Employment vacancy statistics | Department for Communities

The Department for Communities provides statistics on vacancies that have been notified to Jobs & Benefits offices (JBO) of the Department for Communities. 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.

Publication Schedule

The statistical factsheets and annual bulletin present information on employment vacancies. The factsheets are published in January, July and October of each year and the data and provide key information for the preceding quarter. The bulletin published in May presents a more detailed picture for the preceding financial year.

Statistical bulletins

Factsheets

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.

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Professional Services Unit

Related to Employment vacancy statistics

Most recent publications

Vacancies: Statistical Bulletin 2021/22 Financial Year

Vacancies: Statistical Factsheet January 2022

Most recent news items

Employment Vacancies Statistical Factsheet (October 2016 to December 2016) is published

Access to information

How to request information from the Department for Communities including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. You may also request your own personal information, via a Right of Access Request.