The number of Job Vacancies in the 4th quarter of 2021 amounted to 9,643. The number of Job Vacancies increased by 4,679 (94.3%) compared to 4,964 in the same quarter last year. Compared to Q3 2021, there was an increase of 3,285 positions (51.7%). (Table 1)
The overall vacancy rate in Q4 2021 was 2.4%, compared to 2.4% and 1.3% in the previous quarter and the corresponding quarter of 2020, respectively. The highest vacancy rates in Q4 2021 were observed in Information and Communication (4.2%), Accommodation and Food Service Activities (3.3%), Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (3.1%) and Manufacturing (3.0%). (Table 2)
| Table 1 |
[TR] [TD]
Nace Rev.2
[/TD] [TD]Economic Activity
[/TD] [TD]Number of Vacancies
[/TD] [TD]% Change
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
4The Trim. 2020
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]
3o Trim. 2021
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]4o Trim. 2021
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]4th Trim. 2021/
2020
[/TD] [TD]4th Trim. 2021/
3rd Trim. 2021
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]B
[/TD] [TD]Mining and Quarries
[/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [TD]n.a.
[/TD] [TD]n.a.
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]C
[/TD] [TD]Manufacturing
[/TD] [TD]863
[/TD] [TD]452
[/TD] [TD]1.071
[/TD] [TD]24.1
[/TD] [TD]136.9
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]D
[/TD] [TD]Power Supply, Natural Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [TD]42
[/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [TD]n.a.
[/TD] [TD]-100,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]E
[/TD] [TD]Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]15
[/TD] [TD]25
[/TD] [TD]34
[/TD] [TD]126.7
[/TD] [TD]36,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]F
[/TD] [TD]Construction
[/TD] [TD]217
[/TD] [TD]292
[/TD] [TD]374
[/TD] [TD]72.4
[/TD] [TD]28,1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]G
[/TD] [TD]Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]870
[/TD] [TD]1.239
[/TD] [TD]2.277
[/TD] [TD]161.7
[/TD] [TD]83,8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]H
[/TD] [TD]Transport and Storage
[/TD] [TD]62
[/TD] [TD]561
[/TD] [TD]251
[/TD] [TD]304,8
[/TD] [TD]-55.3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]I
[/TD] [TD]Accommodation and food service activities
[/TD] [TD]401
[/TD] [TD]1.118
[/TD] [TD]1.541
[/TD] [TD]284.3
[/TD] [TD]37,8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]J
[/TD] [TD]Update and Contact
[/TD] [TD]208
[/TD] [TD]99
[/TD] [TD]585
[/TD] [TD]181,3
[/TD] [TD]490,9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]K
[/TD] [TD]Financial and Insurance Activities
[/TD] [TD]214
[/TD] [TD]160
[/TD] [TD]324
[/TD] [TD]51,4
[/TD] [TD]102,5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]L
[/TD] [TD]Real Estate Management
[/TD] [TD]3
[/TD] [TD]10
[/TD] [TD]22
[/TD] [TD]633.3
[/TD] [TD]120,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]M
[/TD] [TD]Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]593
[/TD] [TD]461
[/TD] [TD]857
[/TD] [TD]44.5
[/TD] [TD]85,9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]N
[/TD] [TD]Administrative and Support Activities
[/TD] [TD]119
[/TD] [TD]249
[/TD] [TD]369
[/TD] [TD]210,1
[/TD] [TD]48,2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]O
[/TD] [TD]Public Administration and Defence, Compulsory Social Security
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]474
[/TD] [TD]739
[/TD] [TD]671
[/TD] [TD]41.6
[/TD] [TD]-9,2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]P
[/TD] [TD]Education
[/TD] [TD]542
[/TD] [TD]430
[/TD] [TD]653
[/TD] [TD]20.5
[/TD] [TD]51,9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Q
[/TD] [TD]Activities Related to Human Health and Social Care
[/TD] [TD]287
[/TD] [TD]305
[/TD] [TD]434
[/TD] [TD]51,2
[/TD] [TD]42.3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]R
[/TD] [TD]Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
[/TD] [TD]0
[/TD] [TD]2
[/TD] [TD]101
[/TD] [TD]n.a.
[/TD] [TD]4950,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]S
[/TD] [TD]Other Service Activities
[/TD] [TD]96
[/TD] [TD]174
[/TD] [TD]76
[/TD] [TD]-20,8
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]-56.3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]
Total
[/TD] [TD]4.964
[/TD] [TD]
6,358
[/TD] [TD]9,643
[/TD] [TD]94.3
[/TD] [TD]51.7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR]
n.a.: Not applicable/Not applicable
| Table 2 |
[TR] [TD]
Nace Rev.2
[/TD] [TD]Economic Activity
[/TD] [TD]Vacancy Rate(%)
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
4o Quarter 2020
[/TD] [TD]
3o Quarter 2021
[/TD] [TD]
4o Quarter 2021
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]B
[/TD] [TD]Mining and Quarrying
[/TD] [TD]0,0
[/TD] [TD]0,0
[/TD] [TD]0,7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]C
[/TD] [TD]Manufacturing
[/TD] [TD]2,5
[/TD] [TD]2,5
[/TD] [TD]3,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]D
[/TD] [TD]Electricity supply, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]0,0
[/TD] [TD]2,9
[/TD] [TD]0,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]E
[/TD] [TD]Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
[/TD] [TD]1,0
[/TD] [TD]2,2
[/TD] [TD]1,1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]F
[/TD] [TD]Construction
[/TD] [TD]0,6
[/TD] [TD]1,0
[/TD] [TD]1,1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]G
[/TD] [TD]Wholesale and retail trade, Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]1,2
[/TD] [TD]2,8
[/TD] [TD]3,1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]H
[/TD] [TD]Transfer and Storage
[/TD] [TD]0,4
[/TD] [TD]1,7
[/TD] [TD]1,5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]I
[/TD] [TD]Accommodation and food service activities
[/TD] [TD]1,0
[/TD] [TD]5,8
[/TD] [TD]3,3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]J
[/TD] [TD]Update and Contact
[/TD] [TD]2,2
[/TD] [TD]1,5
[/TD] [TD]4,2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]K
[/TD] [TD]Financial and Insurance Activities
[/TD] [TD]1,0
[/TD] [TD]1,2
[/TD] [TD]1,5
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]L
[/TD] [TD]Real Estate Management
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]0,1
[/TD] [TD]0,5
[/TD] [TD]0,7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]M
[/TD] [TD]Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]2,1
[/TD] [TD]2,3
[/TD] [TD]2,5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]N
[/TD] [TD]Administrative and Support Activities
[/TD] [TD]0,9
[/TD] [TD]3,8
[/TD] [TD]2,8
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]O
[/TD] [TD]Public Administration and Defence, Compulsory Social Security
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]2,1
[/TD] [TD]3,1
[/TD] [TD]2,1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]P
[/TD] [TD]Education
[/TD] [TD]1,7
[/TD] [TD]1,7
[/TD] [TD]2,0
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Q
[/TD] [TD]Activities Related to Human Health and Social Care
[/TD] [TD]1,2
[/TD] [TD]2,2
[/TD] [TD]2,1
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]R
[/TD] [TD]Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
[/TD] [TD]0,0
[/TD] [TD]0,1
[/TD] [TD]1,5
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]S
[/TD] [TD]Other Service Activities
[/TD] [TD]0,6
[/TD] [TD]1,6
[/TD] [TD]0,7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Total
[/TD] [TD]1,3
[/TD] [TD]2,4
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]2,4
[/TD] [/TR] [/TR]
Methodological Information
Definitions
A vacant job is a job for which notification outside the enterprise is a prerequisite, i.e. the owner is actively seeking to find a suitable candidate.
Vacancy rate is the percentage of vacancies as a proportion of total employees and vacancies.
Data coverage
The survey covers enterprises with 1 or more persons classified in all sectors of economic activity according to the NACE Rev. 2 of the European Union, except Sections A (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing), T (Activities of Households as Employers; Undifferentiated goods and services activities of households for own use) and U (Activities of Unincorporated Enterprises).
Data collection
Data are collected by a telephone survey of enterprises, conducted on a quarterly basis.
For more information:
Statistical Service Portal, repository Labour Market, CYSTAT-DB (Database), Predefined Tables (Excel)
The Predefined Tables are available in Excel format until Q4 2021. Thereafter, the data will be available only in the CYSTAT-DB Database.
Contact:
Maria Koussii: Tel:+357-22602235, Tel. mkkoushi@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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