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Updated · lovinmalta.com · Jul 16
Malta Full-Time Employment Rises 4.4% to 306,386 as Part-Time Primary Jobs Hit 36,472
Updated
Updated · lovinmalta.com · Jul 16

Malta Full-Time Employment Rises 4.4% to 306,386 as Part-Time Primary Jobs Hit 36,472

1 articles · Updated · lovinmalta.com · Jul 16

Summary

  • 306,386 people held full-time jobs in Malta in February 2026, up 4.4% from a year earlier and 0.3% from January, extending the labour market’s steady expansion.
  • 250,429 private-sector workers drove most of that growth, with full-time employment there rising 4.6% year on year, while public-sector employment climbed 3.7% to 55,957.
  • 36,472 people worked part-time as their primary job, a 6.7% annual increase and 0.7% above January, showing gains beyond standard full-time roles.
  • 184,434 men and 121,952 women were in full-time work, with both groups posting the same 4.4% year-on-year increase, pointing to broad-based hiring across Malta’s workforce.

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