According to the Statistics Finland the number of open job vacancies was 63 300 in the 1st quarter of 2020, while the figure was 63 100 one year before. These data describe the situation on the first day of March, so the effects of the exceptional situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic cannot yet be seen.
| Number, 2019/1 | Share %, 2019/1 | Number, 2020/1 | Share %, 2020/1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job vacancies | 63 100 | 63 300 | ||
| Part-time | 11 100 | 18% | 11 800 | 19% |
| Fixed term | 33 000 | 52% | 29 700 | 47% |
| Hard-to-fill vacancies | 27 000 | 43% | 30 600 | 48% |
* The sum of sub-groups does not correspond with the total number of open job vacancies, because they are not mutually exclusive.
Thus, in the first quarter of 2020:
- 43 500 or 69% of the job vacancies were offered by establishments that are relevant to private enterprises. The number of job vacancies decreased in the industry group of public administration, education, human health and social work activities and increased in the industry group of information and communication services, mainly in computer programming.
- 47% of all open job vacancies were fixed-term positions. The share of fixed-term jobs is usually high in the first quarter due to the search for summer employees, for example. There were plenty of fixed-term jobs available, for example, in the industries of human health and social work activities and trade.
- 19% of total vacancies were part-time jobs.
- 48 % of the open job vacancies were hard-to-fill according to employers’ estimations. For example, establishments in human health and social work activities had plenty of jobs considered hard-to-fill.
Source: You can find full statistic data at Statistics Finland website (publication 19.05.2020).
Published 19.05.2020, FINREPO