In December 2025, total government employment was 55,301, a 0.1% increase from December 2024. Employment changes varied across categories and services, with notable increases in educational contracts and decreases in security force contracts.
In December 2025, total government employment reached 55,301 persons, representing an increase of 53 employees (0.1%) compared to December 2024.
Employment in the Civil Service and Security Forces declined by 0.9% and 0.4%, respectively, while employment in the Educational Service increased by 1.8%.
Compared to December 2024, the largest increase in total employment was among permanent employees (0.4%), and the largest decrease was among hourly paid workers (-0.7%).
Within the services, the largest percentage increase was in employees with indefinite contracts in the Educational Service (23.5%), while the largest decrease was in employees with definite contracts in the Security Forces (-74.0%), mainly due to contract non-renewals in July 2025.
For the period January–December 2025, the average total government employment increased by 0.6% compared to the same period in 2024.
Details by category include:
Data is collected from the Treasury of the Republic and covers employees paid in the current month. A classification change in 2024 caused a break in series, making data from previous months not comparable. Further information is available on the CYSTAT portal and via contact details provided.
