In 2021, wages grew the fastest, year-on-year, in accommodation, wholesale and sale of motor vehicles. Compared to 2019, all trade activities achieved double-digit growth. In 2021, the average wage increased, year-on-year, in all ten sectors, monitored by the Statistical Office. The year-on-year employment growth continued only in two activities, and compared to 2019 more employed persons were recorded only in information and communication. The most significant decrease in employment was recorded in accommodation, it lost a tenth of the employed persons year-on-year, and more than a fifth compared to 2019.
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