Job Vacancies


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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Description

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

Method

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 3.000 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. 

Data Coverage

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 of the European Union system, except Sectors A (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing), T (Activities of Households as Employers; Undifferentiated Goods- and Services-Producing Activities of Households for own use) and U (Activities of Extraterritorial Organizations and Bodies). 

Frequency

Quarterly

Data Availability

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.

Comparability Over Time

The data are comparable over time.

Principal Variables

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. 

Classification Systems

Economic activity: Industrial classification of economic activities within the European Communities (NACE Rev. 2) - Results disseminated at the Section level.

Legal Framework

Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies.

Last Update

14/06/2022

CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Name
Maria Kkoushi
Οrganisation Unit
Labour Market Unit
Εmail Address
mkkoushi@cystat.mof.gov.cy
Phone Number
22602235
















Contact Details
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CY-1444, Lefkosia, Cyprus

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