15-06-2020 14:23
Job vacancies: 1st quarter 2020, annual change 6,1%
The number of job vacancies in the 1st 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 4th quarter of 2019 the number of job vacancies increased by 2.531 (54,5%).
(Table 1)
The job vacancy rate in the 1st quarter of 2020 was 2,0%, while the job vacancy rate in the previous quarter and the 1st quarter of 2019 was 1,3% and 2,0% respectively. The largest job vacancy rates inthe 1st 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)
Table 1 |
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NaceRev.2 |
Economic Activity |
Number |
|
% Change |
|||
Q1 2019 |
Q4 2019 |
Q1 2020 |
|
Q1 2020/19 |
Q1 2020/ Q4 2019 |
||
B |
Mining and Quarrying |
4 |
15 |
2 |
|
-50,0 |
-86,7 |
C |
Manufacturing |
796 |
316 |
876 |
|
10,1 |
177,2 |
D |
Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply |
2 |
0 |
9 |
|
350,0 |
0,0 |
E |
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities |
32 |
19 |
37 |
|
15,6 |
94,7 |
F |
Construction |
485 |
283 |
1052 |
|
116,9 |
271,7 |
G |
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles |
1.080 |
1.278 |
906 |
|
-16,1 |
-29,1 |
H |
Transportation and Storage |
261 |
190 |
201 |
|
-23,0 |
5,8 |
I |
Accommodation and Food Service Activities |
1.812 |
362 |
1.563 |
|
-13,7 |
331,8 |
J |
Information and Communication |
206 |
284 |
131 |
|
-36,4 |
-53,9 |
K |
Financial and Insurance Activities |
431 |
267 |
297 |
|
-31,1 |
11,2 |
L |
Real Estate Activities |
33 |
34 |
153 |
|
363,6 |
350,0 |
M |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities |
418 |
704 |
426 |
|
1,9 |
-39,5 |
N |
Administrative and Support Service Activities |
150 |
238 |
208 |
|
38,7 |
-12,6 |
O |
Public Administration and Defence, Compulsory Social Security |
507 |
122 |
480 |
|
-5,3 |
293,4 |
P |
Education |
171 |
150 |
73 |
|
-57,3 |
-51,3 |
Q |
Human Health and Social Work Activities |
159 |
257 |
511 |
|
221,4 |
98,8 |
R |
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation |
59 |
58 |
77 |
|
30,5 |
32,8 |
S |
Other Service Activities |
156 |
69 |
175 |
|
12,2 |
153,6 |
|
Total |
6.762 |
4.646 |
7.177 |
|
6,1 |
54,5 |
Table 2 |
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Nace Rev.2 |
Economic Activity |
Job VacancyRate |
||
1st Quarter 2019 |
4th Quarter 2019 |
1st Quarter 2020 |
||
B |
Mining and Quarring |
0,8 |
2,9 |
0,6 |
C |
Manufacturing |
2,5 |
1,0 |
3,0 |
D |
Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply |
0,1 |
0,0 |
0,6 |
E |
Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities |
1,1 |
0,7 |
1,4 |
F |
Construction |
1,7 |
1,0 |
3,4 |
G |
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles |
1,7 |
1,9 |
1,4 |
H |
Transportation and Storage |
1,7 |
1,2 |
1,3 |
I |
Accommodation and Food Service Activities |
4,9 |
0,9 |
4,0 |
J |
Information and Communication |
1,9 |
2,4 |
1,3 |
K |
Financial and Insurance Activities |
2,2 |
1,4 |
1,5 |
L |
Real Estate Activities |
1,2 |
1,2 |
5,8 |
M |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities |
1,5 |
2,5 |
1,5 |
N |
Administrative and Support Service Activities |
1,3 |
2,0 |
1,9 |
O |
Public Administration and Defence, Compulsory Social Security |
1,7 |
0,4 |
1,6 |
P |
Education |
0,6 |
0,5 |
0,3 |
Q |
Human Health and Social Work Activities |
0,9 |
1,5 |
2,6 |
R |
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation |
1,0 |
1,0 |
1,2 |
S |
Other Service Activities |
2,5 |
1,1 |
1,8 |
|
Total |
2,0 |
1,3 |
2,0 |
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
(ND/SCH)
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