Government employment in Cyprus increased by an average of 3.4 per cent during January-October 2024, reaching 54,128 employees, according to figures released by the Statistical Service.
The October 2024 headcount stood at 54,884 employees, with the year-to-date increase representing 1,784 additional staff compared to the same period in 2023.
The rise is primarily attributed to growth in temporary educational staff following the abolition of outsourced services for support programmes at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth from the 2023-2024 academic year.
October 2024 employment figures show the civil service comprised 12,045 permanent staff, 4,199 indefinite-term employees, 1,219 fixed-term employees and 5,883 hourly-paid workers.
Permanent staff represented the largest share at 51.6 per cent, whilst fixed-term employees made up 5.2 per cent.
The education service employed 12,396 permanent staff, 996 indefinite-term employees, 4,150 fixed-term employees and 144 hourly-paid workers.
Permanent staff constituted 70.1 per cent of educational employees, with hourly-paid workers accounting for 0.8 per cent.
Security forces recorded 8,328 permanent staff, 4,479 indefinite-term employees, 294 fixed-term employees and 751 hourly-paid workers.
Permanent staff made up 60.1 per cent of security personnel, while fixed-term employees represented 2.1 per cent.
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