In 2024, finishing and drywall construction was the profession in Germany with the largest shortage of skilled workers, according to this data. The average vacancy time for open positions was 281 days.
The vacancy period measures the time from when a desired vacancy should be filled until the actual cancellation of a position at the employment agency.
Average open position vacancy period of professions with a shortage of workers in Germany in 2024
(in days)
¹ The evaluations are based exclusively on data from jobs subject to social insurance contributions reported to the agencies and job centers in joint institutions (Section 44b SGB II).
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (November 29, 2024). Average open position vacancy period of professions with a shortage of workers in Germany in 2024 (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340807/shortage-of-workers-vacancy-period-germany/
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