food and beverage service activities by 8,2 %, construction by 5,9 %, industry by 5,6 %, wholesale by 3,8 %, retail trade by 3,5 %, sale and repair of motor vehicles by 2,1 %, transportation and storage by 1 % and in selected market services by 0,8 %.

Average monthly wage

In December 2020, the average nominal monthly wage increased year-on-year in all activities with one exception. It decreased only in accommodation.

In December 2020 compared to December 2019, the average nominal monthly wage rose in retail trade by 8,5 % (amounted to EUR 877), wholesale by 8 % (EUR 1 271), construction by 6,1 % (EUR 833), information and communication by 5,8 % (EUR 2 281), industry by 4,3 % (EUR 1 282), transportation and storage by 3,2 % (EUR 1 138), selected market services by 2,4 % (EUR 1 149) and in sale  and repair of motor vehicles by 0,6 % (EUR1 125). It decreased only in accommodation by 10,4 % (EUR 738). In food and beverage service activities, it remained unchanged at the level of December 2019 (EUR 544).

In December 2020, the average real monthly wage increased year-on-year in retail trade by 6,8 %, wholesale by 6,3 %, construction by 4,4 %, information and communication by 4,1 %, industry by 2,7 %, transportation and storage by 1,6 % and in selected market services by 0,8 %. It decreased the most in accommodation by 11,8 %, it also dropped in food and beverage service activities by 1,6 % and in sale and repair of motor vehicles by 1 %.

On average in 2020, compared to 2019, the wage increased in retail trade by 6,3 % (amounted to EUR 816), wholesale by 5,1 % (EUR 1 102), food and beverage service activities by 3,3 % (EUR 535), information and communication by 3 % (EUR 2 041), selected market services by 2 % (EUR 1 046), construction by 1,9 % (EUR 760), industry by 1,5 % (EUR 1 189) and transportation and storage by 0,2 % (EUR 1 032). It decreased in accommodation by 10,2 % (EUR 706) and in sale and repair of motor vehicles by 0,6 % (EUR 1 053).

The real monthly wage increased year-on-year in retail trade by 4,3 %, wholesale by 3,1 %, food and beverage service activities by 1,4 %, information and communication by 1,1 % and selected market services by 0,1 %. It decreased in accommodation by 11,9 %, sale and repair of motor vehicles by 2,5 %, transportation and storage by 1,7 %, industry by 0,4 %. In construction, it remained unchanged at the level of 2019.