Job vacancies hold steady in the fourth quarter
Job vacancies were virtually unchanged in the fourth quarter at 547,800, following nine consecutive quarters of decline since peaking at 983,600 in the second quarter of 2022.
Job vacancies held steady for full and part-time as well as permanent and temporary positions in the fourth quarter of 2024. Year over year, job vacancies were down for both full-time (-16.8%; -84,200) and part-time (-24.2%; -42,400) positions. Job vacancies were also down on a year-over-year basis for permanent (-18.2%; -99,700) and temporary (-21.4%; -26,800) positions.
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