A profession with the highest number of job vacancies across the European Union (EU) in 2024 was that of sales, marketing, and development managers, accounting for 8.4%, according to Eurostat on Wednesday.
The European statistics service highlights that these are experimental statistics, as they are in the evaluation phase and partly compiled using a new data source based on online job advertisements.
Other professions with unmet worker demand across the EU last year included auxiliary workers in manufacturing and other administrative support workers (7.3% each), other sales workers (6.1%), and associate technicians in artistic, cultural, and culinary areas (6.0%).
The bulletin notes that while public sector professions, such as healthcare professionals and teachers, may also face recruitment difficulties, they are less likely to be advertised online, causing them to appear lower in the list or not at all in these data.
Conversely, professions in the information technology sector may be overrepresented in online job ad data.
A study released on Tuesday shows that “flexibility is the new currency for attracting talent.” According to the majority of human resources professionals, candidates now prioritize this option over salary.
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European Commission unveils roadmap for quality jobs in the EU
The European Commission has presented a roadmap for the creation and maintenance of quality jobs and has launched a public consultation with social partners on this topic.
The Quality Employment Roadmap focuses on areas like job creation and the promotion of good working conditions, such as advocating for adequate wages.
The European executive, according to a statement, aims to support business modernization and assist workers in ecological and digital transitions through skills development and information.
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Beatriz Vasconcelos | 10:01 – 03/12/2025
The roadmap, developed after a consultation process that included European social partners, also focuses on enforcing existing labor rights, strengthening social dialogue, and collective bargaining.
The Commission also launched today a first-phase consultation—exclusively for social partners—on future legislation regarding quality employment.
The consultation on the future Quality Jobs Regulation, which runs until January 29, 2026, covers topics such as health and safety at work, subcontracting, algorithmic management, and Artificial Intelligence, among others.
The European Commission today presented a roadmap for the creation and maintenance of quality jobs and launched a public consultation with social partners on this theme.
Lusa | 10:44 – 04/12/2025
