At the end of March, there were 1.7 million employed people in Croatia, which is 0.3 percent more than the previous month and 1.9 percent more than in March last year, according to data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS).
In March, Croatia had 1,699,426 employed persons, which is an increase of 5,674 or 0.3 percent compared to the end of February. On an annual level, the total number of employed persons increased by 1.9 percent, the DZS statistics show. There were 1,472,082 people employed in legal entities, which is 3,048 or 0.2 percent more than a month earlier. Compared to the same month last year, the number of employees in legal entities increased by 1.8 percent.
According to data obtained by the DZS from the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute, there were 209,734 people employed in crafts and freelance professions at the end of March 2025, which is 2,655 or 1.3 percent more than in February this year. On an annual level, the number of employees in crafts and freelance professions rose by 3.5 percent.
The number of insured agricultural workers, which stood at 17,610 at the end of March, fell by 0.2 percent on a monthly basis and by 3.4 percent year-on-year.
