Highest number of jobs available in administration, health and social assistance

The ratio of vacancies in the last quarter of 2007 was 1.82 percent, 0.35 percent lower quarter-on-quarter, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Most of the vacant jobs were in the fields of administration, health and social assistance.

Although lower compared to Q3, the vacancy ratio was 0.22 percent higher year-on-year.

Of total unoccupied jobs, 6.13 percent were in public administration, and 5.63 percent in health and social assistance. Areas with the fewest vacancies were in extractive industry (0.32 percent) and energy (0.43 percent). (NewsIn)