The job vacancy rate estimated for the first quarter 2025 was 0.63%, decreasing by 0.04 percentage points against the fourth quarter of 2024.
Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the number of job vacancies decreased by 2.4 thousand and the job vacancy rate decreased by 0.06 percentage points.
The job vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies by economic activities
In the first quarter 2025, the highest job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.61%),
public administration (1.38%), financial and insurance activities, respectively arts, entertainment and recreation (1.20% each).
Over 18% of the total number of job vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (5.9 thousand job vacancies) and the value rate was
0.55%.
The public sector made up over 21% of the total number of job vacancies. Thus, 3.8 thousand job vacancies were reported in
public administration, 2.2 thousand job vacancies in human health and social work activities and 1.1 thousand job vacancies in education.
By contrast, the job vacancy rate saw the lowest values in other service activities (0.22%), respectively in mining and quarrying (0.23%).
The fewest job vacancies were noticed in real estate activities (0.05 thousand job vacancies), followed by mining and quarrying and other
service activities (0.1 thousand job vacancies each).
In the first quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the most relevant decreases in the job vacancy rate were recorded in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (-0.35 percentage points), respectively human health and social work activities (-0.31 percentage points).
In terms of the number of job vacancies, the sharpest decreases were seen in human health and social work activities and wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-1.1 thousand job vacancies each).
Conversely, the most significant increases in the job vacancy rate were in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.37 percentage points), construction (+0.19 percentage points), respectively financial and insurance activities (+0.18 percentage points). As regards the number of job vacancies, the most important increases were noticed in construction (+0.9 thousand job vacancies), respectively professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.6 thousand job vacancies).
Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the most significant decreases in the job vacancy rate were noticed in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (-0.68 percentage points), financial and insurance activities (-0.31 percentage points), respectively in human health and social work activities (-0.24 percentage points).
The number of job vacancies saw significant decreases in manufacturing (-2.2 thousand job vacancies), human health and social work activities (-0.8 thousand job vacancies), and water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (-0.7 thousand job vacancies).
By contrast, the most significant increases in the job vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies were recorded in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.51 percentage points, respectively +0.8 thousand job vacancies), respectively public administration (+0.27 percentage points, respectively +0.8 thousand job vacancies).
The job vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies by major groups of occupations
In the first quarter 2025, the highest values of the job vacancy rate were recorded for occupations related to clerical support workers – major group 4 (0.80%), respectively professionals – major group 2 (0.76%).
The number of job vacancies saw the highest values for the occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (9.3 thousand job vacancies), respectively service and sales workers – major group 5 (4.9 thousand job vacancies).
The lowest values for both indicators were noticed for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major
group 6 (0.18%, respectively 0.04 thousand job vacancies) and managers – major group (0.37%, respectively 1.4 thousand job vacancies).
Quarter I 2025 compared to previous periods
Against the fourth quarter of 2024, the most relevant decreases in the job vacancy rate were registered for the occupations related to service
and sales workers – major group 5 (-0.23 percentage points), respectively technicians and associate professionals – major group 3 (-0.06
percentage points).
The number of job vacancies registered the most relevant decrease also for the occupations related to service and sales workers – major
group 5 (-2.0 thousand job vacancies), followed by the occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (-0.5 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite side, significant increases in the vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies was noticed for the occupations
related to clerical support workers – major group 4 (+0.16 percentage points, respectively +0.4 thousand job vacancies), respectively elementary occupations – major group 9 (+0.10 percentage points, respectively +0.7 thousand job vacancies).
Compared to the first quarter of 2024, the most pronounced decreases of the job vacancy rate were for craft occupations and related trade workers – major group 7 (-0.16 percentage points), skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 and plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (-0.15 percentage points each).
The number of job vacancies also declined for craft occupations and related trade workers – major group 7 (-1.1
thousand job vacancies), respectively plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (-0.8 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite side, the most significant increase in the vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies was reported for the occupations related to clerical support workers – major group 4 (+0.08 percentage points, respectively +0.2 thousand job vacancies).