The average job vacancy rate was 0.8%, increasing by 0.01 percentage points as against the previous quarter.
Compared with the second quarter of 2020, the job vacancy rate increased by 0.09 percentage points and the number of job vacancies increased by 5.300.
In the second quarter 2021, the highest job vacancy rates were registered in public administration (2.05%), arts, entertainment and recreation (1.75%), respectively human health and social work activities (1.59%).
About one fifth of the total number of job vacancies (8.000 job vacancies) was concentrated in manufacturing, having a rate value of 0.73%.
The public sector totaled a little bit less than a third of the total number of job vacancies. Thus, 5.800 job vacancies were found in human health and social work activities, 5.700 job vacancies in public administration, respectively 0.800 job vacancies in education.
At the opposite end of scale, the lowest job vacancy rate was recorded in education and other service activities (0.23% each), respectively in mining and quarrying (0.26%). The fewest job vacancies were found in real estate activities, other service activities, respectively mining and quarrying (0.100 job vacancies each).
In the second quarter 2021, the highest job vacancy rate was recorded for the occupations related to professionals – major group 2 and clerical support workers – major group 4 (1.03% each), respectively technicians and associate professionals – major group 3 (0.85%). The highest demand for paid labour force expressed by employers through the number of job vacancies was for the occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (11.400 job vacancies), service and sales workers – major group 5 (5.400 job vacancies), respectively for elementary occupations – major group 9 (5.200 job vacancies). The lowest values for both indicators were registered in occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (0.43%, respectively 0.100 job vacancies), respectively managers – major group 1 (0.48%, respectively 1.700 job vacancies).