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Cyprus Employment Growth Accelerates in Q3 2025

Overview Of Employment Growth

Recent preliminary data from the Statistical Service indicates robust annual growth in Cyprus employment during the third quarter of 2025. Both headcount and actual hours worked have increased year-on-year, signaling a dynamic recovery across several key sectors.

Steady Increase In Workforce Participation

The total number of employees reached an estimated 523,510 individuals in Q3 2025, comprising 470,755 employees and 52,755 self-employed professionals. Compared with the third quarter of 2024, overall employment climbed by 1.4%, largely driven by momentum in sectors that are pivotal to the nation’s economic infrastructure.

Sectoral Leaders Driving Growth

Notable percentage surges in employment were recorded in several sectors, including:

  • Wholesale And Retail Trade
  • Motor Vehicle Repair
  • Hotels And Restaurants
  • Manufacturing

Rising Actual Work Hours Signal Economic Vitality

Actual work hours for Q3 2025 were measured at 236,757 thousand, reflecting a 1.9% uptick relative to the same period last year. The largest gains in work hours were also observed in the sectors of wholesale and retail trade, motor vehicle repair, hotels and restaurants, and manufacturing. This trend underscores an expanding activity in commerce, service industries, and tourism—a combination that bodes well for Cyprus’s broader economic landscape.

Cyprus-Based ASBIS Hits Record $1.05bn In Monthly Revenue, Up 216% Year On Year

The technology distributor ASBIS Group, headquartered in Limassol, has exceeded $1 billion in monthly sales for the first time in its history, reporting preliminary consolidated revenue of $1.05 billion in September 2026, more than three times the amount recorded a year earlier.

The figure represents a 216% increase from $332 million in September 2025, making it the highest-revenue month in the company’s history.

ASBIS reported its strongest sales growth in servers and server components, while CEO Serhei Kostevitch pointed to growing demand for artificial intelligence solutions and computing infrastructure as an opportunity for the business.

For a company operating across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, September marked a new sales milestone following several months of substantial year-on-year growth.

Kostevitch attributed the record performance to the group’s existing operations, highlighting its broad product portfolio, international market presence and strong relationships with manufacturers and trading partners.

“Most importantly, this result is the outcome of our regular operating activities,” he said.

The CEO also highlighted the company’s portfolio of projects as a reason for confidence in continued AI-related development.

However, the group’s growth was not limited to AI-related technologies. Smartphones also performed strongly in September, with Kostevitch stressing that “we are growing beyond the AI segment as well.”

Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine accounted for the largest shares of ASBIS’s September revenue, followed by Slovakia and Poland.

Growth Follows Record First Half

September’s results follow a period of strong financial performance for ASBIS.

In July, the company reported preliminary consolidated revenue of $531 million, an increase of 89% compared with the same month in 2025. August brought a further rise to $604 million, up 91% year on year.

September’s $1.05 billion figure represents a substantial increase on both months, although the company has not provided a detailed breakdown explaining the acceleration.

The results also follow a record first half of 2026, when ASBIS generated approximately $2.97 billion in consolidated revenue, up 76% year on year.

Net profit after tax reached $80.6 million, compared with $19.4 million in the same period in 2025.

The second quarter was particularly strong, with revenue reaching $1.69 billion, an increase of 78.7%, while quarterly net profit more than tripled to $44.3 million.

ASBIS has emphasised that its September revenue figures are preliminary estimates and may differ from the final reported results.

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