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 299 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
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Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (July 31, 2024). Average open position vacancy period of professions with a shortage of workers in Germany in 2024 (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340807/shortage-of-workers-vacancy-period-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. "Average open position vacancy period of professions with a shortage of workers in Germany in 2024 (in days)." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340807/shortage-of-workers-vacancy-period-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. (2024). Average open position vacancy period of professions with a shortage of workers in Germany in 2024 (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340807/shortage-of-workers-vacancy-period-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit. "Average Open Position Vacancy Period of Professions with a Shortage of Workers in Germany in 2024 (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340807/shortage-of-workers-vacancy-period-germany/
Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Average open position vacancy period of professions with a shortage of workers in Germany in 2024 (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340807/shortage-of-workers-vacancy-period-germany/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average open position vacancy period of professions with a shortage of workers in Germany in 2024 (in days) [Graph], Bundesagentur für Arbeit, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340807/shortage-of-workers-vacancy-period-germany/
