HELLENIC REPUBLIC
HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY
Piraeus, 16 June 2021
PRESS RELEASE
JOB VACANCIES: 1st quarter 2021
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces the quarterly Press Release aiming at presenting data on job vacancies1 for the whole economy excluding Primary Sector and Activities of Households, referring to the 1st quarter 2021.
The number of job vacancies in the 1st quarter 2021 recorded a decrease of 30.5% in comparison with the 1st quarter 2020 (6,685 and 9,617 respectively), while the corresponding number of job vacancies in the 1st quarter 2020 had recorded a decrease of 23.5% in comparison with the 1st quarter 2019 (Table 1, Graph 2).
Table 1 that follows depicts analytically the evolution of the number of job vacancies from the 1st quarter 2009 to the 1st quarter 2021.
Also, in Graph 1 that follows, the number of job vacancies and the annual change for each quarter of the period 2009-2021 are presented, while in Graph 2 the number of Job Vacancies and the annual change of the 1st quarter of the same period are depicted.
Graph 1: Evolution of Job Vacancies1 : 1st quarter 2009 - 1st quarter 2021 | ||||||||||||||
60,000 | ||||||||||||||
180 | ||||||||||||||
50,000 | 150 | |||||||||||||
120 | ||||||||||||||
40,000 | 90 | changeof rate Annual | ||||||||||||
Job Vacancies | 60 | |||||||||||||
30,000 | 30 | |||||||||||||
20,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||
(%) | ||||||||||||||
-30 | ||||||||||||||
10,000 | -60 | |||||||||||||
-90 | ||||||||||||||
0 | -120 | |||||||||||||
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 | ||||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Job Vacancies | Annual rate of change (%) |
Information on methodological issues | Information for data provision: |
Population, Employment and Cost of Living Statistics Division | Τηλ. 213 135 2022 |
Section of Labour Statistics | e-mail:data.dissem@statistics.gr |
Dimitris Vatikiotis | |
Tel: +30 213 135 2173 | |
E-mail :d.vatikiotis@statistics.gr |
1 The number of Job Vacancies refers to the Job Vacancies to be filled in immediately, that is job vacancies, which are to be filled in within a period not longerthan three months and also refers to sections B-S of statistical classification of economic activities NACE Rev. 2. Job Vacancies are recorded on the first day of the third month of each calendar quarter.
Table 1: Evolution of job vacancies1, 1st quarter 2009 - 1st quarter 2021
Not seasonally adjusted data and not adjusted for the number of the working days
Year | Quarter | Job Vacancies to be filled | Quarterly rate of | Annual rate of | ||||||||||
in immediately | change (%) | change (%) | ||||||||||||
Q1 | 51,613 | |||||||||||||
2009 | Q2 | 45,886 | -11.1 | |||||||||||
Q3 | 36,356 | -20.8 | ||||||||||||
Q4 | 48,897 | 34.5 | ||||||||||||
Q1 | 43,242 | -11.6 | -16.2 | |||||||||||
2010 | Q2 | 24,700 | -42.9 | -46.2 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 20,638 | -16.4 | -43.2 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 12,561 | -39.1 | -74.3 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 36,935 | 194.0 | -14.6 | |||||||||||
2011 | Q2 | 18,159 | -50.8 | -26.5 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 15,043 | -17.2 | -27.1 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 9,775 | -35.0 | -22.2 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 21,753 | 122.5 | -41.1 | |||||||||||
2012 | Q2 | 17,124 | -21.3 | -5.7 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 5,325 | -68.9 | -64.6 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 7,520 | 41.2 | -23.1 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 41,545 | 452.5 | 91.0 | |||||||||||
2013 | Q2 | 12,747 | -69.3 | -25.6 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 14,852 | 16.5 | 178.9 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 13,007 | -12.4 | 73.0 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 15,921 | 22.4 | -61.7 | |||||||||||
2014 | Q2 | 18,596 | 16.8 | 45.9 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 17,541 | -5.7 | 18.1 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 14,930 | -14.9 | 14.8 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 15,694 | 5.1 | -1.4 | |||||||||||
2015 | Q2 | 17,000 | 8.3 | -8.6 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 12,626 | -25.7 | -28.0 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 3,119 | -75.3 | -79.1 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 15,367 | 392.7 | -2.1 | |||||||||||
2016 | Q2 | 15,178 | -1.2 | -10.7 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 15,689 | 3.4 | 24.3 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 6,315 | -59.7 | 102.5 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 18,666 | 195.6 | 21.5 | |||||||||||
2017 | Q2 | 14,630 | -21.6 | -3.6 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 11,188 | -23.5 | -28.7 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 2,825 | -74.7 | -55.3 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 14,351 | 408.0 | -23.1 | |||||||||||
2018 | Q2 | 14,466 | 0.8 | -1.1 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 13,584 | -6.1 | 21.4 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 8,288 | -39.0 | 193.4 |
1 The number of Job Vacancies refers to the Job Vacancies to be filled in immediately, that is job vacancies, which are to be filled in within a period not longerthan three months and also refers to sections B-S of statistical classification of economic activities NACE Rev. 2. Job vacancies are recorded on the first day of the third month of each calendar quarter.
(Table 1 - Continued)
Year | Quarter | Job Vacancies to be filled in | Quarterly rate of | Annual rate of | ||||||||||
immediately | change (%) | change (%) | ||||||||||||
Q1 | 12,570 | 51.7 | -12.4 | |||||||||||
2019 | Q2 | 14,343 | 14.1 | -0.9 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 12,897 | -10.1 | -5.1 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 10,767 | -16.5 | 29.9 | |||||||||||
Q1 | 9,617 | -10.7 | -23.5 | |||||||||||
2020 | Q2 | 5,594 | -41.8 | -61.0 | ||||||||||
Q3 | 9,685 | 73.1 | -24.9 | |||||||||||
Q4 | 7,382 | -23.8 | -31.4 | |||||||||||
2021 | Q1 | 6,685 | -9.4 | -30.5 |
Graph 2: Evolution of Job Vacancies1 of 1st quarter 2009 -2021 | |||||||||||||||
60,000 | 120 | ||||||||||||||
91.0 | 100 | ||||||||||||||
50,000 | 51,613 | ||||||||||||||
80 | |||||||||||||||
43,242 | 41,545 | 60 | change of rate Annual | ||||||||||||
40,000 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Job Vacancies | 36,935 | ||||||||||||||
21.5 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
30,000 | -1.4 | -2.1 | |||||||||||||
-12.4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
-14.6 | |||||||||||||||
-16.2 | -23.1 | -23.5 | |||||||||||||
21,753 | -30.5 | -20 | |||||||||||||
20,000 | (%) | ||||||||||||||
15,921 | 18,666 | -40 | |||||||||||||
15,694 | |||||||||||||||
-41.1 | |||||||||||||||
15,367 | 14,351 | -60 | |||||||||||||
10,000 | |||||||||||||||
12,570 | |||||||||||||||
-61.7 | |||||||||||||||
9,617 | |||||||||||||||
-80 | |||||||||||||||
6,685 | |||||||||||||||
0 | -100 | ||||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Job Vacancies | Annual rate of change (%) |
1 The number of Job Vacancies refers to the Job Vacancies to be filled in immediately, that is job vacancies, which are to be filled in within a period not longerthan three months and also refers to sections B-S of statistical classification of economic activities NACE Rev. 2. Job vacancies are recorded on the first day of the third month of each calendar quarter
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Survey on Job Vacancies The Survey on Job Vacancies is conducted on a quarterly basis in a sample of enterprises, aiming at recording the number of job vacancies in the whole economy excluding Primary Sector and Activities of Households, of NACE Rev. 2.
Purpose of the survey The purpose of the survey is to record on a quarterly basis the job vacancies to be filled in immediately, that is job vacancies, which are to be filled in within a period not longerthan three months.
Methodology
Legal Framework
Reference date
Data collection during the pandemic period of COVID-19
Definitions
Data for the number of job vacancies are collected with the Labour Cost and Job Vacancies survey which is conducted on a quarterly basis.
The statistical population is the total number of enterprises employing at least three (3) employees and belongs to sections B-S of Nace Rev.2. The survey covers the entire Country.
The one-stage stratified sampling method is applied, using the enterprise as a surveyed unit. The strata are derived from the combinations of the 2-digit code of economic activity (NACE Rev.2) and the enterprise size class.
The sampling frame is the current Business Register of ELSTAT.
The survey is conducted by visits on enterprise premises by means of printed questionnaires (PAPI).
Regulations (EC) 453/2008, (EC) 1062/2008 and (EC) 19/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Job vacancies are recorded on the 1st day of the 3rd month of each calendar quarter.
Data were collected during April and May 2021 and the response rate of the enterprises was lower compared to the corresponding period of the previous year due to the special circumstances resulting from the restrictive measures imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The statistical unit is the enterprise employing at least three (3) employees.
Job vacancy is considered a paid post that is newly created, unoccupied, or about to become vacant, for which the employer is taking active steps and is prepared to take further steps to find a suitable candidate from outside the enterprise concerned and which the employer intends to fill either immediately or in the near future. It should be noted that job vacancies refer only to employees.
A vacant post which is going to be filled by the following categories is not considered as Job Vacancy:
- an apprentice without remuneration coming either by the employer or through the Social Security Funds
- contractors which are not on the payroll list,
- personnel who is re-hired or returns to the enterprise after a holiday, paid or not, leave
- internal movement of a member of personnel inside the enterprise
Job Vacancies to be filled in immediately are job vacancies for full or part-timeemployment, which are to be filled in within a period not longer than three months.
Statistical classifications
Coverage of NACE Rev. 2 sections
The European statistical classification of economic activities NACE Rev. 2 is used.
- Mining and quarrying
- Manufacturing
- Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
- Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
- Construction
- Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles
- Transportation and Storage
- Accommodation and Food Services Activities
- Information and Communication
- Financial and insurance activities
- Real Estate activities
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Professional, scientific and technical activities N Administrative and support service activities
O Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security P Education
Q Human Health and Social Work Activities R Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
S Other Service Activities
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