2.1.6.1 Average recorded number of employees in natural persons (in thous.)

  1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total1) 3 123,1 3 352,8 3 203,4 3 852,5 3 907,8 3 874,8
of which:            
Business sphere 2 311,2 2 580,8 2 448,3 3 239,7 3 289,9 3 257,2
Budgetary sphere 811,9 772,0 755,1 612,8 617,9 617,6
 Category and NACE selected divisions            
A+B Agriculture, forestry and fishing 210,4 196,5 180,1 182,7 173,5 168,5
C+D+E Industry total 1 205,9 1 295,1 1 228,5 1 360,2 1 373,4 1 344,3
F Construction 236,4 234,9 201,6 251,5 233,8 224,3
G Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and personal and household goods 134,7 253,5 239,8 460,1 494,4 505,8
H Hotels and restaurants  27,1 47,4 42,7 122,1 129,5 128,7
I Transport, storage, posts and telecommunications 288,2 279,6 274,9 295,6 301,6 299,9
of which:            
60 Land transport, transport via pipelines 181,3 172,6 170,4 188,7 232,6 231,6
64 Post and telecommunications 79,5 74,4 71,7 70,3 69,0 68,4
             
J Financial intermediation 80,3 79,5 75,9 73,0 70,9 67,8
K Real estate, renting and business activities  143,5 183,5 185,4 275,7 288,1 287,9
L Public administration, defense, social security 160,8 174,4 175,1 184,1 190,8 190,2
M Education 308,9 292,9 287,0 291,3 289,9 291,1
N Health and social work 220,3 210,7 212,7 241,4 245,0 249,7
O Other community, soc. and pers. service act. 106,6 104,8 99,7 114,8 117,0 116,5
          Source: ÈSÚ
1) data include the business subjects with 20 employees and more (in banking and insurance industry without respect to the number of  employees) and all non-business organizations excluding armed formations