Chart 3
Job vacancy rate trends in the five sectors with highest levels of vacancies

job vacancy rate (%) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Jan. 2021 2022 2023 Dec. 2024 Accommodation and food servicesAccommodation and food services Health care and social assistanceHealth care and social assistance ManufacturingManufacturing Retail tradeRetail trade ConstructionConstruction
Note(s):
Data are seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0406-01.

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Job vacancy rate trends in the five sectors with highest levels of vacancies, job vacancy rate (%)
  Accommodation and food services Health care and social assistance Manufacturing Retail trade Construction
January 2021 5.7 4.2 3.5 3.2 4.5
February 2021 6.1 5.4 3.5 3.7 4.5
March 2021 7.4 4.4 3.7 4.2 5.5
April 2021 6.4 4.7 4.1 3.8 5.2
May 2021 7.0 5.1 4.0 4.3 4.8
June 2021 10.9 4.7 4.2 4.5 5.7
July 2021 11.7 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.9
August 2021 12.1 5.4 4.9 4.7 6.1
September 2021 13.3 5.3 4.9 5.0 6.4
October 2021 11.8 5.2 5.4 4.9 6.5
November 2021 10.8 5.4 5.2 4.9 6.3
December 2021 12.2 5.8 5.1 5.3 6.4
January 2022 9.4 5.8 5.3 4.9 6.7
February 2022 10.7 5.4 5.3 4.9 6.5
March 2022 11.8 6.2 5.3 5.1 6.5
April 2022 11.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 7.4
May 2022 11.5 5.9 5.3 5.2 6.8
June 2022 11.1 6.1 5.1 5.0 6.9
July 2022 9.9 6.4 4.9 5.2 6.7
August 2022 8.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 6.5
September 2022 9.5 6.4 4.5 4.8 7.0
October 2022 8.9 6.2 4.5 4.7 5.7
November 2022 8.5 5.8 4.4 4.6 6.4
December 2022 8.1 6.2 4.3 4.7 6.2
January 2023 8.5 6.2 4.1 4.5 5.8
February 2023 8.2 5.8 3.9 4.3 5.8
March 2023 7.6 6.0 3.8 4.2 5.6
April 2023 8.1 6.3 3.5 4.0 4.9
May 2023 7.5 5.5 3.6 3.8 5.6
June 2023 6.6 5.9 3.5 3.9 5.0
July 2023 6.3 6.0 3.1 3.5 5.0
August 2023 6.2 5.5 2.9 3.4 5.1
September 2023 5.2 5.5 2.9 3.1 4.2
October 2023 5.7 5.7 2.5 3.1 4.8
November 2023 6.3 5.3 2.7 3.3 4.7
December 2023 5.9 5.1 2.6 2.9 4.5
January 2024 5.9 5.8 2.5 3.2 4.3
February 2024 5.7 5.2 2.7 3.3 4.8
March 2024 4.9 5.0 2.6 2.9 3.8
April 2024 5.2 5.5 2.3 2.6 3.9
May 2024 4.9 5.1 2.4 2.7 3.6
June 2024 4.4 4.8 2.3 2.6 3.6
July 2024 4 5.1 2.0 2.6 3.7
August 2024 3.9 4.6 2.0 2.3 3.1
September 2024 4 4.5 2.2 2.3 3.2
October 2024 4.1 4.8 2.0 2.1 3.2
November 2024 4.4 4.5 2.3 2.1 3.2
December 2024 4.6 4.2 2.4 2.6 3.5
Note(s):
Data are seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (5217), table 14-10-0406-01.
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