Employment vacancy statistics
Publication information
JobApplyNI.com is the Department’s vacancy management website and it lists all current vacancies notified to the Department.
The Department for Communities provides statistics regarding vacancies that have been notified to the JobApplyNI system. The statistics do not represent the total unsatisfied demand for staff by employers within Northern Ireland, but are only those vacant positions notified by employers to the Department.
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Statistical bulletins
- Vacancies: Statistical Bulletin 2024/25 Financial Year
- Vacancies: Statistical Bulletin 2023/24 Financial Year
- Vacancies: Statistical Bulletin 2022/23 Financial Year
- Vacancies: Statistical Bulletin 2021/22 Financial Year
- Vacancies: Statistical Bulletin 2020/21 Financial Year
Statistical factsheets
The Statistical factsheet presents key information on employment vacancies which have been notified to the Department.
2025
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet November 2025
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet August 2025
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet February 2025
2024
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet November 2024
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet August 2024
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet February 2024
2023
2022
2021
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet October 2021
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet July 2021
- Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet January 2021
2020
Labour Market statistics
Labour Market and business statistical information is published on the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency website and can be accessed at the links below.