The number of employees in the construction industry in Cyprus saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 35222 employees. Nevertheless, 2021 still represents a peak in the number of employees in this industry in Cyprus. According to Eurostat employed persons are all persons aged 15 and over who performed work, even for just one hour per week, for pay, profit or family gain during the reference week or were not at work but had a job or business from which they were temporarily absent because of, for instance, illness, holidays, industrial dispute, and education or training.
Total number of employees in the construction industry in Cyprus from 2010 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of employees
2021
35,222
2020
34,843
2019
32,731
2018
29,003
2017
24,535
2016
19,754
2015
17,700
2014
17,208
2013
19,270
2012
25,836
2011
30,224
2010
32,498
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The source adds the following information: Number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in kind. A worker from an employment agency is considered to be an employee of that temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which they work Data coverage corresponds to Section F of CE Rev. 2.
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Eurostat. (March 22, 2024). Total number of employees in the construction industry in Cyprus from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432422/number-employees-construction-industry-cyprus/
Eurostat. "Total number of employees in the construction industry in Cyprus from 2010 to 2021." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432422/number-employees-construction-industry-cyprus/
Eurostat. (2024). Total number of employees in the construction industry in Cyprus from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432422/number-employees-construction-industry-cyprus/
Eurostat. "Total Number of Employees in The Construction Industry in Cyprus from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432422/number-employees-construction-industry-cyprus/
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