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14-12-2021 15:03

Job Vacancies: 3rd Quarter 2021

Annual Change -3,0% 

The number of job vacancies in the 3rd quarter of 2021 reached 6.358. The number of job vacancies decreased by 196 (-3,0%) compared to the same quarter of the previous year where the number was 6.554. Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2021 the number of job vacancies decreased by 1.039 (-14,0%). (Table 1)         

The job vacancy rate in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was 2,4%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 3rd quarter of 2020 was 2,6% and 1,7% respectively. The largest job vacancy rates in the 3rd quarter of 2021 were observed in the Sectors of Accommodation and Food Service Activities (5,8%), Administrative and Support Service Activities (3,8%), Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory Social Security (3,1%) and Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply (2,9%). (Table 2)

 


Table 1

NaceRev.2

Economic Activity

Number

 

% Change

Q3

  2020

Q2 2021

Q3 2021

 

Q3 2021/20

Q3 2021 /Q2 2021

B

Mining and Quarrying

0

2

0

 

0,0

-100,0

C

Manufacturing

653

799

452

 

-30,7

-43,4

D

Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply

0

82

42

 

0,0

-48,4

E

Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities

13

28

25

 

89,0

-10,8

F

Construction

424

687

292

 

-31,2

-57,5

G

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

1.665

823

1.239

 

-25,6

50,5

H

Transportation and Storage

99

941

561

 

469,0

-40,3

I

Accommodation and Food Service Activities

919

1.598

1.118

 

21,6

-30,0

J

Information and Communication

327

184

99

 

-69,7

-46,2

K

Financial and Insurance Activities

243

273

160

 

-34,2

-41,4

L

Real Estate Activities

24

3

10

 

-57,5

233,3

M

Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

461

380

461

 

0,1

21,3

N

Administrative and Support Service Activities

184

133

249

 

35,0

86,9

O

Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory Social Security

496

107

739

 

48,9

590,5

P

Education

528

515

430

 

-18,5

-16,5

Q

Human Health and Social Work Activities

455

681

305

 

-33,1

-55,3

R

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

27

14

2

 

-92,2

-84,9

S

Other Service Activities

36

147

174

 

379,4

18,5

 

Total

6.554

7.397

6.358

 

-3,0

-14,0

 

Table 2

Nace   Rev.2

Economic Activity

Job VacancyRate

3rd Quarter 2020

2nd Quarter 2021

3rd Quarter 2021

B

Mining and Quarrying

0,0

1,1

0,0

C

Manufacturing

1,8

3,5

2,5

D

Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply

0,0

5,5

2,9

E

Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities

0,8

2,3

2,2

F

Construction

1,2

2,2

1,0

G

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

2,1

1,8

2,8

H

Transportation and Storage

0,6

2,8

1,7

I

Accommodation and Food Service Activities

2,2

7,1

5,8

J

Information and Communication

3,2

2,5

1,5

K

Financial and Insurance Activities

1,2

1,7

1,2

L

Real Estate Activities

0,6

0,4

0,5

M

Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

1,4

2,0

2,3

N

Administrative and Support Service Activities

1,2

1,9

3,8

O

Public Administration and Defense, Compulsory Social Security

2,3

0,5

3,1

P

Education

1,7

1,9

1,7

Q

Human Health and Social Work Activities

1,9

4,9

2,2

R

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

0,4

0,6

0,1

S

Other Service Activities

0,2

1,4

1,6

 

Total

1,7

2,6

2,4

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:

CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Labour Market

CYSTAT-DB (Online Database)

Predefined Tables (Excel)

 

The Predefined Tables will be available in Excel format until the 4th quarter of 2021. Afterwards, the data will be available only on the Online Database CYSTAT-DB.

 

Contact

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

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

 

EH/ECHR