Job Vacancies

Data regarding job vacancies in the economy, by economic sector.

Collection of data via the Employment and Job Vacancies Survey, which is a telephone survey conducted on a quarterly basis using an electronic questionnaire, on a sample of about 3.500 enterprises. The enterprises are also given the option to submit the data requested via web-questionnaires. The sampling scheme used is stratified sampling by economic activity and size group. Additionally, job vacancy announcements published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Cyprus are also used.

The survey covers enterprises with 1 or more employees classified in all sectors of economic activities according to the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities NACE Rev. 2.1 of the European Union system, except Sectors A (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing), U (Activities of Households as Employers and Undifferentiated Goods- and Service-Producing Activities of Households for own use) and V (Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies). 

Quarterly

Job Vacancies Statistics are announced with a relevant Press Release. The data are updated on the online database CYSTAT-DB on CYSTAT's web Portal. Data are available in the form of predefined tables, from 2009 until 2021. Additionally, data are transmitted and disseminated from Eurostat's website.

From the first quarter of 2026 onwards, data are presented according to the new Statistical Classification of Economic Activities, NACE Rev. 2.1, which replaces the previous NACE Rev. 2 classification. The NACE Rev. 2.1 revision introduces changes to the structure and classification of certain economic activities compared with NACE Rev. 2, meaning that data from the first quarter of 2026 onwards are not directly comparable with data from previous periods. 

For comparability purposes and to facilitate users during the transition period, the Statistical Service will continue to publish data according to both classifications for the 2026 reference year on its online database, CYSTAT-DB. Backcasted time series based on NACE Rev. 2.1 have been published for the period from 2023 onwards, while work is ongoing to extend the backcasted series to cover the period from 2018 onwards. 

Job vacancy: is a paid post that is newly created, unoccupied or about to become vacant, and for which the employer is taking active steps to find a suitable candidate from outside the enterprise concerned and intends to fill it either immediately or within a specific period of time. 

Job vacancy rate: is the number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of the total number of occupied posts and job vacancies. 

Economic activity: Industrial classification of economic activities within the European Communities NACE Rev. 2.1 - Results disseminated at the Section level.

Regulation (EU) 2025/941 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2025 on European Union labour market statistics on businesses, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 and Regulations (EC) No 450/2003 and (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

14/09/2026