According to data from the National Statistics Office, in the first quarter of 2025, there were a total of 8,273 vacancies.

The wholesale and retail trade, transportation and storage, accommodation and food services activities along with the professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities, generated more than half of all vacancies during the first quarter of 2025.

The NSO noted that small enterprises having 1 to 49 employees accounted for 56.3% of all vacancies, while the share of vacancies generated by companies with 250 employees or more amounted to 14.8%.

The private sector dominated the job vacancy market, representing 94.6% cent of all vacant positions, with the public sector accounting for the remaining 5.4%, the NSO said.

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