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Annual Change 6,8% 

The number of job vacancies in the 4^th quarter of 2020 reached 4.964. The number of job vacancies increased by 318 (6,8%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year where the number was 4.646. Compared to the 3^rd quarter of 2020 the number of job vacancies decreased by 1.590 (-24,3%). (Table 1)    

The job vacancy rate in the 4^th quarter of 2020 was 1,3%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 4^th quarter of 2019 was 1,7% and 1,3%, respectively. The largest job vacancy rates in the 4^th quarter of 2020 were observed in the Sectors of Manufacturing (2,5%), Information and Communication (2,2%), Public Administration (2,1%) and Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (2,1%). (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

George Georgiou: Tel: +357-22602233, Email: galgeorgiou@cystat.mof.gov.cy

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

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