The job vacancy rate estimated for the third quarter of 2025 was 0.62%, slightly increasing (+0.01 percentage points) compared to the previous quarter.
Compared to the same quarter of 2024, the number of job vacancies decreased by 8.3 thousand and the job vacancy rate decreased by 0.16 percentage points.
The job vacancy rate and the number of job vacancies by economic activities
In the third quarter 2025, the highest job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.99%), public administration (1.10%), respectively transportation and storage (1.07%).
Almost one fifth of the total number of job vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (6.0 thousand job vacancies) and the value rate was 0.57%.
The budgetary sector summed up about 23% of the total number of job vacancies.
Thus, 3.0 thousand job vacancies were found in public administration, 2.8 thousand job vacancies in human health and social work activities and 1.5 thousand job vacancies in education.
In contrast, the job vacancy rate registered the lowest values in other service activities (0.16%), followed by mining and quarrying, accommodation and food service activities, respectively real estate activities (0.19% each).
The fewest job vacancies were found in real estate activities (0.03 thousand job vacancies), followed by mining and quarrying and other service activities (0.1 thousand job vacancies each), respectively in accommodation and food service activities and agriculture, forestry and fishing (0.5 thousand job vacancies each).
Quarter III 2025 compared to previous periods
Compared to the previous quarter, the most significant increases for both the rate and the number of job vacancies were in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+0.36 percentage points, respectively +0.2 thousand job vacancies), respectively in education (+0.16 percentage points, respectively +0.6 thousand job vacancies).
Conversely, the most relevant decreases of the job vacancy rate were registered in arts, entertainment and recreation (-0.16 percentage points), accommodation and food service activities (-0.15 percentage points), respectively public administration (-0.08 percentage points).
As regards the number of job vacancies, the sharpest decreases were found in accommodation and food service activities (-0.4 thousand job vacancies), wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-0.3 thousand job vacancies), respectively public administration and construction (-0.2 thousand job vacancies each).
Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the most relevant increases of the job vacancy rate were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+0.35 percentage points), in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.23 percentage points), respectively in transportation and storage (+0.16 percentage points).
As regards the number of job vacancies, higher increases were noticed in transportation and storage, respectively in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.4 thousand job vacancies each).
In contrast, the most relevant decreases of the job vacancy rate were noticed in arts, entertainment and recreation (-0.59 percentage points), public administration (-0.53 percentage points), water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (-0.52 percentage points), respectively in education (-0.47 percentage points).
The number of job vacancies knew the most significant decreases in manufacturing (-2.0 thousand job vacancies), education (-1.7 thousand job vacancies), public administration (-1.5 thousand job vacancies) and wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-1.2 thousand job vacancies).
The rate and the number of job vacancies by major groups of occupations
In the third quarter 2025, the highest values of the job vacancy rate were found for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (0.77%), respectively clerical support workers – major group 4 (0.70%).
The number of job vacancies knew the highest values for the occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (9.3 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 (0.27%, respectively 0.1 thousand job vacancies) and managers – major group (0.39%, respectively 1.4 thousand job vacancies).
Quarter III 2025 compared to previous periods
Compared to the previous quarter, the highest increases of the job vacancy rate were found for occupations related to managers – major group 1, professionals – major group 2, technicians and associate professionals – major group 3, respectively for elementary occupations – major group 9 (+0.03 percentage points each).
The number of job vacancies registered the most important increases for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (+0.3 thousand job vacancies) and in those of elementary occupations – major group 9 (+0.2 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite end, the most important decrease of the job vacancy rate was noticed for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (-0.06 percentage points).
The number of job vacancies decreased the most for the occupations related to service and sales workers – major group 5 (-0.5 thousand job vacancies).
Compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the most pronounced decreases for both the rate and the number of job vacancies were
found for the occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (-0.30 percentage points, respectively -3.6 thousand job vacancies), service and sales workers – major group 5 (-0.23 percentage points, respectively -2.0 thousand job vacancies) and for elementary occupations – major group 9 (-0.23 percentage points, respectively -1.5 thousand job vacancies).
By contrast, the only increases of the job vacancy rate were noticed for the occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (+0.04 percentage points), respectively clerical support workers – major group 4 (+0.01 percentage points), and the number of job vacancies registered the only increase in the occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (+0.01 thousand job vacancies).