There were 11,518 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organizations of Estonia in the third quarter of 2021, data from Statistics Estonia showed. This number increased by a third, while more than 8,500 people left their jobs on the employer’s initiative.
The total number of vacant and occupied posts was 619,665. Manufacturing, trade and education accounted for the biggest shares in the total number of posts. The highest number of job vacancies was registered in education (1,959), followed by wholesale and retail trade (1,754) and manufacturing (1,578).
Statistics Estonia analyst Argo Tarkiainen said 39% of all vacancies were in the public sector.
“The rate of job vacancies, which was the share of vacant posts among all posts, was highest in information and communication and education. It was the lowest in mining and quarrying and real estate activities,” the analyst said.
Most of the vacant posts were in Harju County (78%), including Tallinn (68%), followed by Tartu County (7.5%) and Parnu County (3.1%). The rate of job vacancies was highest in Harju and Voru counties and lowest in Polva and Jogeva counties.
In the third quarter, 64,328 persons were hired and 65,041 persons left work. Labor turnover (the total number of engaged and left employees), characterizing the movement of labor, increased by 10%.
“The number of employees hired as well as the number of employees who left their job were highest in wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing and construction. Of all the employees who left their job, 8,572 persons, or 13%, left on the employer’s initiative,” Tarkiainen added. (ERR/Business World Magazine)
