Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus maintained a job vacancy rate of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2025, unchanged from a year earlier but lower than the previous quarter, according to Eurostat and the state statistical service (Cystat). The total number of vacancies increased year on year, while falling quarter on quarter.
Vacancy rate stable despite quarterly decline
Figures showed Cyprus recorded a job vacancy rate of 2.8% in Q4 2025, unchanged compared with the same period in 2024 but down from 3% in Q3 2025. The total number of job vacancies rose to 13,538, an increase of 541 from 12,997 in Q4 2024, but declined by 1,035 from 14,573 in Q3 2025.
Position relative to EU and euro area
Across the European Union, Cyprus was among countries with relatively high vacancy rates, with Eurostat reporting 2.8% alongside Germany and Austria. Cyprus was above the EU average of 2.0% and the euro area average of 2.2%.
In the euro area, the job vacancy rate increased to 2.2% in Q4 2025 from 2.1% in the previous quarter, but was down from 2.5% a year earlier. In the wider EU, the rate remained unchanged at 2.0% quarter on quarter and declined from 2.3% in Q4 2024.
Sectors with the most vacancies
Within Cyprus, wholesale and retail trade recorded the highest number of vacancies at 3,076, compared with 3,358 in the third quarter and 2,479 a year earlier.
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