Vacancies; flowfigures, seasonally adjusted

Vacancies; flowfigures, seasonally adjusted

Periods Vacancies seasonally adjusted, unfilled (x 1000) Vacancies seasonally adjusted, new (x 1000) Vacancies seasonally adjusted, filled (x 1000)
2019 1st quarter 280.9 316.3 299.4
2019 2nd quarter 282.3 307.0 305.6
2019 3rd quarter 284.4 313.5 311.4
2019 4th quarter 285.7 316.4 315.1
2020 1st quarter 217.6 261.2 329.3
2020 2nd quarter 198.2 226.2 245.6
2020 3rd quarter 216.8 266.0 247.3
2020 4th quarter 218.7 264.4 262.5
2021 1st quarter 248.7 292.4 262.4
2021 2nd quarter 324.3 372.2 296.6
2021 3rd quarter 370.0 377.2 331.5
2021 4th quarter 391.8 375.1 353.3
2022 1st quarter* 450.5 418.3 359.6
2022 2nd quarter* 466.8 394.2 377.9
2022 3rd quarter* 449.4 373.7 391.1
2022 4th quarter* 442.0 371.0 378.4
Source: CBS.
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This table contains seasonally adjusted figures for unfilled, new and filled vacancies. The phrase 'seasonally adjusted' refers to the total number of vacancies in the private and public sectors at the end of each quarter.

The following relationship applies to vacancies:
Unfilled (t) - Unfilled (t-1) = New (t) - Filled (t)
Where t is a quarter.

This table contains the number of vacancies per quarter.

Data available from: 1st quarter of 1997.

Status of the figures:
The figures of 2022 are provisional, other figures are final.
Seasonally adjusted figures may be marginally adjusted at the end of the year under review.

Changes as of 14 February 2023:
Figures of the fourth quarter of 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of the 1st quarter of 2023 will be published in May 2023.

Description topics

Vacancies seasonally adjusted, unfilled
Unfilled vacancies
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector and in government sectors which are unfilled at the end of each quarter.

Vacancies seasonally adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted holds that quarterly figures are adjusted for an annual pattern of differences that usually appear at the time of the year.

Vacancies
A vacancy is defined as a job that is immediately available in a company or institution and can be filled by external recruitment.
Vacancies also include:
- Jobs that have already been applied for; even if the applicants have already been interviewed;
- Vacancies requiring a time-consuming selection procedure. In these cases, it is unlikely for the vacancy to be filled at short notice;
- Jobs that can be filled by temporary staff or other staff employed on a temporary basis;
- Vacancies open to apprentices and persons attending training programmes; only employment contracts, no unpaid trainee posts.
Vacancies seasonally adjusted, new
New vacancies
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector and in government sectors at the end of each quarter. New vacancies and filled vacancies also include new vacancies which were filled in that same quarter.

Vacancies seasonally adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted holds that quarterly figures are adjusted for an annual pattern of differences that usually appear at the time of the year.

Vacancies
A vacancy is defined as a job that is immediately available in a company or institution and can be filled by external recruitment.
Vacancies also include:
- Jobs that have already been applied for; even if the applicants have already been interviewed;
- Vacancies requiring a time-consuming selection procedure. In these cases, it is unlikely for the vacancy to be filled at short notice;
- Jobs that can be filled by temporary staff or other staff employed on a temporary basis;
- Vacancies open to apprentices and persons attending training programmes; only employment contracts, no unpaid trainee posts.
Vacancies seasonally adjusted, filled
Filled vacancies
Filled vacancies include cancelled vacancies.
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector and in government sectors at the end of each quarter. New vacancies and filled vacancies also include new vacancies which were filled in that same quarter.

Vacancies seasonally adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted holds that quarterly figures are adjusted for an annual pattern of differences that usually appear at the time of the year.

Vacancies
A vacancy is defined as a job that is immediately available in a company or institution and can be filled by external recruitment.
Vacancies also include:
- Jobs that have already been applied for; even if the applicants have already been interviewed;
- Vacancies requiring a time-consuming selection procedure. In these cases, it is unlikely for the vacancy to be filled at short notice;
- Jobs that can be filled by temporary staff or other staff employed on a temporary basis;
- Vacancies open to apprentices and persons attending training programmes; only employment contracts, no unpaid trainee posts.