Total number of employed in the first quarter of 2026 amounted to 2 355 857 persons. Relative to the same quarter of the previous year, total registered employment decreased by 9 037 persons.

The sections of activity with the largest decrease in the number of the employed are Manufacturing (decreased by 15 937 persons), Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (decreased by 3 495 persons), Mining and quarrying (decreased by 722 persons) and Agriculture, foresty and fishing (decreased by 612 persons).