In the second quarter of this year, the job vacancy rate was 2.6 percent in the euro area, down from 2.9 percent in year’s first quarter and down from 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2023, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In January of this year, compared with December 2021, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 3,9 percent in both the euro area and the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2021, production in construction fell by 1,5 percent in the euro area and by 1,2 percent in the EU.