Job Vacancy Rate in Iceland decreased to 2.40 percent in the third quarter of 2024 from 3.20 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Job Vacancy Rate in Iceland averaged 2.59 percent from 2019 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 5.20 percent in the second quarter of 2022 and a record low of 1.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. source: EUROSTAT




Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Job Vacancies 176.00 167.00 Nov 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.30 5.20 percent Oct 2024

Iceland Job Vacancy Rate
The job vacancy rate (JVR) measures the proportion of total posts that are vacant, expressed as a percentage. A job vacancy is defined as a paid post (newly created, unoccupied or about to become vacant) for which the employer is taking active steps to find a suitable candidate from outside the enterprise concerned and is prepared to take more steps and which the employer intends to fill either immediately or in the near future.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.40 3.20 5.20 1.20 2019 - 2024 percent Quarterly
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