Job vacancies reduce significantly in Q2

The number of open job vacancies was 35,400 in the April-June period this year, which was 50,900 in the second quarter of last year, according to the Statistics Finland.

Open job vacancies decreased particularly in the major region of Helsinki-Uusimaa.

In the second quarter of 2020, in all, 24,700 or 70 per cent of the job vacancies were in establishments owned by private enterprises, while one year earlier the figure was 37,700, or 74 per cent of all open job vacancies.

The number of job vacancies decreased compared to that in the corresponding period of the previous year in establishments of all sizes.

Examined by the industry of the establishment, the number of job vacancies decreased most (-6,600) in the industry group of trade, transportation, and storage, accommodation and food service activities (G to I). Open job vacancies decreased particularly in the major region of Helsinki-Uusimaa (-8,300).

In the second quarter of the year, 40 per cent of all open job vacancies were fixed-term positions, while, one year earlier, the corresponding share was 33 per cent.

Sixteen per cent of all open job vacancies were part-time positions. Employers estimated that 44 per cent of the open job vacancies were hard to fill, while the corresponding share one year earlier was 60 per cent.

The data is based on a survey conducted by either a web questionnaire or a telephone interview. The data collection includes approximately 2,500 different establishments in every quarter.