There were a total of 10,022 vacancies in the first quarter of 2026. The private sector represented 96.5% of all vacant positions, with the public sector accounting for the rest, the National Statistics Office said today.

The NSO said that results from the latest Job Vacancy Survey revealed that 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.

The survey found that small enterprises with 1- 49 employees accounted for 53.4% cent of all vacancies, while those employing 250 or more employees generated 16.8%.

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