Unfilled vacancies; SIC 2008, Provinces

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SIC 2008 Unfilled vacancies (x 1 000)
A-U All economic activities 387.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3.2
B-F Manufacturing and energy 62.9
B Mining and quarrying 0.2
C Manufacturing 30.4
D Energy supply 1.4
E Water supply and waste management 2.3
F Construction 28.6
G-N Commercial services 206.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 73.4
H Transportation and storage 15.2
I Accommodation and food serving 28.1
J Information and communication 16.7
K Financial institutions 7.5
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2.9
M-N Business services 62.3
M Other specialised business services 35.5
N Renting and other business support 26.8
O-U Noncommercial services 115.2
O Public administration and services 22.5
P Education 11.4
Q Health and social work activities 70.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 5.4
S Other service activities 5.4
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains the numbers of unfilled job vacancies per quarter.
The data on vacancies are available for sectors of the Standard Industrial Classification (SBI), country regions and provinces.

Data available from: first quarter of 2011.

Status of the figures:
The figures as of 2023 are provisional, figures up to and including 2021 are final.

Changes as of 30 July 2026:
Figures of the second quarter of 2026 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of the third quarter of 2026 will be published in October 2026.

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Unfilled vacancies
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector and in government sectors at the end of each quarter.
The annual figure regarding unfilled vacancies is a weighted average calculated as follows:
Vacancies 4th quarter previous year under review, weight 1.
Vacancies 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarter year under review, weight 2.
Vacancies 4th quarter year under review, weight 1.
Vacancies, annual average = Total number of vacancies/8 .The annual result of the new and filled vacancies is the total of the four quarter.