The average annual job vacancy rate was 0.70% in 2024, lower by 0.08 percentage points than in 2023.
The average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies by economic activities
In 2024, the highest values of the average annual job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.56%), arts, entertainment and recreation (1.44%), followed by public administration (1.36%).
In manufacturing was concentrated over one fifth of the average annual number of job vacancies (7.6 thousand job vacancies), with an average annual rate of 0.70%.
The public sector summed up almost 24.0% of the average annual number of job vacancies, the highest number being found in public administration (3.7 thousand job vacancies), followed by human health and social work activities (3.3 thousand job vacancies), respectively education (1.5 thousand job vacancies).
By contrast, the lowest values of the average annual job vacancy rate were recorded in mining and quarrying (0.21%), other service activities (0.26%) and real estate activities (0.32%).
The average annual number of job vacancies known the lowest values in the same economic activities (0.1 thousand job vacancies each).
2024 compared to 2023
Compared to 2023, the most significant decreases of the average annual job vacancy rates were noticed in real estate activities (-0.53 percentage points), financial and insurance activities (-0.37 percentage points), respectively information and communication (-0.27 percentage points).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies, the most relevant decreases were noticed in manufacturing (-2.4 thousand job vacancies), information and communication and wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-0.6 thousand job vacancies each).
Conversely, increases of the average annual job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+0.17 percentage points), respectively construction and arts, entertainment and recreation (+0.09 percentage points each).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies, more relevant increases were seen in construction (+0.4 thousand job vacancies), respectively in education and human health and social work activities(+0.2 thousand job vacancies each).
The average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies by major groups of occupations
In 2024, the highest demand for paid labor force expressed by employers through the average annual rate was highlighted for occupations
related to professionals – major group 2 (0.87%), craft and related trades workers – major group 7 (0.73%), respectively service and sales workers – major group 5 (0.70%).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies, the highest values were noticed for occupations related to professionals – major
group 2 (10.5 thousand job vacancies), respectively service and sales workers – major group 5 (5.7 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite end, the lowest demand for paid labor 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 (0.24%, respectively 0.1 thousand job vacancies), respectively for managers- major group 1 (0.41%, respectively 1.5 thousand job vacancies).
2024 compared to 2023
Compared to 2023, with the exception of occupations related to service and sales workers – major group 5 of which the average annual rate remained the same, both indicators saw only decreases.
Thus, as concerns the average annual rate, the most relevant decreases were noticed for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers- major group 6 (-0.17 percentage points), clerical support workers – major group 4 (-0.16 percentage points), respectively elementary occupations – major group 9 (-0.15 percentage points).
In terms of the average annual number of job vacancies, more relevant decreases were recorded for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (-1.1 thousand job vacancies), respectively to elementary occupations – major group 9 (-1.0 thousand job vacancies).
The average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies by development regions In 2024, in territorial profile, the highest values of the average annual job vacancy rate were registered in Bucharest-Ilfov region (1.10%), followed by West (0.72%) and North-West (0.69%) regions.
Employers presented the most significant demand for paid labor force expressed through the average annual number of job vacancies in the region of Bucharest-Ilfov (13.4 thousand job vacancies), which represented over 37% of the average annual number of job vacancies at country level.
The North-West (4.8 thousand job vacancies), Center (3.6 thousand job vacancies), respectively West (3.5 thousand job vacancies) regions
summed up roughly one third of the average annual number of job vacancies at country level.
Conversely, 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 (0.36%, respectively 1.4 thousand job vacancies), followed by South-Muntenia region (0.52%, respectively 2.9 thousand job vacancies).
2024 compared to 2023
Compared to 2023, with the exception of the region of Bucharest-Ilfov, where the average annual job vacancy rate had the same value, and the average annual number of job vacancies slightly increased (+0.2 thousand job vacancies), in all the other development regions both indicators registered decreases.
Thus, for both the average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies, the most significant decreases were
noticed in West (-0.22 percentage points, respectively -1.1 thousand job vacancies), North-East (-0.16 percentage points, respectively -0.9 thousand job vacancies), respectively North-West (-0.12 percentage points, respectively -0.8 thousand job vacancies)