{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"hr-job-vacancy-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-job-vacancy-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-job-vacancy-rate/","title":"Croatia Job Vacancy Rate (2025)","description":"Croatia's Job Vacancy Rate: 1.4 % (annual average vacancy rate) in 2025, -0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (JVS_A_RATE_R2), 2010–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Croatia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Croatia","temporal_coverage":"2010/2025","unit":"% (annual average vacancy rate)","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Croatia 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":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Croatia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Croatia (2025)","value":"1.4","unit":"% (annual average vacancy rate)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Croatia Job Vacancy Rate"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":0.9},{"period":"2011","value":1.1},{"period":"2012","value":1.1},{"period":"2013","value":0.9},{"period":"2014","value":0.9},{"period":"2015","value":1},{"period":"2016","value":1.5},{"period":"2017","value":1.5},{"period":"2018","value":1.6},{"period":"2019","value":1.4},{"period":"2020","value":1},{"period":"2021","value":1.5},{"period":"2022","value":1.7},{"period":"2023","value":1.6},{"period":"2024","value":1.6},{"period":"2025","value":1.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% (annual average vacancy rate)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the job vacancy rate (vacancies as % of total posts, B-S, firms 10+) in Croatia from 2010 to present. It is published by Eurostat and 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. The series runs 2010–2025 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.7 % (annual average vacancy rate) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.9 in 2014. The latest reading of 1.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}