Job vacancies
How many job vacancies are there in a quarter? In which industries, sectors, and regions are there the most vacancies? The statistics report the number of job vacancies and the job vacancy rate in the industries dominated by private companies.
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A job vacancy is defined as a paid post which at the reference day is newly created, unoccupied or soon to be vacated, and for which the employer is taking active steps to and is prepared to take further steps to fill with a suitable candidate outside the business concerned, and which the employer intend to fill either immediately or within a specified period of time.
Time series assessed on a monthly or quarterly basis are often affected by phenomena that appear at the same time every year. The time series are said to be subject to seasonal effects. When making a seasonal adjustment, you try to remove seasonal effects from the time series.
Selected statistics on Job vacancies
Developments in job vacancies
For the private sector: Data for these statistics are collected from a sample of approximately 9,000 units (before 2026 the sample was approximately 7,000), defined as workplaces with at least one employee. The sample is drawn from Statistics Denmark's Statistical Business Register (SBR).
For the public sector: The register data consist of a linkage of advertised vacancies from https://jobnet.dk/ and Copenhagen Municipality as well as workplace information, including the number of occupied posts, from SBR. https://jobnet.dk/ is the main source for the number of job vacancies. Some CVR units post too many job vacancies on too few workplaces/p-numbers on https://jobnet.dk/. This is the case for the largest CVR unit in the https://jobnet.dk/ data, namely Copenhagen Municipality. In return, it has become possible to receive data directly from Copenhagen Municipality, which improves both the general quality of the data and the quality of the distribution key used to remedy other CVR units with similar problems.
Job vacancies by industry
For the private sector: Data for these statistics are collected from a sample of approximately 9,000 units (before 2026 the sample was approximately 7,000), defined as workplaces with at least one employee. The sample is drawn from Statistics Denmark's Statistical Business Register (SBR).
For the public sector: The register data consist of a linkage of advertised vacancies from https://jobnet.dk/ and Copenhagen Municipality as well as workplace information, including the number of occupied posts, from SBR. https://jobnet.dk/ is the main source for the number of job vacancies. Some CVR units post too many job vacancies on too few workplaces/p-numbers on https://jobnet.dk/. This is the case for the largest CVR unit in the https://jobnet.dk/ data, namely Copenhagen Municipality. In return, it has become possible to receive data directly from Copenhagen Municipality, which improves both the general quality of the data and the quality of the distribution key used to remedy other CVR units with similar problems.
Job vacancies by region
For the private sector: Data for these statistics are collected from a sample of approximately 9,000 units (before 2026 the sample was approximately 7,000), defined as workplaces with at least one employee. The sample is drawn from Statistics Denmark's Statistical Business Register (SBR).
For the public sector: The register data consist of a linkage of advertised vacancies from https://jobnet.dk/ and Copenhagen Municipality as well as workplace information, including the number of occupied posts, from SBR. https://jobnet.dk/ is the main source for the number of job vacancies. Some CVR units post too many job vacancies on too few workplaces/p-numbers on https://jobnet.dk/. This is the case for the largest CVR unit in the https://jobnet.dk/ data, namely Copenhagen Municipality. In return, it has become possible to receive data directly from Copenhagen Municipality, which improves both the general quality of the data and the quality of the distribution key used to remedy other CVR units with similar problems.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
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.