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Belgium Job Vacancy Statistics Analysis 2012-2015

Key Insights from Belgium’s Job Vacancy Statistics (2012-2015)

Sector Performance Analysis:

  • Information & Communication (Sector J) showed the highest job vacancy rates, peaking at 6.6% in 2015, indicating strong demand for ICT professionals.
  • Professional Services (Sector M) maintained high vacancy rates between 4.6-5.7%, reflecting demand for specialized services.
  • Administrative Services (Sector N) remained consistently around 3.5-4.2%, showing stable but moderate vacancy levels.
  • Public Administration (Sector O) showed the lowest vacancy rates at around 1.6-2.1%.

Temporal Trends:

  • Most sectors showed declining vacancy rates from 2012-2013, followed by recovery in 2014-2015.
  • Information & Communication sector experienced significant growth from 4.2% in 2013 to 6.6% in 2015.
  • The overall economy (B-S sectors) remained stable between 2.3-2.6%.
  • Industrial sectors (B-F) showed gradual improvement from 2.1% in 2013 to 2.6% in 2015.

Data Table – Job Vacancy Rates by Sector (%)

Sector 2012 2013 2014 2015
B-S (Total Economy) 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.5
B-F (Business Economy) 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.6
G-I (Trade, Transport, Hospitality) 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.8
J (Information & Communication) 5.3 4.2 5.1 6.6
M (Professional Services) 5.7 5.2 4.6 5.2
N (Administrative Services) 4.1 3.5 4.2 4.2
O (Public Administration) 1.6 – 2.1 1.9

Chart Type: Line Chart
Years Displayed: 2012-2015
Indicator: Job Vacancy Rate (JVR)
Colors Used: Primary color #18baa8 with variations for different sectors
Data Quality Note: 2008-2011 data was excluded due to missing values across all sectors

Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NACE Rev 2 (NUTS2)

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Data-Level: BE2 Source: Eurostat - Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NACE Rev 2, Dataset: jvs_a_nace2

Economic structureJob vacancies NUTS2

Eurostat
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Project manager: Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
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