Statistics Estonia: there were over 11,000 job vacancies in the first quarter

According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2023, there were 11,461 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. This is 12% less than in the same quarter of 2022. Over 6,000 persons left their job at the initiative of the employer.

In the first quarter, the total number of vacant and occupied posts was nearly 620,000, whereas the largest share of the posts were in manufacturing, trade, and education. Job vacancies represented 1.9% of the total. The number of job vacancies was the highest in public administration and defence (1,759), human health and social work activities (1,427), and manufacturing (1,372).