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Euro Area Job vacancy rate, %, SA

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode EA.VACANCY.Q.SA

Latest2.1%Q2 2026
Previous2.2%Q1 2026
Year ago2.2%Q2 2025

Euro Area Job vacancy rate, %, SA was 2.1% in Q2 2026, down 0.1 percentage points from Q1 2026 and down 0.1 percentage points from a year earlier.

That is the lowest reading since Q1 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.7% (Q2 2016) to 3.3% (Q2 2022), averaging 2.4%.

Euro Area Job vacancy rate, %, SA (%), Q1 2006 – Q2 20261.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%2010201520202025Robomacro
Euro Area Job vacancy rate, %, SA (%), Q1 2006 – Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 20262.1%
Q1 20262.2%
Q4 20252.3%
Q3 20252.2%
Q2 20252.2%
Q1 20252.3%
Q4 20242.6%
Q3 20242.5%
Q2 20242.6%
Q1 20242.8%
Q4 20232.8%
Q3 20233.0%
Q2 20233.1%
Q1 20233.1%
Q4 20223.2%
Q3 20223.2%
Q2 20223.3%
Q1 20223.1%
Q4 20212.9%
Q3 20212.7%
Q2 20212.4%
Q1 20212.1%
Q4 20201.9%
Q3 20201.8%

Last 24 observations. The full history (82 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 2006
Observations82
FrequencyQuarterly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high3.3% (Q2 2022)
10-year low1.7% (Q2 2016)
10-year average2.4%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeEA.VACANCY.Q.SA

Other Euro Area indicators

Euro Area GDP (Gross Domestic Product)Euro Area Real GDP (Current prices, million EURs, 2010 ref)Euro Area Inflation Rate (CPI)Euro Area Core Inflation RateEuro Area Unemployment RateEuro Area 10-Year Government Bond YieldEuro Area Industrial ProductionEuro Area Retail SalesEuro Area Producer Price Inflation (PPI)Euro Area Current account balance (BPM6, extra-euro-area), not seasonally adjustedEuro Area Trade Balance: Goods & ServicesEuro Area Exports of goods (BPM6 credits, extra-euro-area), not seasonally adjustedEuro Area Exports of goods and services, Current prices, million EUREuro Area Exports of goods and services, chain-linked volumeEuro Area Imports of goods (BPM6 debits, extra-euro-area), not seasonally adjustedEuro Area Imports of goods and services, Current prices, million EUR

FAQ

What is the current job vacancy rate, %, SA in Euro Area?
The latest reading is 2.1% for Q2 2026, published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code EA.VACANCY.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Euro area - Job vacancy rate (industry, construction & services), %, SA”.