Job Vacancy Rate in Germany decreased to 2.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 2.50 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Job Vacancy Rate in Germany averaged 2.46 percent from 2006 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 and a record low of 0.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006. source: EUROSTAT



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Job Vacancies 619.35 623.93 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.30 6.30 percent Jan 2026


Germany Job Vacancy Rate
The job vacancy rate (JVR) measures the proportion of total posts that are vacant, expressed as a percentage. A job vacancy is defined as a paid post (newly created, unoccupied or about to become vacant) for which the employer is taking active steps to find a suitable candidate from outside the enterprise concerned and is prepared to take more steps and which the employer intends to fill either immediately or in the near future.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.40 2.50 4.50 0.90 2006 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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