Rate of unfilled jobs Eurozone in the third quarter of the year According to Eurostat’s report, it is 2.9%, one tenth below the corresponding figure for the previous three months and the lowest level since the last quarter of 2021, making Spain the country with the fewest vacancies at 0.9%. euro area.
In absolute terms, the number of unfilled jobs in Spain between July and September was 143,868. Just under 146,069 unpaid jobs compared to the previous quarter, although at a similar level to the 143,877 vacancies a year ago.
Across the European Union as a whole, the vacancy rate in the third quarter was 2.6%, compared to 2.7% in the second quarter, the lowest rate since the fourth quarter of 2021.
Employment rate in the Eurozone third quarter was 2.6% in industry and construction, and 3.1% in services. Among the twenty-seven, this rate was 2.3 percent in industry and construction and 2.9 percent in services.
Among Member States for which comparable data are available, the highest vacancy rates in the third quarter of 2023 were recorded in Belgium (4.7%), the Netherlands (4.5%), Austria (4.7%), 2% and Germany. (4.1%).
In contrast, the lowest rates are in Bulgaria and Romania (both 0.8%), Spain and Poland (both 0.9%), Slovakia (1.1%) and Ireland (both 1.2%) was observed.
Vacancy rate in Spain industry and construction was 0.5%The rate of available jobs in the services sector was 0.8%, the lowest in the EU, just behind Bulgaria’s 0.7% and in line with Romania and Slovakia.
Last Thursday, at the press conference held after the meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council, which did not change interest rates, Christine Lagarde drew attention to the importance of keeping interest rates unchanged in terms of wealth. “don’t let your guard down” and gather more information about the development of salaries in the coming months; One of these factors is data on job offers and vacancies, which determine the degree of adaptation in the market and therefore how salaries will behave in the future.