[H]The number of Job Vacancies in the 4th quarter of 2022 amounted to 7,821. The number of job vacancies decreased by 1,822 (-18.9%) compared to 9,643 in the same quarter last year. Compared to Q3 2022, there was a decrease of 1,353 (-14.7%). (Table 1)[/H]
The overall vacancy rate in Q4 2022 was 1.9%, compared to 2.2% and 2.4% in the previous quarter and the corresponding quarter of 2021, respectively. The highest vacancy rates in Q4 2022 were observed in the Accommodation and Food Service Activities (3.0%), Water Supply, Wastewater Treatment, Waste Management and Sanitation Activities (2.9%), followed by Financial and Insurance Activities, Administrative and Support Activities and Education with the same percentage (2.5%). (Table 2)
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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Definitions
A job vacancy is a paid position that has either been recently created, not filled or about to be filled, and for which the employer is taking active action to find a candidate outside the enterprise concerned and intends to fill it either immediately or within a specified period of time.
Vacancy rate is the percentage of vacancies as a percentage of total employees and vacancies.
Data coverage
The survey covers enterprises with 1 or more persons employed classified in all economic activities 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:
Statistics Service Portal, under Labour Market
CYSTAT-DB (Database)
Predefined Tables (Excel)
The Predefined Tables in Excel format include data up to Q4 2021. For data from Q1 2022 onwards, the update is done only in the CYSTAT-DB Database.
Contact
Maria Koussiis: Tel. mkkoushi@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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