The number of employed people increased by 271,400 in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the previous quarter (1.51%) and stood at 18,301,000. In Seasonally adjusted quarterly variation is 0.29%. Employment has grown by 434,400 people in the last 12 months. The annual rate is 2.43%. - The low occupancy this quarter in 23,200 people in the public sector and increases in 294,600 private. In the past 12 months, employment has increased in 395,700 people in the private sector and 38,700 in the public. - The total wage increases in the second quarter 252,700 (425,500 over the previous year).