{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eu-job-vacancy-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eu-job-vacancy-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eu-job-vacancy-rate/","title":"EU Job Vacancy Rate by Country (2025)","description":"EU Job Vacancy Rate in 2025: 2.1 % of total positions EU-27 average. Netherlands highest at 4.1, Romania lowest at 0.6.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","European Union","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"EU-27 member states","temporal_coverage":"2010/2025","unit":"% of total positions","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"EU Job Vacancy Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/JVS_A_RATE_R2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"EU-27 member states"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"EU-27 (2025)","value":"2.1","unit":"% of total positions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"Highest","value":"4.1","unit":"Netherlands"},{"label":"Lowest","value":"0.6","unit":"Romania"},{"label":"Countries","value":"26","unit":"EU member states"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"EU Job Vacancy Rate"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":1.1},{"period":"2011","value":1.4},{"period":"2012","value":1.3},{"period":"2013","value":1.2},{"period":"2014","value":1.3},{"period":"2015","value":1.5},{"period":"2016","value":1.6},{"period":"2017","value":1.9},{"period":"2018","value":2.2},{"period":"2019","value":2.3},{"period":"2020","value":1.8},{"period":"2021","value":2.4},{"period":"2022","value":3},{"period":"2023","value":2.8},{"period":"2024","value":2.4},{"period":"2025","value":2.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"country","label":"Country"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total positions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"country":"Netherlands","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"country":"Belgium","value":"3.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"country":"Austria","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"country":"Malta","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"country":"Cyprus","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Germany","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"country":"France","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"country":"Lithuania","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"country":"Latvia","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"country":"Slovenia","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Hungary","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"country":"Czechia","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"country":"Sweden","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"country":"Italy","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"country":"Greece","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"country":"Estonia","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"country":"Croatia","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Portugal","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"country":"Finland","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"country":"Ireland","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"country":"Luxembourg","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Slovakia","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"country":"Bulgaria","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"country":"Spain","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"country":"Poland","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Romania","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does the EU Job Vacancy Rate measure?","answer":"This page tracks EU job vacancy rates (unfilled positions as % of total positions). Chart EU-27 aggregate vacancy rate trend; table shows country comparison for latest year. It is published by Eurostat, covers EU-27 member states, and is updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annually."},{"question":"Why do values differ across EU member states?","answer":"Structural differences in labour market institutions, collective bargaining coverage, employment protection legislation, sectoral composition, and social security system design drive divergence across member states. Netherlands (4.1) and Romania (0.6) represent the extremes of a 3.5-point spread within the bloc."}]}