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The number of job vacancies in the 1^st quarter of 2020 reached 7.177. The number of job vacancies increased by 415 (6,1%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year where the number was 6.762. Compared to the 4^th quarter of 2019 the number of job vacancies increased by 2.531 (54,5%).

(Table 1)                                   

The job vacancy rate in the 1^st quarter of 2020 was 2,0%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 1^st quarter of 2019 was 1,3% and 2,0% respectively. The largest job vacancy rates inthe 1^st quarter of 2020 were observed in the Sectors of Real Estate Activities (5,8%), Accommodation and Food Services (4,0%) and Construction (3,4%). (Table 2)

Methodological information

Definitions

A job vacancy has to be announced as vacant outside the enterprise concerned, has to be filled in the near future and the employer must have taken active steps to find a suitable candidate.

The job vacancy rate is the number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of the total number of occupied posts and job vacancies.

Coverage

The survey covers enterprises with 1 or more employees classified in all Sectors of Economic Activities under the NACE Rev.2 classification system except A (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing), T (Activities of Households as Employers; Undifferentiated Goods- and Services-Producing Activities of Households for own use) and U (Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies).

Collection of data

The data collection is carried out by telephone interviews every quarter.

For more information:

Statistical Service (CYSTAT) Website, subtheme Employment

Contact

Charoulla Charalambous: Tel:+357-22602123, Email: ccharalambous@cystat.mof.gov.cy

Eleni Christodoulidou, Tel:+357-22602142, Email: echristodoulidou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

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