The industries comprised of manufacturing, construction, mining and quarrying have a universe of 348,658 workers, for a share of 22.83% of the total employment of the private sector.
Taken from Diario Libre
SANTO DOMINGO. - Between July and September 2021, total employment reached 4,598,409, representing 97.5% of the employment from October to December 2019, according to the preliminary results of the National Continuous Labor Force Survey published by the Central Bank.
The data indicates that, in year-on-year terms, total occupancy increased by 302,958 for a growth of 7.05% compared to July-September 2020.
In the case of private sector workers, as of August these reached the figure of 1,441,365, according to the Social Security Treasury (TSS).
The TSS details that the largest number of employees are concentrated in the services sector, with 1,092,707 workers, representing 73.73% of the total distribution of jobs.
Within that sector, the four subsectors with the largest share are: commerce, with 343,813 workers, representing 22.85%; other services, with 280,871 employees, representing 19.09%; hotels, bars and restaurants, with 151,049 workers, representing 9.94%; and financial intermediation, insurance and other services, with 70,395 employees, representing 4.63% of the share.
The industries comprised of manufacturing, construction, mining and quarrying have a universe of 348,658 workers, for a share of 22.83% of the total employment of the private sector.
In the case of the agricultural sector, the workers dedicated to traditional crops, livestock, forestry and fishing, agricultural services and cereal cultivation, reach the figure of 43,806, for a participation of 2.88%, and the TSS mentions 5,511 workers as not identified with 0.56 of the total of 1,490,682.
The TSS reports that, as of August 2021, the largest number of jobs in the private sector have salaries between RD$15,000 and RD$30,000, followed by jobs with salaries between RD$10,000 and RD$15,000. These jobs are mostly concentrated in the service sector, with 1,165,866 jobs.
Regarding public sector workers by economic sector, the TSS explains that as of August 2021, the largest number of employees are concentrated in the services sector, representing 99.63% of total employment. It details that within this sector, the four subsectors with the largest share are: public administration, with 90.80%; other services, with 2.23%; and financial intermediation, insurance, and other services, with 2.18%.
