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Euro area job vacancy rate at 2.1%

Eurostat reports the euro area job vacancy rate was 2.1% in the second quarter of 2026, down from 2.3% in the first quarter of 2026 and 2.2% in the second quarter of 2025. The figures cover the euro area as published by the statistical office of the European Union.

Categories: economy-and-trade

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
6/10
Global importance
4/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
5/10
Urgency
3/10

Why it matters

The published change documents recent quarterly and year‑on‑year movement in the euro area labour market.

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