Labour force survey results, 2nd quarter 2024

Labour force survey results, 2nd quarter 2024

Fewer than a million employed persons

In the second quarter of this year, 998,000 persons were employed and 35,000 were unemployed. While the employment rate slightly decreased, the unemployment rate remained about the same as in the previous quarter.

Unemployment rate still under 4%

In the observed quarter, there were 35,000 unemployed persons, 1.5% fewer than in the first quarter of 2024 and 5.7% fewer than in the same quarter last year.

Among the unemployed, there were more men (54%) than women (46%). Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the number of unemployed men increased by 10%, while the number of unemployed women decreased by 13%.

The unemployment rate has been below 4% since the fourth quarter of 2022. In the observed quarter, it was 3.4%, about the same as in the previous quarter. Compared to the same period of the previous year, it decreased by 0.2 of a percentage point.

The number of employed persons slightly lower than in the previous quarter

In recent quarters and months, both register and survey sources have recorded a decrease in the number of employed persons. According to the survey sources, there were 998,000 employed persons in the observed quarter, i.e. 0.5% fewer than in the previous quarter, but 0.1% more than in the same period last year.

Compared to the previous quarter, the number of employed men decreased by 4,000 or 0.8% and the number of employed women by 1,000 or 0.2%. Nevertheless, there were more employed men (55%) than women (45%).

The employment rate also decreased. In the second quarter of 2024, it was 56.6%, 0.4 of a percentage point lower than in the previous quarter and 0.3 of a percentage point lower than in the same period last year.

One of the goals of sustainable development indicators is employment rate of persons aged 20-64 above 75% by the year 2030. In the second quarter of 2024, it was 78.5%.

Employment rate (20-64 years), Slovenia, 2014-2024


85.0% of employed persons were employees, 12.9% were self-employed and 2.1% helped on the family farm or in the family business. Compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of employees increased by 0.6%, and the number of self-employed by 1.6%.

Share of precarious work is increasing

Precarious work was performed by 65,000 persons in employment, which was 4% more than in the previous quarter and less than 1% more than in the same period last year. The share of persons in employment performing precarious forms of work was 6.6% and it also increased compared to the previous quarter (by 0.3 of a percentage point).

The largest share of the precarious work is done in the form of student work (39%), followed by agency work (32%), self-employed who do not employ and work mainly for one client (19%) and involuntarily employed part-time (11%).

Population by activity (in 1,000), Slovenia Q2 2023 Q2 2024 total men women total men women Population in private households - total 2,068 1,045 1,023 2,075 1,048 1,027 Labour force 1,034 561 473 1,033 563 470 unemployed 37 21 16 35 19 16 employed 996 540 457 998 544 454 self-employed 127 92 35 129 91 38 employees 843 434 409 848 441 407 in labour relation 812 422 391 807 422 385 student work 23 9M 14 25 11 15 other forms of work 8M 4M 4M 15 8M 7M unpaid family workers 26 13 13 21 12 9M Inactive 718 322 397 731 325 406 Persons less than 15 years old 316 163 153 311 160 151 Sign: M - less reliable estimate - use with caution Some totals do not add up due to rounding.

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