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Published: 14 November 2012

Fewer open job vacancies in the third quarter than one year earlier

According to the Job Vacancy Survey of Statistics Finland, there were 37,400 open job vacancies in the third quarter of 2012, which is six per cent less than one year earlier (40,000). The measurement for the third quarter was taken on 1 September.

Job vacancies 2011/III – 2012/III

	Year/Quarter
	2011/III	2012/III
Job vacancies	40 000	37 400
Part-time	21 %	16 %
Fixed term	36 %	35 %
Hard-to-fill vacancies	44 %	44 %

In all, 25,500, or 68 per cent, of the job vacancies in the third quarter of 2012 were in private enterprises. Compared with the quarter one year earlier, the number of job vacancies decreased especially in public administration, education and health and social services (-3,200), and in trade, transport and storage, and accommodation and food service activities (-2,800). Examined by area, open job vacancies went down in the major regions of Southern Finland (-1,200), and Northern and Eastern Finland (-1,100).

In the third quarter of 2012, the share of part-time vacancies among all open vacancies decreased by five percentage points and that of fixed-term vacancies by percentage point from the respective quarter of the year before. The share of hard-to-fill vacancies remained at the same level.

Statistics Finland has been collecting data on job vacancies quarterly since the beginning of 2002. The statistics are based on a sample of establishments of enterprises and general government. The data are collected with telephone interviews and web questionnaires. The statistics are decreed by a regulation of the European Union. The objective is to produce up-to-date and comparable information about the number and structure of job openings on the labour markets of EU Member States.

Source: Job vacancy survey 2012, 3rd quarter. Statistics Finland.

Inquiries: Antti Halmetoja 09 1734 3763, tyovoimatutkimus@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

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• Appendix table 1. Job vacancies by the quarters 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)
• Appendix table 2. Job vacancies by size of the local kind of activity unit 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)
• Appendix table 3. Job vacancies by employer sector of the local kind of activity unit 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)
• Appendix table 4. Job vacancies by major region (2012) 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)
• Appendix table 5. Job vacancies by industry (TOL 2008) 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)
• Appendix table 6. Part-time vacancies by major region (2012) 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)
• Appendix table 7. Fixed-term vacancies by major region (2012) 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)
• Appendix table 8. Hard-to-fill vacancies by major region (2012) 2011/III - 2012/III (14.11.2012)

Figures

• Appendix figure 1. Job vacancies by the quarters (14.11.2012)
• Appendix figure 2. Job vacancies by type of employment relationship (14.11.2012)
• Appendix figure 3. Job vacancies by employer sector (14.11.2012)
• Appendix figure 4. Job vacancies by size of the local kind of activity unit (14.11.2012)
• Appendix figure 5. Job vacancies by major region (2012) (14.11.2012)
• Appendix figure 6. Job vacancies by industry (TOL 2008) (14.11.2012)

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Updated 14.11.2012