The number of public-sector employees rose to 5,417,126 in the April-June period. Public-sector employment thus increased by 127,677 from the 5,289,449 recorded in the same quarter last year.
Permanent staff accounted for 3,582,025 of those employed in the public sector. The number of contracted employees was 419,801, while the figures for permanent workers, temporary workers and employees in other categories were 1,267,501, 50,418 and 97,381, respectively.
General budget administrations ranked first
A total of 3,676,689 people worked in public administrations covered by the general budget. This figure accounted for 67.9 percent of total public-sector employment, while 3,595,888 people worked in the same institutions in the second quarter of last year.
The number of employees at the Council of Higher Education, universities and high-technology institutes also increased. While 321,348 people were employed at these institutions in the second quarter of last year, the figure rose by 3,673 to 325,021.
Distribution of personnel across public institutions
The number of employees at social security institutions reached 42,500, an increase of 363. Personnel at other specially budgeted administrations rose by 7,626 to 111,792.
The number of employees at other public administrations increased by 146 to 6,385. The number of people working at municipalities, affiliated organizations and local government unions rose by 2,407 to 174,077.
Municipal companies added 31,000 employees
Employment at municipal economic enterprises increased by 31,015 compared with the same period last year. The number of employees at these organizations rose from 665,163 to 696,178.
The number of employees at special provincial administrations also increased by 169. While 7,991 people worked at these institutions in the second quarter of last year, the figure reached 8,160 in the second quarter of this year.