Compared to the previous quarter (January-March) the number of job vacancies decreased by 621 (-9,2%).

The job vacancy rate in Q2 2019 was 1.8%, down from 2% in the previous quarter and up from 1.4% in Q2 2018.

The largest job vacancy rates in Q2 2019 were in Administrative and Support Service Activities (3.7%), Accommodation and Food Service Activities (3.3%) and Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (3.3%).

The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA19) was 2.3% in Q2 2019, stable compared with the previous quarter and up from 2.1% in Q2 2018.

In the EU28, the job vacancy rate was also 2.3%, stable compared with the previous quarter and up from 2.2% in Q2 2018.

In the euro area, the job vacancy rate in Q2 was 2.0% in industry and construction, and 2.6% in services. In the EU28, the rate was 2.1% in industry and construction, and 2.6% in services.

Among the Member States for which comparable data are available, the highest job vacancy rates in the Q2 2019 were recorded in Czechia (6.2%), Belgium and the Netherlands (both 3.4%).

In contrast, the lowest rates were observed in Greece (0.7%), Bulgaria and Spain (both 0.9%).

Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, the job vacancy rate in Q2 2019 rose in 10 Member States, remained stable in nine and fell in nine others.

The largest increases were registered in Czechia (+0.8 pp), Latvia (+0.5 pp), Germany and Malta (both +0.4 pp). The largest decreases were registered in Croatia and Slovenia (both -0.3 pp).

Source: Financial Mirror