in July-September vacancies in the past often were hard to fill, out of Statistics data.

in Finland was in the third quarter of 48 500 vacancies, which is about 1 500 more than the corresponding period a year ago.

places in the hard to fill this year has been over 32 000, which was two-thirds of the vacancies. The previous year the number increased by over 5 000, and hard-refillable place of the proportion of all vacancies increased by ten percentage points.

Jobs, who were employers, according to the hard-to-fill, had a lot of, for example, in the construction industry and the wholesale and retail sector.

Hard-refillable accounted for a record high

Hard-to-fill vacancies the proportion is the highest since 2013, with the beginning of statistics on comparable data. Previous quarters have accounted for up to 60 per cent, says senior statistician Minna Wallenius from Statistics finland.

It’s share has risen in recent years, when the number of vacancies has increased.

Wallenius, is not directly observable for any particular reason, why two-thirds of the jobs are now hard to fill. The data are based on Statistics finland’s survey of employers. The data collection includes approximately 2 500 units.

– We ask the employers, what type of difficulty exactly is, or where they are their due. And no applications have been received, and applicants skills are not up to expectations, or other such.

Job available at the larger offices

all the vacancies, the share increased in establishments with at least 10 employees. Smaller offices the number of vacancies fell.

job vacancies four-fifths was in the private sector. The proportion was similar as a year ago, compared to which saw a three percentage point increase.

Municipalities or providers of the number of jobs almost doubled to 6 000. Instead, the state offered by the number of seats roughly a half 600.

the number of vacancies increased in uusimaa, but fell elsewhere in Southern Finland and Western Finland. Northern and Eastern Finland the number was small growth.

by Industry measured at the most open places was years ago way to trade and in transportation and storage and accommodation and food activities on. Hard-refillable place of contribution is, however, in the group increased, Wallenius says.

Jobs opened in quantitative terms most of the information and communications sector, as well as decreased most in manufacturing and mining.

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