Nicosia, Cyprus. Total employment in Cyprus increased by 2.0 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025 to an estimated 519,116 people, according to provisional national accounts data released by Cystat. The figures were issued in a press statement covering employment and national accounts for the fourth quarter of 2025.
Employment levels and composition
Total employment for the period was estimated at 519,116 persons. Of this total, 466,265 were employees and 52,851 were self-employed. Compared with the corresponding quarter of 2024, total employment increased by 2.0 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025.
Sectors with the largest employment gains
The strongest increases in employment were recorded in wholesale and retail trade, the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, construction, and manufacturing.
Hours worked
Actual hours worked during the fourth quarter of 2025 were estimated at 244.17 million hours, an increase of 3.3 per cent compared with the same quarter of 2024. The largest increases in hours worked were observed in wholesale and retail trade, the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, construction, and manufacturing.
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