(18 June 2018) – The job vacancy rate in both the euro area and the EU28 was 2.1% in the first quarter of 2018, up from 1.9% in the first quarter of 2017.
Among the Member States for which comparable data are available, the highest job vacancy rates in the first quarter of 2018 were recorded in the Czech Republic (4.8%), Belgium (3.5%), Germany and Sweden (both 2.9%), the Netherlands and Austria (both 2.8%).
In contrast, the lowest rates were observed in Greece (0.7%), Spain and Portugal (both 0.9%), Bulgaria and Ireland (both 1.0%).
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, he largest increases were registered in the Czech Republic (+1.7%), Austria (+0.6%), Latvia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Slovenia (all +0.5%).