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Clearly more open job vacancies in the first quarter of 2022 than one year earlier

Statistics:

Job vacancy survey

Reference period:

2022, 1st quarter

Published:

19/05/2022

Next release:

17/08/2022

The number of open job vacancies was 91,600 in the first quarter of 2022, while the figure was 59,500 one year before. These data derive from Statistics Finland’s statistics on open job vacancies and describe the situation on the first day of March.

A horizontal bar chart on the number of job vacancies in major regions in the first quarters of 2021 and 2022. The number of open job vacancies grew in all major regions. In absolute numbers, growth was biggest in the major region of Helsinki-Uusimaa and smallest in the major region of Northern and Eastern Finland.

Key points

In the first quarter, open job vacancies increased most in the major region of Helsinki-Uusimaa from one year earlier.
Examined by the industry of the establishment, the number of job vacancies grew most in the industry group of trade, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities (G to I).
Recruitment difficulties experienced by employers increased from the year before.

Tables

See key statistical data in the tables.

19.05.2022

Job vacancies by industry (TOL 2008) of the establishment, 2021Q1 and 2022Q1

	2021Q1	2022Q1
Total	59,500	91,600
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing (01-03)	600	1,200
B-E Total industry (05-39)	7,300	12,900
F Construction (41-43)	5,400	7,800
G-I Wholesale and retail trade, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities (45-56)	12,600	26,800
J Information and communication (58-63)	5,600	8,400
K, L Financial and insurance activities, real estate activities (64-68)	2,400	1,700
M, N Professional, scientific and technical activities, administrative and support service activities (69-82)	9,600	12,200
O-Q Public administration, education, human health and social work activities (84-88)	13,200	16,100
R, S Other service activities (90-96)	2,700	4,500