What EU country had the highest job vacancy rate in Q2 2025?

The Netherlands boasted the highest job vacancy rate in the EU in the second quarter of 2025, at 4.2%, new data from Eurostat has found.

Other EU member states to report a high job vacancy rate include Belgium (3.9%), Austria (3.4%), Cyprus (3.3%), and Malta (3.2%).

At the other end of the scale, the lowest rates were observed in Romania (0.6%), Spain (0.8%), Poland (0.8%), and Bulgaria (0.9%).

Job vacancy rate in the EU

Across the EU as a whole, the job vacancy rate stood at 2.1% in the second quarter of this year, compared with 2.2% in Q1 2025 and 2.4% in the corresponding period in 2024. In the euro area, the rate stood at 2.2%, down from 2.4% in Q1 2025 and 2.6% in Q2 2024.

Year-on-year, job vacancy rates increased in five EU member states, including Cyprus (+0.3 percentage points), Lithuania (+0.2 pp), Malta (+0.2 pp), Bulgaria (+0.1 pp) and Estonia (+0.1 pp).

Job vacancy rates remained stable in three countries, while 19 countries saw declines, led by Greece (-0.9 pp), Finland (-0.7 pp), Germany (-0.6 pp) and Austria (-0.6 pp). Data was unavailable for Denmark.

Looking at job vacancy rates by segment, in the euro area, vacancies stood at 2.0% in industry and construction and 2.4% in services. For the EU, the corresponding figures were 1.8% and 2.3%, Eurostat‘s data showed. Read more here.

Job Vacancy Rates by EU Member State – Q2 2025 (%)