The job vacancy rate estimated for the third quarter 2024 was 0.78%, increasing by 0.11 percentage points as against the previous quarter. When compared to the same quarter 2023, the number of job vacancies slightly decreased (by 0.1 thousand) and the job vacancy rate remained the same.

In the third quarter 2024, the highest job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.64%), public administration (1.63%), arts, entertainment and recreation (1.56%), respectively water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (1.45%).   One fifth of the total number of job vacancies was concentrated in manufacturing (8.0 thousand job vacancies) and the value rate was 0.73%.    The budgetary sector summed up 28% of the total number of job vacancies. Thus, 4.5 thousand job vacancies were found in public administration, 3.5 thousand job vacancies in human health and social work activities and 3.1 thousand job vacancies in education.   At the opposite side, the job vacancy rate registered the lowest values in real estate activities and other service activities (0.19% each), respectively in mining and quarrying (0.20%).   The fewest job vacancies were found in real estate activities, other service activities and mining and quarrying (below 100 job vacancies each).   Quarter III 2024 compared to previous periods   Compared to the previous quarter, the most relevant increases both for the rate and for the number of job vacancies were in education (+0.65 percentage points, respectively +2.3 thousand job vacancies) and in public administration (+0.41 percentage points, respectively +1.2 thousand job vacancies).   At the opposite side, the job vacancy rate, registered more relevant decreases in real estate activities (-0.24 percentage points), respectively in transportation and storage and other service activities (-0.09 percentage points each).   More important decreases of the number of job vacancies were noticed in transportation and storage (-0.3 thousand job vacancies) and in manufacturing (-0.2 thousand job vacancies).   As against the same quarter of the previous year, both for the rate and for the number of job vacancies, the most significant increases were in education (+0.30 percentage points, respectively +1.1 thousand job vacancies), human health and social work activities (+0.27 percentage points, respectively +1.1 thousand job vacancies), respectively in public administration (+0.27 percentage points, respectively +0.8 thousand job vacancies).   At the opposite side, the job vacancy rate registered the most significant decreases in real estate activities (-0.50 percentage points), financial and insurance activities (-0.38 percentage points) and in information and communication (-0.32 percentage points). The number of job vacancies knew the most pronounced decrease in manufacturing (-2.5 thousand job vacancies).   The rate and the number of job vacancies by major groups of occupations    In the third quarter 2024, the highest values for the job vacancy rate were registered for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (1.07%), elementary occupations – major group 9 (0.84%), respectively service and sales workers – major group 5 (0.74%).   The number of job vacancies knew the highest values for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (12.9 thousand job vacancies), service and sales workers – major group 5 (6.1 thousand job vacancies), respectively elementary occupations – major group 9 (5.6 thousand job vacancies).    The lowest values for both indicators were noticed for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (0.23%, respectively 0.1 thousand job vacancies) and managers – major group 1 (0.43%, respectively 1.6 thousand job vacancies).   Quarter III 2024 compared to previous periods    As against the previous quarter, the most relevant increases, both for the rate and for the number of job vacancies were noticed for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (+0.27 percentage points, respectively +3.3 thousand job vacancies).   At the opposite side, both the rate and the number of job vacancies registered the most important decreases for the occupations related to craft and related trades workers – major group 7 (-0.05 percentage points, respectively – 0.4 thousand job vacancies).   As against the same quarter of the previous year, both for the rate and for the number of job vacancies, the most relevant increases were found for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (+0.05 percentage points, respectively +0.9 thousand job vacancies), service and sales workers – major group 5 (+0.03 percentage points, respectively +0.3 thousand job vacancies) and elementary occupations – major group 9 (+0.03 percentage points, respectively +0.2 thousand job vacancies).   At the opposite side, the job vacancy rate registered the most relevant decrease for occupations related to skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (-0.19 percentage points) and the number of job vacancies decreased the most for occupations related to plant and machine operators and assemblers – major group 8 (-0.7 thousand job vacancies).
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