(Source: Eurostat)
In the second quarter of 2021, the job vacancy rate was 2.3% in the euro area, up from 2.1% in the previous
quarter and 1.6% in the second quarter of 2020, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office
of the European Union. The job vacancy rate in the EU was 2.2% in the second quarter of 2021, up from 2.0% in
the previous quarter and 1.6% in the second quarter of 2020.