Comparability
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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.
Comparability - geographical
Every quarter figures are submitted to the statistical office of EU, Eurostat. Data for all EU countries can be found in the Eurostat database. Data are collected in accordance with similar guidelines by all EU Member States. Consequently, data on job vacancy rate (JVR) in EU contexts can be directly compared with other EU Member States.
Comparability over time
As a result of, among other things, the addition of new data breakdowns in 2026, new data series were created, and therefore some data series will have 2026 as their start year. All archived tables cover the period 2010-2025. They will not be updated after 2026.
The totals for the archived data series Job vacancies by industry, unit and size are not directly comparable with the existing table of the same name, cf. section 7 - Comparability.
The archived data series Job vacancies by region and unit covers the period 2010-2025. In 2026, the data series was expanded to new breakdowns, where industry and sector were added, respectively. It was not possible to back-cast the existing data series with these breakdowns. Job Vacancies by region and industry and Job Vacancies by region and sector both have 2026 as their start year. The totals will be comparable, but there will be no temporal overlap between the archived and existing tables.
At present, no data series going further back than the 1st quarter of 2010 are available.
Coherence - cross domain
Data are collected in accordance with similar guidelines by all EU Member States. Consequently, data on job vacancy rate (JVR) in EU contexts can be directly compared with other EU Member States.
Coherence - internal
Not relevant for these statistics.