The job vacancy rate for this period was estimated at 0.67%, lower by 0.02 percentage points than in the previous quarter. However, when compared to the same quarter of 2023, the number of job vacancies decreased by 4.9 thousand, and the job vacancy rate inched down 0.10 percentage points.

In the second quarter of 2024, the highest job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.54%), arts, entertainment and recreation (1.41%), respectively financial and insurance activities (1.24%).   Almost 24% of the total number of job vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (8.2 thousand job vacancies) and the value rate was 0.75%. The budgetary sector summed up about 21% of the total number of job vacancies. Thus, 3.3 thousand job vacancies were found in public administration, 3.2 thousand job vacancies in human health and social work activities and 0.9 thousand job vacancies in education.   At the opposite side, the job vacancy rate registered the lowest values in mining and quarrying (0.17%), education (0.23%), respectively in other service activities (0.28%). The fewest job vacancies were found in real estate activities, mining and quarrying, respectively in other service activities (0.1 thousand job vacancies each).   Quarter II 2024 compared to previous periods:   Compared to the previous quarter, the biggest decreases for both the rate and the number of job vacancies were in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (-0.29 percentage points, respectively -0.3 thousand job vacancies), respectively in financial and insurance activities (-0.27 percentage points, respectively -0.2 thousand job vacancies).   By contrast, in terms of the job vacancy rate, the largest increases were noticed in public administration (+0.11 percentage points), agriculture, forestry and fishing (+0.06 percentage points), respectively human health and social work activities and arts, entertainment and recreation (+0.05 percentage points each).    As regards the number of job vacancies, the most significant increases were found in public administration (+0.3 thousand job vacancies), respectively human health and social work activities (+0.2 thousand job vacancies).   As against the same quarter of the previous year, the most significant decreases of the job vacancy rates were in financial and insurance activities (-0.36 percentage points), followed by real estate activities and administrative and support service activities (-0.35 percentage points each).   The number of job vacancies saw the biggest decreases in manufacturing (-2.5 thousand job vacancies), respectively administrative and support service activities (-1.1 thousand job vacancies).   The number of job vacancies saw significant decreases for occupations related to plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8, respectively technicians and associate professionals – major group 3 (-0.2 thousand job vacancies each).   At the opposite side, the number of job vacancies increased only in elementary occupations – major group 9 (+0.1 thousand job vacancies), and the job vacancy rate registered the same value as against the previous quarter.   As against the same quarter of the previous year, with the exception of occupations related to craft and related trades workers – major group 7 (+0.01 percentage points, respectively +0.1 thousand job vacancies), both indicators registered only decreases.   At the opposite side, the job vacancy rate registered the most significant increases in arts, entertainment and recreation (+0.43 percentage points), construction (+0.14 percentage points), respectively electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+0.11 percentage points).   As regards the number of job vacancies, the highest increases were found in construction (+0.7 thousand job vacancies), human health and social work activities (+0.4 thousand job vacancies) and in arts, entertainment and recreation (+0.3 thousand job vacancies).   The rate and the number of job vacancies by major groups of occupations In the second quarter 2024, the highest values for both the rate and the number of job vacancies were registered for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (0.80%, respectively 9.5 thousand job vacancies), respectively craft and related trades workers – major group 7 (0.78%, respectively 5.1 thousand job vacancies).   The lowest values for both indicators were noticed for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (0.26%, respectively 0.1 thousand job vacancies) and managers – major group (0.41%, respectively 1.5 thousand job vacancies).    Quarter II 2024 compared to previous periods:   As against the previous quarter, the job vacancy rate registered the highest decreases for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (-0.07 percentage points), respectively technicians and associate professionals – major group 3 and clerical support workers – major group 4 (-0.03 percentage points each).   Thus, in terms of the job vacancy rate, the largest declines were registered for occupations related to plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (-0.20 percentage points), skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (-0.18 percentage points), respectively professionals – major group 2 (-0.17 percentage points).   The number of job vacancies saw the steepest decreases for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (-1.9 thousand job vacancies), followed by plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (-1.1 thousand job vacancies).
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