Original Data
In January 2021 (compared with December 2020, among persons aged 15 and over):
Unemployment rate from the labour force - 4.4% (4.8% in the previous month).
The percentage in labour force of employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic + unemployed persons - 15.4% (10.4% in the previous month).
The percentage in labour force of persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic + unemployed persons - 18.0% (12.9% in the previous month).
The percentage in labour force of persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to other reasons or not working in past and interest to work now, but did not look for job in last month due to Coronavirus pandemic + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic + unemployed persons - 18.4% (13.2% in the previous month).
The greatest share of employed persons temporarily absent from work all week or part of week out of all employed persons was in following industries: Accommodation and food service activities – 60.7% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 58.0%), Arts, entertainment and recreation – 55.3% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 50.5%), Other service activities – 46.4% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 43.4%).
The greatest share of employed persons temporarily absent from work all or part of week out of all employed persons was in following occupations: Service and sales workers – 36.8% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 30.5%), Clerical support workers – 26.1% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 17.6%), Practical engineers, technicians, agents, and associate professionals – 20.7% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 15.0%).
The greatest share of employed persons temporarily absent from work all or part of week out of all employed persons was among persons in following age groups: aged 15-17 - 33.3% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 31.3%), aged 65 and over - 24.0% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 18.8%), aged 30-34 - 23.6% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 14.0%), aged 25-29 - 23.0% (of these due to coronavirus reasons - 14.5%).
The greatest unemployment rates in labour force were in the following age groups: aged 15-17 – 14.1%, aged 18-24 – 7.0%, aged 25-29 – 5.6%, aged 30-34 – 5.2%.
The greatest share of employed persons working from home out of all employed persons was in following industries: Information and communication (68.4%), Arts, entertainment and recreation (50.7%), Real estate activities (49.3%), Education (47.4%), Professional, scientific and technical activities (46.8%), Financial and insurance activities (45.2%).
The greatest share of employed persons working from home out of all employed persons was in following occupations: Professionals (51.4%), Managers (28.7%), Practical engineers, technicians, agents, and associate professionals (28.1%), Clerical support workers (23.4%).
The share of employees in the high-tech sector of all employees declined to 10.6% in January 2021 (10.9% in the previous month).
