2.1.12. Employees by contract duration and sex*

(thousand persons)

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Period, quarters Contract of indefinite duration Fixed-term contract Total Not classifieda Employed persons together
male female subtotal male female subtotal
2009 Q1 1 562.7 1 458.8 3 021.4 127.7 103.5 231.2 3 252.6 130.8 3 383.5
Q2 1 568.0 1 447.6 3 015.6 154.6 120.5 275.0 3 290.6 133.2 3 423.8
Q3 1 546.5 1 433.5 2 980.0 170.3 130.2 300.5 3 280.5 137.1 3 417.6
Q4 1 543.2 1 428.8 2 972.0 168.0 135.9 303.9 3 275.8 133.0 3 408.9
2010 Q1 1 503.8 1 432.4 2 936.2 143.6 135.3 278.9 3 215.1 129.4 3 344.5
Q2 1 513.3 1 435.6 2 948.9 171.7 151.0 322.6 3 271.5 127.9 3 399.5
Q3 1 520.5 1 442.5 2 963.0 193.7 154.2 347.9 3 310.9 122.7 3 433.6
Q4 1 525.9 1 438.1 2 964.0 181.0 148.2 329.2 3 293.2 130.2 3 423.4
2011 Q1 1 522.8 1 446.2 2 969.0 138.5 119.5 258.1 3 227.0 132.2 3 359.2
Q2 1 532.3 1 454.0 2 986.3 176.2 134.1 310.3 3 296.6 129.1 3 425.7
Q3 1 555.9 1 451.7 3 007.6 183.3 147.7 331.1 3 338.7 131.3 3 470.0
Q4 1 577.0 1 470.5 3 047.5 165.8 134.5 300.3 3 347.8 129.5 3 477.3
2012 Q1 1 556.8 1 471.2 3 028.0 149.6 116.8 266.4 3 294.4 122.0 3 416.4
Q2 1 563.8 1 483.4 3 047.2 186.0 138.3 324.3 3 371.5 117.1 3 488.7
Q3 1 581.8 1 497.0 3 078.8 198.8 154.6 353.5 3 432.2 120.5 3 552.7
Q4 1 582.9 1 486.9 3 069.8 199.2 145.3 344.5 3 414.3 118.4 3 532.7
2013 Q1 1 568.5 1 474.0 3 042.5 154.4 131.9 286.3 3 328.8 120.2 3 449.0
Q2 1 596.1 1 468.3 3 064.4 223.5 166.8 390.3 3 454.6 125.0 3 579.7
Q3 1 629.1 1 468.0 3 097.1 222.7 185.4 408.1 3 505.2 128.8 3 634.0
Q4 1 626.7 1 474.3 3 100.9 227.2 198.6 425.8 3 526.7 121.4 3 648.1
2014 Q1 1 670.1 1 509.2 3 179.3 193.4 177.3 370.7 3 550.0 115.0 3 665.0
Q2 1 682.1 1 539.3 3 221.3 214.6 174.2 388.7 3 610.1 111.2 3 721.3
Q3 1 715.0 1 565.5 3 280.5 225.3 181.0 406.3 3 686.8 113.2 3 800.1
Q4 1 715.2 1 579.0 3 294.3 225.3 179.3 404.5 3 698.8 109.2 3 808.0
2015 Q1 1 726.1 1 574.1 3 300.2 197.8 167.3 365.1 3 665.4 108.6 3 774.0
Q2 1 741.6 1 575.0 3 316.6 232.0 192.0 424.0 3 740.6 115.0 3 855.6
Q3 1 761.9 1 573.4 3 335.3 247.3 212.2 459.5 3 794.8 117.8 3 912.6
Q4 1 764.1 1 569.2 3 333.4 237.8 216.0 453.8 3 787.2 122.1 3 909.3
2016 Q1 1 819.1 1 615.9 3 435.0 183.9 173.2 357.1 3 792.1 119.5 3 911.6
Q2 1 850.3 1 632.1 3 482.4 199.7 189.1 388.9 3 871.3 122.6 3 993.9
Q3 1 875.1 1 645.5 3 520.6 202.2 194.7 396.9 3 917.5 120.6 4 038.1
Q4 1 913.3 1 661.4 3 574.7 181.9 186.3 368.2 3 942.8 120.3 4 063.1
2017 Q1 1 924.1 1 653.6 3 577.7 166.4 170.2 336.6 3 914.4 120.3 4 034.7
Q2 1 942.9 1 660.7 3 603.6 187.5 179.4 366.9 3 970.5 114.5 4 085.0
Q3 1 957.5 1 666.5 3 624.0 182.7 179.4 362.2 3 986.2 115.7 4 101.9
Q4 1 979.7 1 675.2 3 655.0 162.3 169.3 331.7 3 986.6 125.0 4 111.6
2018 Q1 1 980.5 1 694.4 3 674.8 144.5 151.8 296.3 3 971.2 128.0 4 099.2
Q2 1 987.9 1 712.8 3 700.7 151.9 158.1 309.9 4 010.7 124.2 4 134.8
Q3 2 013.4 1 716.0 3 729.4 144.4 141.7 286.1 4 015.5 131.8 4 147.3
Q4 2 022.4 1 718.1 3 740.5 136.1 141.7 277.8 4 018.3 131.1 4 149.4
2019 Q1 2 039.9 1 723.7 3 763.5 123.9 135.2 259.1 4 022.6 122.5 4 145.1
Q2 2 023.5 1 733.5 3 757.0 134.0 139.6 273.6 4 030.5 120.9 4 151.5
Q3 2 019.9 1 727.5 3 747.4 149.6 137.5 287.1 4 034.5 122.6 4 157.1
Q4 2 026.7 1 730.8 3 757.5 124.4 124.7 249.1 4 006.6 120.0 4 126.6
2020 Q1 2 000.7 1 696.1 3 696.8 118.2 129.3 247.5 3 944.3 131.9 4 076.3
Q2 1 978.1 1 681.9 3 659.9 107.2 107.3 214.6 3 874.5 138.2 4 012.7
Q3 2 008.8 1 696.5 3 705.2 118.1 125.6 243.7 3 948.9 132.0 4 080.9
Q4 2 013.1 1 691.9 3 705.0 108.8 111.4 220.2 3 925.2 131.5 4 056.6
*Source: labour force survey, HCSO.  aSince January 1, 2021, persons who are recipients of child care benefits during their absence from work are also considered employed. From those who worked longer then 7 years ago, they employment characteristics are not available until the end of 2020. Those who are participant of public work supplementary training programs are previously considered empolyed, there employment characteristics have not been classified between 2014 I. and 2016. IV. quarter. 

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