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Public Sector Employment In Cyprus Sees Moderate Growth Amid Structural Reshuffle

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

September 16, 2025

Employment figures for Cyprus’ broad public sector reached 77,314 in the second quarter of 2025, according to new data released by the Statistical Service (Cystat). The comprehensive update highlights significant trends across government branches and publicly owned enterprises.

Steady Growth In Government Roles

Within the aggregate public sector, 72,275 individuals were employed by general government, and an additional 5,039 worked for publicly owned enterprises and companies. A closer look at the general government segment reveals separations of 55,208 in central government, 11,185 in non-profit organizations, and 5,882 in local authorities. Compared to the same quarter in 2024, there was an overall increase of 1,600 jobs, marking a 2.1% growth in public sector employment.

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Structural Reallocation And Local Authority Expansion

The central government added 969 positions—a 1.5% rise—while local authorities experienced a substantial surge with an increase of 1,295 jobs or 28.2%. This shift is closely linked to administrative changes following the establishment of district local government organizations (DLGOs) on July 1, 2024, which have assumed responsibilities for water and sewerage boards. Conversely, publicly owned enterprises and companies recorded a decline of 664 positions, reflecting an 11.6% reduction within that sector.

Sequential Quarterly Adjustments

When viewed quarterly, total employment in the broad public sector rose by 280 jobs (0.4% growth) from the first quarter of 2025. Specifically, local authorities continued their upward trajectory with a 5.4% increase (301 jobs), and publicly owned enterprises saw a modest gain of 77 positions (1.6%). In contrast, the central government experienced a slight contraction with a decline of 98 positions (0.1%).

These data points suggest that while the overall public sector is on a growth path, strategic reallocations—particularly the rise in local authority employment and restructuring of publicly owned enterprises—are reshaping the employment landscape in Cyprus.

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Women Accounted For More Than Half Of Scientists In 10 EU Regions

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

November 10, 2026

In Portugal’s Continente region, 265,100 women worked as scientists and engineers in 2025, representing 46% of the total workforce in these occupations.

Across the EU, women made up more than half of all scientists and engineers in 10 regions. Four were located in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece. The remaining regions were Poland’s Makroregion centralny, Sweden’s northernmost region and France’s outermost regions.

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Most of these areas had relatively small numbers of scientists and engineers overall. Spain’s Noreste region was the largest, with 102,700 women in these occupations, accounting for 51% of its total workforce.

Women’s Representation Varies Across Europe

The figures highlight considerable regional differences in both the number of women working in science and engineering and their share of the overall workforce.

Cyprus remains below the EU average, with women accounting for 37.8% of scientists and engineers. However, this share is broadly comparable to that of Île-de-France, one of Europe’s largest centres of scientific and engineering employment.