In July 2021, employment increased the most year-on-year in information and communication activities, though the majority of industries recorded a decline, while wages rose year-on-year in all industries.

Employment

In July 2021 compared to July 2020, employment increased the most in information and communication activities, by 6,4 %. It also increased in other sectors, but growth was only up to 1 %. In sale and repair of motor vehicles it increased by 0,5 %, in selected market services by 0,4 % and in industry by 0,2 %. It decreased the most in food and beverage service activities by 4,6 %. It also dropped in wholesale by 3,5 %, in retail trade and accommodation both by 2,9 % in construction by 2,2 % and in transportation and storage by 0,6 %.

On average, over first seven months of 2021, compared to the corresponding period in 2020, employment increased only in information and communication by 2,8 % and in selected market services by 0,5 %. It dropped in accommodation by 15,3 %, in food and beverage service activities by 9,6 %, construction by 6,1 %, wholesale by 5,4 %, retail sale by 3,9 %, industry by 3,1 %, sale and repair of motor vehicles by 2,5 % and in transportation and storage by 2,4 %.

Average monthly wage

In July, the average nominal monthly wage increased in all sectors, the most in accommodation where it rose by 16,6 % (it reached EUR 876). It also recorded double-digit growth in sale and repair of motor vehicles by 11,6 % (EUR 1 185), in wholesale by 11 % (EUR 1 215) and in selected market services by 11 % (EUR 1 145 euros). There was an increase below 10 % in the activities of food and beverage service activities by 9,9 % (EUR 613), retail trade by 9,5 % (EUR 900), industry by 6,8 % (EUR 1 244), transportation and storage by 6,8 % (EUR 1 111), information and communication activities by 5,2 % (EUR 2 068 ) and in construction by 5,1 % (EUR 822).

In July 2021 compared with July 2020, the average real monthly wage increased the most in accommodation by 12,9 %. It rose also in sale and repair of motor vehicles by 8 %, in wholesale and in selected market services equally by 7,5 %, in food and beverage service activities by 6,4 %, in retail trade by 6 %, in industry and in transportation and storage by 3,4 %, in information and communication activities by 1,8 % and in construction by 1,7 %.

On average, over the first seven months of 2021 compared with the corresponding period in 2020, the wage increased in selected market services by 9,9 % (amounted to EUR 1 123, in sale and repair of motor vehicles by 8,7 % (EUR 1 115), in industry by 8,6 % (EUR 1 245), in wholesale by 8,5 % (EUR 1 157), in construction by 8 % (EUR 794), in food and beverage service activities by 7,4 % (EUR 565), in accommodation by 7,3 % (EUR 737), in retail trade by 7,1 % (EUR 849), in information and communication by 6,8 % (EUR 2 138) and in transportation and storage by 6,5 % (EUR 1 070).

The real monthly wage increased year-on-year in selected market services by 7,9  %, in sale and repair of motor vehicles by 6,7 %, in industry by 6,6 %, in wholesale by 6,5 %, in construction by 6 %, in food and beverage service activities by 5,4 %, in accommodation by 5,1 %, in information and communication by 4,8 % and in transportation and storage by 4,5 %.

We would like to thank all the companies that fulfilled their reporting obligation even in the current difficult situation and provided the Statistical Office of the SR with the primary data needed to compile current statistics.