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Job vacancy

A job vacancy is a completely new job or an existing workplace for which an employer actively seeks an employee. The job must be open for application also to those not working in that establishment, and it is planned to be filled immediately or in near future.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

A job vacancy is a completely new job or an existing workplace for which an employer actively seeks an employee. The job must be open for application also to those not working in that establishment, and it is planned to be filled immediately or in near future.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • 1 January 2002 - 31 December 2009

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

Related concepts

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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