Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008

2008 - 2024 | Quarterly | Unit | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008 data was reported at 19,751.000 Unit in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20,600.000 Unit for Jun 2024. Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008 data is updated quarterly, averaging 11,479.000 Unit from Mar 2008 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 67 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,230.000 Unit in Jun 2022 and a record low of 3,850.000 Unit in Dec 2009. Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Slovenia – Table SI.G021: Number of Job Vacancies. The total job vacancies may not correspond to the sum of the breakdowns for some of the periods due to low reliability of data or no data available.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
19,751.000 Sep 2024	20,600.000 Jun 2024	3,850.000 Dec 2009	27,230.000 Jun 2022	Unit	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024

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Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008 (Unit)	19,751.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Mining & Quarrying (Unit)	18.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Manufacturing (Unit)	4,254.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Electricity, Gas & Steam Supply (Unit)	34.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Water Supply & Waste Management (Unit)	102.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Construction (Unit)	2,771.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repai... (Unit)	2,061.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Transportation & Storage (Unit)	2,289.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Accommodation & Food Services (Unit)	1,596.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Information & Communication (Unit)	585.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Financial & Insurance Services (Unit)	217.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Real Estate Activities (Unit)	58.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Professional, Scientific & Tech... (Unit)	1,037.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Administrative & Supporting Ser... (Unit)	1,275.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Public Administration & Defence... (Unit)	474.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Education (Unit)	1,273.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Health & Social Work (Unit)	1,320.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Arts, Entertainment & Recreatio... (Unit)	155.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Slovenia Job Vacancies: End of Month: NACE 2008: Others (Unit)	230.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024

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Slovenia Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	63,881.130 2027	yearly	1992 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	39,889.390 2027	yearly	1992 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.700 2027	yearly	1993 - 2027
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	9.7 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
GDP per Capita (USD)	32,172.000 2023	yearly	1980 - 2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	3,611.864 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	18,046.184 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%)	28.0 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Investment: % of GDP (%)	21.9 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	15,628.1 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	3.950 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	9,440.180 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	52.0 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	3,818.961 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	19.9 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Real GDP Growth (%)	1.0 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	154.951 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Sep 2024

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-8.8 Apr 2023	monthly	Dec 1992 - Apr 2023
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	2,770,770.000 2022	yearly	2009 - 2022
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	60,881.000 2023	yearly	1997 - 2023
Silver Production (Metric Ton)	0.000 1992	yearly	1992 - 1992

Sales, Orders, Inventory & Shipments	Last	Frequency	Range
New Orders Growth (%)	-2.0 Dec 2012	monthly	Jan 2001 - Dec 2012

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
Building Permits (Unit)	534.000 Nov 2024	monthly	Jan 2013 - Nov 2024
House Prices Growth (%)	6.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2024
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	165.078 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	6.331 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	124.165 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	2.789 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2024

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-2.8 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn)	38.612 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn)	51.948 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn)	37.226 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	69.5 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn)	48,700.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	1,307.165 Aug 2024	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	110.775 Aug 2024	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	19.2 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2024

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Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential (EUR)	137,482,339.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential: Hotels (EUR)	8,337,197.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential: Office (EUR)	35,522,965.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential: Wholesa... (EUR)	29,384,501.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential: Traffic... (EUR)	1,920,572.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential: Industr... (EUR)	33,775,155.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential: Public (EUR)	24,403,430.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Buildings: Non Residential: Others (EUR)	4,138,518.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: Civil Engineering (CE) (EUR)	380,430,749.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Transport Infrastructure (EUR)	298,340,821.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Highw... (EUR)	197,508,821.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Railw... (EUR)	81,817,774.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Airfi... (EUR)	41,234.740 2016	yearly	1998 - 2016
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Bridg... (EUR)	13,108,553.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Harbo... (EUR)	5,905,673.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Pipelines & Cables (EUR)	60,236,042.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Pipelines & Cables: Long Distan... (EUR)	12,327,050.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Pipelines & Cables: Local (EUR)	33,271,666.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Industrial Constructions (EUR)	5,821,698.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Sport & Recreation (EUR)	5,389,964.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Reconstruction: CE: Others (EUR)	8,322,786.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Investment Maintenance (IM) (EUR)	519,007,227.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings (EUR)	230,130,627.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Residential (EUR)	73,578,861.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Residential: One Dwelling (EUR)	41,270,892.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Residential: Two & More Dwellings (EUR)	22,625,934.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Residential: Community Residences (EUR)	2,350,190.000 2011	yearly	1998 - 2011
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential (EUR)	156,551,766.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential: Hotels (EUR)	4,765,042.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential: Office (EUR)	35,435,321.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential: Wholesale & Retail (EUR)	31,590,690.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential: Traffic & Communica... (EUR)	2,073,118.000 2011	yearly	1998 - 2011
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential: Industrial (EUR)	50,660,426.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential: Public (EUR)	24,856,247.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Buildings: Non Residential: Others (EUR)	6,700,350.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: Civil Engineering (CE) (EUR)	288,876,600.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Transport Infrastructure (EUR)	224,887,899.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Highways & Roads (EUR)	153,002,131.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Railways (EUR)	36,964,837.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Airfield Runways (EUR)	34,033.000 2011	yearly	1998 - 2011
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Bridges & Tunnels (EUR)	2,302,538.000 2011	yearly	1998 - 2011
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Harbours & Other ... (EUR)	28,212,779.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Pipelines & Cables (EUR)	38,736,788.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Pipelines & Cables: Long Distance (EUR)	4,656,081.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Pipelines & Cables: Local (EUR)	33,059,572.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Industrial Constructions (EUR)	12,197,094.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Sport & Recreation (EUR)	2,176,008.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: IM: CE: Others (EUR)	10,094,984.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: Regular Maintenance (RM) (EUR)	380,269,110.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings (EUR)	164,605,482.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Residential (EUR)	56,709,265.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Residential: One Dwelling (EUR)	29,609,818.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Residential: Two & More Dwellings (EUR)	22,686,077.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Residential: Community Residences (EUR)	2,962,806.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential (EUR)	107,896,217.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential: Hotels (EUR)	3,841,180.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential: Office (EUR)	42,798,592.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential: Wholesale & Retail (EUR)	16,265,725.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential: Traffic & Communica... (EUR)	3,427,104.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential: Industrial (EUR)	27,728,607.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential: Public (EUR)	9,745,454.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Buildings: Non Residential: Others (EUR)	3,268,683.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: Civil Engineering (CE) (EUR)	215,663,628.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Transport Infrastructure (EUR)	163,890,075.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Highways & Roads (EUR)	108,435,025.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Railways (EUR)	47,299,698.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Airfield Runways (EUR)	755,893.590 2015	yearly	1998 - 2015
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Bridges & Tunnels (EUR)	7,823,789.780 2015	yearly	1998 - 2015
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Transport Infrastructure: Harbours & Other ... (EUR)	6,402,335.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Pipelines & Cables (EUR)	26,193,938.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Pipelines & Cables: Long Distance (EUR)	5,029,898.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Pipelines & Cables: Local (EUR)	21,164,041.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Industrial Constructions (EUR)	17,751,380.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Sport & Recreation (EUR)	616,775.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Slovenia Construction Value: RM: CE: Others (EUR)	7,059,151.000 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
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Slovenia Central Budget Debt: by Currency: USD (%)	3.600 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: by Currency: EUR (%)	96.300 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: by Currency: Other (%)	0.100 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: Domestic: by Currency: USD (%)	0.000 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: Domestic: by Currency: EUR (%)	99.900 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: Domestic: by Currency: Other (%)	0.100 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: External: by Currency: USD (%)	56.300 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: External: by Currency: EUR (%)	43.700 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
Slovenia Central Budget Debt: External: by Currency: Other (%)	0.000 2021	yearly	1993 - 2021
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Slovenia Labour Force: Registered: Male: EP: Self Employed Persons: Farmers (Person)	13,593.000 Mar 2022	monthly	Jan 2000 - Mar 2022
Slovenia Labour Force: Registered: Female: EP: Number in Paid Employment (Person)	379,838.000 Mar 2022	monthly	Jan 2000 - Mar 2022
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