Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA breakdowns) - annual data – experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
37,837 Thousand
Germany
Lowest
422.81 Thousand
Cyprus
Median
3,951 Thousand
Years covered
6
2019–2024
Data points
389
What the numbers show
Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA breakdowns) - annual data – experimental statistics is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 37,837 Thousand in Germany; the lowest is 422.81 Thousand in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,951 Thousand, and the mean is 6,164 Thousand.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 18.9%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 8.6%).
Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 37,837 Thousand | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | France | 23,947 Thousand | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 18,071 Thousand | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7,976 Thousand | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7,976 Thousand | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 6,542 Thousand | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 4,547 Thousand | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 8 | Belgium | 4,265 Thousand | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 4,183 Thousand | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 4,181 Thousand | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 3,998 Thousand | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 3,951 Thousand | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 2,465 Thousand | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 14 | Finland | 2,230 Thousand | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 2,094 Thousand | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 2,094 Thousand | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 987.91 Thousand | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 987.91 Thousand | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 823.84 Thousand | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 823.84 Thousand | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 681.15 Thousand | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 681.15 Thousand | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 23 | Cyprus | 422.81 Thousand | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 171,418 Thousand
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 133,782 Thousand
- Nordrhein-Westfalen 7,918 Thousand
- Bayern 6,348 Thousand
- Baden-Württemberg 5,420 Thousand
- Continente 3,967 Thousand
- West-Nederland 3,849 Thousand
- Niedersachsen 3,420 Thousand
- Hessen 2,908 Thousand
- Manner-Suomi 2,206 Thousand
- Macroregiunea Trei 2,067 Thousand
- Östra Sverige 1,906 Thousand
- Södra Sverige 1,895 Thousand
- Berlin 1,822 Thousand
- Sachsen 1,736 Thousand
- Ostösterreich 1,733 Thousand
- Macroregiunea Unu 1,719 Thousand
- Rheinland-Pfalz 1,660 Thousand
- Zuid-Nederland 1,659 Thousand
- Oost-Nederland 1,628 Thousand
- Macroregiunea Doi 1,592 Thousand
- Westösterreich 1,473 Thousand
- Közép-Magyarország 1,441 Thousand
- Alföld és Észak 1,392 Thousand
- Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 1,352 Thousand
- Hamburg 1,170 Thousand
- Schleswig-Holstein 1,165 Thousand
- Macroregiunea Patru 1,160 Thousand
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 1,113 Thousand
- Brandenburg 924.41 Thousand
- Dunántúl 868.64 Thousand
- Sachsen-Anhalt 842.01 Thousand
- Thüringen 829.6 Thousand
- Südösterreich 751.8 Thousand
- Noord-Nederland 734.72 Thousand
- Norra Sverige 723.11 Thousand
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 625.63 Thousand
- Saarland 427.05 Thousand
- Bremen 375.07 Thousand
- Região Autónoma da Madeira 111.51 Thousand