The job vacancy rate estimated for the second quarter of 2025 was 0.61%, decreasing by 0.02 percentage points against the previous quarter.
Compared to the same quarter of 2024, the number of job vacancies decreased by 3.2 thousand and the job vacancy rate inched down by 0.06 percentage points.
The job vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies by economic activities
In the second quarter 2025, the highest job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.63%), public administration (1.18%), respectively arts, entertainment and recreation (1.13%).
Almost one fifth of the total number of job vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (5.9 thousand job vacancies) and the value rate was 0.55%. The budgetary sector summed up 21.5% of the total number of job vacancies. Thus, 3.2 thousand job vacancies were found in public administration, 2.6 thousand job vacancies in human health and social work activities and 0.9 thousand job vacancies in education.
By contrast, the job vacancy rate registered the lowest values in mining and quarrying (0.19%), other service activities (0.20%), respectively real estate activities (0.23%). The fewest job vacancies were found in the same activities, namely real estate activities (0.04 thousand job vacancies), followed by mining and quarrying (0.09 thousand job vacancies), respectively other service activities (0.1 thousand job vacancies).
Compared to the previous quarter, the most relevant decreases in job vacancy rates were registered in professional, scientific and technical activities (-0.28 percentage points), public administration (-0.20 percentage points), respectively financial and insurance activities (-0.14 percentage points). As regards the number of job vacancies, the sharpest decreases were found in public administration (-0.6 thousand job vacancies), respectively in professional, scientific and technical activities (-0.4 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite side, the most significant increases in job vacancy rates were in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (+0.14 percentage points), respectively in human health and social work activities (+0.12 percentage points). As regards the number of job vacancies, the most important increases were noticed in human health and social work activities (+0.4 thousand job vacancies), construction (+0.2 thousand job vacancies), respectively water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (+0.1 thousand job vacancies).
Compared to the same quarter of 2024, the most relevant decreases in job vacancy rates were noticed in arts, entertainment and recreation (-0.28 percentage points), water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (-0.25 percentage points), respectively in manufacturing and real estate activities (-0.20 percentage points each).
The number of job vacancies saw more significant decreases in manufacturing (-2.3 thousand job vacancies), human health and social work activities (-0.6 thousand job vacancies), and accommodation and food service activities (-0.4 thousand job vacancies).
Conversely, the most relevant increases in job vacancy rates were registered in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.24 percentage points), in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+0.09 percentage points), respectively in agriculture, forestry and fishing (+0.08 percentage points).
As regards the number of job vacancies, higher increases were noticed in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.4 thousand job vacancies), respectively in construction and administrative and support service activities (+0.2 thousand job vacancies each).
The job vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies by major groups of occupations
In the second quarter 2025, the highest values of job vacancy rates were seen at occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (0.74%), respectively clerical support workers – major group 4 (0.72%).
The number of job vacancies saw the highest values for the occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (9.0 thousand job vacancies), service and sales workers – major group 5 (4.6 thousand job vacancies), respectively craft and related trades workers – major group 7 (4.2 thousand job vacancies).
The lowest values for both indicators were noticed for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (0.33%, respectively 0.1 thousand job vacancies) and managers – major group 1 (0.36%, respectively 1.3 thousand job vacancies).
As against the previous quarter, the most relevant decreases in job vacancy rates were found for elementary occupations – major group 9 (-0.09 percentage points), respectively for occupations related to clerical support workers – major group 4 (-0.08 percentage points).
The number of job vacancies registered the most important decreases for elementary occupations – major group 9 (-0.6 thousand job vacancies), followed by those of professionals – major group 2, respectively service and sales workers – major group 5 (-0.3 thousand job vacancies each).
At the opposite side, the most significant increase in job vacancy rates was noticed for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (+0.15 percentage points) and the number of job vacancies registered slight increases for the occupations related to craft and related trades workers – major group 7, respectively plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (+0.1 thousand job vacancies each).
Compared to the same quarter of 2024, the steepest declines in job vacancy rates noticed at the occupations related to craft and related trades workers – major group 7 (-0.14 percentage points), respectively plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (-0.11 percentage points).
The number of job vacancies decreased the most also in the occupations related to craft and related trades workers – major group 7 (-0.9 thousand job vacancies), followed by elementary occupations – major group 9 (-0.7 thousand job vacancies).
By contrast, the only increases in both vacancy rates and the number of job vacancies were noticed for the occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (+0.07 percentage points, respectively +0.02 thousand job vacancies), respectively clerical support workers – major group 4 (+0.03 percentage points, respectively +0.1 thousand job vacancies).