The average annual job vacancy rate was 0.90%, increasing by 0.04 percentage points as against the previous year.
In 2022, the highest values of the average annual job vacancy rates were registered in public administration (1.76%), water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (1.59%), respectively in arts, entertainment and recreation (1.50%).
In manufacturing was concentrated almost one fourth of the average annual number of job vacancies (11.1 thousand job vacancies), having an average annual rate of 1.02%.
The public sector summed up 23.0% of the average annual number of job vacancies, the highest number being found in public administration (4.8 thousand job vacancies), followed by human health and social work activities (4.2 thousand job vacancies), respectively education (1.4 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite end, the lowest values of the average annual job vacancy rate were registered in other service activities (0.25%), respectively in mining and quarrying (0.27%).
The average annual number of job vacancies known the lowest values in real estate activities, other service activities and mining and quarrying (0.1 thousand job vacancies each).
As against the previous year, in almost all economic activities increases for both indicators were registered. Thus, the most significant increases of the average annual job vacancy rates were found in financial and insurance activities (+0.47 percentage points), respectively in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.43 percentage points).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies, the most relevant increases were noticed in manufacturing (+1.8 thousand job vacancies), followed by professional, scientific and technical activities, respectively transportation and storage (+0.7 thousand job vacancies each).
At the opposite end, the most significant decreases for both the average annual rate and the average annual number of job vacancies were found in human health and social work activities (-0.50 percentage points, respectively -1.7 thousand job vacancies), respectively in public administration (-0.26 percentage points, respectively -0.8 thousand job vacancies).
In 2022, the highest demand for paid labour force expressed by employers through the average annual rate was highlighted for occupations related to clerical support workers – major group 4 (1.19%), followed by occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (1.16%).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies, the highest values were noticed for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (13.3 thousand job vacancies), respectively elementary occupations – major group 9 (6.4 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite end, the lowest demand for paid labour force for both the average annual rate and the average annual number of job vacancies was for skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (0.43%, respectively 0.1 thousand job vacancies), respectively for managers- major group 1 (0.47%, respectively 1.7 thousand job vacancies).
As against 2021, the highest increases of the average annual rate were for occupations related to plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (+0.16 percentage points), followed by those of clerical support workers – major group 4 (+0.09 percentage points).
In terms of the average annual number of job vacancies, the most relevant increases were found for occupations related to professionals -major group 2, respectively plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (+0.8 thousand job vacancies each).
At the opposite end, as regards the average annual rate, more relevant decreases were recorded for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (-0.07 percentage points) and service and sales workers – major group 5 (-0.05 percentage points), the latter major group knew also the most significant decrease of the average annual number of job vacancies (-0.2 thousand job
vacancies).
In 2022, the highest values of the average annual job vacancy rate were registered in BucharestIlfov region (1.30%), followed by West (1.09%), North-West (0.87%) and South-East (0.86%) regions.
In territorial profile, employers presented the most significant demand for paid labour force expressed through the average annual number of job vacancies in Bucharest-Ilfov region (15.3 thousand job vacancies), which represented about one third of the average annual number of job vacancies at country level.
The North-West region (6.0 thousand job vacancies), respectively West region (5.2 thousand job vacancies) summed almost one fourth of the average annual number of job vacancies at country level.
At the opposite end, for both the average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies, the lowest values were found in South-West Oltenia region (0.48%, respectively 1.9 thousand job vacancies), followed by SouthMuntenia region (0.64%, respectively 3.6 thousand job vacancies).
As against the previous year, the average annual job vacancy rate saw increases in SouthEast region, respectively South-West Oltenia region (+0.11 percentage points each), and as regarding the average annual number of job vacancies relevant increases were highlighted in Bucharest-Ilfov (+1.3 thousand job vacancies), respectively South-East regions (+0.7 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite end, for both the average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies, significant decreases were noticed in the South-Muntenia region (-0.08 percentage points, respectively -0.4 thousand job vacancies), followed by North-West region (-0.05 percentage points, respectively -0.2 thousand job vacancies).