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Cyprus Government Total Employment for May Announced

In May of this year the total Cyprus government employment reached 54.826 persons. For the period January – May an average total government employment reached 54.835 persons, marking an increase of 2.684 persons (5,1 percent) compared to the corresponding period of 2023.

In the civil service there were 12.032 permanent employees, 4.248 employees with contracts of indefinite duration, 1.271 employees with contracts of definite duration and 5.838 hourly paid workers. Permanent employees represented the highest percentage of total employees in the civil service (51,4 percent) and employees with contracts of definite duration represented the lowest percentage (5,4 percent).

In the educational service there were 11.889 permanent employees, 1.191 employees with contracts of indefinite duration, 4.386 employees with contracts of definite duration and 148 hourly paid workers. Permanent employees represented the highest percentage of total employees in the educational service (67,5 percent) and hourly paid workers represented the lowest percentage (0,8 percent).

In security forces there were 8.144 permanent employees, 4.633 employees with contracts of indefinite duration, 299 employees with contracts of definite duration and 747 hourly paid workers. Permanent employees represented the highest percentage of total employees in security forces (58,9 percent) and employees with contracts of definite duration represented the lowest percentage (2,2 percent).