The European statistical service highlights, however, that these data are published as experimental statistics, meaning they are still under evaluation, as they are partially compiled using a new data source based on online job advertisements.

Other professions where the demand for workers remained unmet, on average in the EU, last year were: auxiliary workers in the manufacturing industry and other administrative support workers (7.3% each), other sales workers (6.1%), and associate technicians in the artistic, cultural and culinary fields (6.0%).

According to the bulletin, although professions in the public sector, such as healthcare professionals and teachers, may also face recruitment difficulties, they are less likely to be advertised online, meaning they appear lower in the table or do not even appear in these data.

On the other hand, professions in the information technology field may be overrepresented in the online job advertisement data.

Quality jobs

The European Commission has presented a roadmap for creating and maintaining quality jobs and launched a public consultation with social partners on this topic.

The Roadmap for Quality Jobs focuses on areas such as job creation and the promotion of good working conditions, such as promoting adequate wages.

According to a statement, the Commission also wants to support business modernization and support workers in the green and digital transitions through skills development and information.

The roadmap, drawn up after a consultation process that included European social partners, also focuses on the enforcement of existing labour rights, strengthening social dialogue and collective bargaining.

The Commission also launched a first phase of consultation – aimed only at social partners – on future legislation on quality jobs.

The consultation on the future Quality Jobs Regulation, which runs until January 29, 2026, covers topics such as occupational health and safety, subcontracting, algorithmic management and Artificial Intelligence, among others.