ELSTAT / The number of job vacancies soared in the first quarter of 2024

The number of job vacancies in the entire economy, except for the primary sector and household activities, the first quarter in 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023 (70,826 and 32,850 respectively), compared to an increase of 97.9% in the corresponding comparison in 2023 to 2022.

According to the Hellenic Statistical Service, vacancy is considered a newly created position, an already vacant position or a position that will become vacant soon, for which the employer has recently taken active steps to find a suitable candidate, outside the company, and which is available either immediately or in the immediate/ near future. It is worth noting that the vacancies only apply to employees.

Graph 1: Evolution of Job Vacancies1: Q1 2009 – Q1 2024

Table 1: Evolution of Job Vacancies1 Q1 2009 – Q1 2024 No seasonal adjustment

They are not considered vacancies the jobs to be filled by:

• apprentices without pay, either by employers or by any social security body.
• contractors, who are not on the payroll.
• staff rehired or returning from paid or unpaid leave.
• internal movements in the company of the already existing staff.

Vacancies in the immediate future according to ELSTAT are: vacancies full the part-time employments, which should be covered in an interval not longer than three months.