Job Vacancies

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Job Vacancies 2026 Quarter 1

The statistic illustrate the quarterly development in number of job vacancies and the job vacancy rate. The statistics are based on both survey and register data. Survey data are used for workplaces in the private sector, whereas register data are used for workplaces in the public sector.

The statistics can be used as a labour market indicator together with other indicators. The Job Vacancy Statistics are subject to EU regulation and are compiled according to the same guidelines in all EU Member States.

Statistical presentation

The statistics illustrate the quarterly development in the real number of job vacancies and the job vacancy rate. The job vacancy rate is calculated as the number of job vacancies in relation to the sum of job vacancies and occupied posts.

The statistics are broken down by industry (economic activity), size, region and sector.

Statistical processing

For the private sector: Data are collected via electronic questionnaires on https://virk.dk/ as a sample of approximately 9,000 workplaces. Before 2026, when only industry groups B-N were covered, the sample consisted of approximately 7,000 workplaces. Data are checked for errors and missing values are imputed before grossing-up to a population total.

For the public sector: Register data are used primarily from https://www.jobnet.dk. Based on a comprehensive survey, partly financed by EUROSTAT, models have been established that make register data from https://www.Jobnet.dk compatible with the statistical requirements.

Relevance

The users of the statistics are primary the press, private companies, private persons and Eurostat. The statistic is used in analysis about the demand for labour and in the public debate. Data on job vacancies are collected in accordance with similar guidelines by all EU Member States, which implies that the statistics are suitable for comparing the development in the number of job vacancies across the EU Member States.

Accuracy and reliability

For the private sector: As with all other sample-based statistics, there is some uncertainty associated with the estimates. As in other EU Member States, the coefficient of variation (CV), which is the standard deviation in relation to the estimate, is used in calculating the uncertainty. For the total number of occupied posts, the coefficient of variation (CV) is normally below 1 percent, while for the total number of job vacancies it is 2-5 percent. For industry groups and size groups, the CV is relatively high. This is primarily due to the large variations between the reported number of job vacancies and the many reports with zero job vacancies.

For the public sector: Since public workplaces are legally obliged to post job vacancies on https://www.jobnet.dk, the administrative data source is assumed to be close to full coverage for the public labour market. However, there will be workplaces that do not post vacancies on https://www.jobnet.dk, even though this is legally required. Methodological decisions have been made based on assumptions in the models for handling intended job vacancies and handling presumed misreporting, and calibrated on the basis of the test survey in May 2024 financed by EUROSTAT. The number of occupied posts is measured as the number of occupied posts at the end of the quarter, obtained from SBR data, and therefore not on the counting date.

Timeliness and punctuality

Data are released around 75 days after the reference quarter.

Comparability

As of the 1st quarter of 2026, the statistics changed from Dansk Branchekode 2007 (DB07, Danish subdivision of the EU classification NACE Rev 2) to Dansk Branchekode 2025 (DB25, defined on the new EU classification NACE Rev. 2.1).

From 2026 onwards, the population sample is drawn based on DB25. In 2026, the sample population was also expanded from covering industries B-N (DB07), corresponding to B-O (DB25), to covering industries B-TUV (DB25). This implies a transition from partial to full industry coverage, with the exception of industry group A (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing). The number of job vacancies by industry in the period 2010-2025 has been converted from DB07 to DB25 using a conversion matrix that takes quarter, enterprise size and industry into account.

In connection with the conversion, industry G has been split into three industries: G, J and TUV. The former partial industry coverage did not include industry TUV. Units belonging to industry TUV have therefore been omitted from the conversion. In 2025, this led to a reduction of the population by 3,497 units, corresponding to 8.5 percent of the old industry G. As a result, the archived pre-2026 tables and the updated post-2026 tables in StatBank Denmark will not have the same totals.

Accessibility and clarity

These statistics are published quarterly in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject Job vacancies. For further information, go to the subject page.