Inferring job vacancies from online job advertisements — 2021

This study analyses online job advertisements collected by Cedefop in a pan-European approach. The main objective of the study is to develop estimator(s) for the number of job vacancies from data on online job advertisements taking into account the differences in the statistical unit and coverage. Although there are promising results for certain countries and industries, at the present stage the data are still experimental and could not be used to estimate the total number of vacancies. Based on…

This study analyses online job advertisements collected by Cedefop in a pan-European approach. The main objective of the study is to develop estimator(s) for the number of job vacancies from data on online job advertisements taking into account the differences in the statistical unit and coverage. Although there are promising results for certain countries and industries, at the present stage the data are still experimental and could not be used to estimate the total number of vacancies. Based on the results, recommendations are provided to overcome the current limitations for future analysis.