The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA19) was 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019, stable compared with the previous quarter and down from 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the EU27, the job vacancy rate was 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019, stable compared with the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2018.