"Figure 3: Contribution to change in vacancy level by sector","" "UK, seasonally adjusted, 3 months on (overlapping) 3 months, Dec to Feb 2002 to Dec to Feb 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. Total vacancies exclude agriculture, forestry and fishing. 2. Services are defined as industry sectors G to S. 3. Production sectors include Mining and quarrying (B), Manufacturing (C), Electricity, gas and air conditioning supply (D), and Water supply, sewerage and waste activities (E). " "Unit","Percentage points" "","" "","All Vacancies","Services ","Production","Construction" "Dec to Feb 2002","1.482701812","1.151839406","-0.315656566","0.553423849" "Jan to Mar 2002","0.487012987","0.324342091","0","0.168012924" "Feb to Apr 2002","0","0.161859781","0","0" "Mar to May 2002","-1.13085622","-0.969166292","-0.161064426","-0.157114128" "Apr to Jun 2002","0.653594771","0","0.164690382","0.545454545" "May to Jul 2002","-0.811688312","-0.64960916","0.166004209","-0.157820903" "Jun to Aug 2002","0.327332242","0.49225281","-0.468717689","0.350431998" "Jul to Sep 2002","-0.652528548","0","0","-0.679463224" "Aug to Oct 2002","0","0.164521221","-0.161788853","-0.157361795" "Sep to Nov 2002","-0.164203612","-0.327677301","0","0.357551487" "Oct to Dec 2002","-0.822368421","-0.65820767","-0.321774214","0.172470978" "Nov to Jan 2003","0","0","-0.321469575","0.357188417" "Dec to Feb 2003","-1.492537313","-1.488517992","-0.165677943","0" "Jan to Mar 2003","-0.336700337","-0.168583096","0.348735833","-0.313706564" "Feb to Apr 2003","-1.182432432","-0.678312391","-0.488782051","0" "Mar to May 2003","0.512820513","0.170409529","0","0.366300366" "Apr to Jun 2003","-1.530612245","-1.023809277","-0.334097794","0" "May to Jul 2003","-0.863557858","-0.862245655","-0.171263214","0.180438029" "Jun to Aug 2003","0.696864111","0.347438879","0.175993318","0" "Jul to Sep 2003","2.422145329","2.076668505","0.532524049","0" "Aug to Oct 2003","2.027027027","1.861098652","0.341807306","-0.159853848" "Sep to Nov 2003","0.993377483","0.827661138","0","0.169789227" "Oct to Dec 2003","0.655737705","0.491429074","0","0" "Nov to Jan 2004","0.325732899","0.654336067","0","-0.156739812" "Dec to Feb 2004","0.162337662","0.653237632","-0.314019449","-0.300995601" "Jan to Mar 2004","1.13452188","0.808855606","0","0.166420118" "Feb to Apr 2004","0.961538462","0.801081981","0.499231951","-0.152851264" "Mar to May 2004","1.111111111","0.792210705","0.159401039","0" "Apr to Jun 2004","0.470957614","0.313648897","0.662878788","-0.288461538" "May to Jul 2004","1.875","1.403121418","0.155565294","0.332310838" "Jun to Aug 2004","0.153374233","0","0.155296249","0" "Jul to Sep 2004","-0.306278714","0","-0.441628264","0.159517901" "Aug to Oct 2004","0.153609831","0.307853866","0","-0.147693706" "Sep to Nov 2004","0.460122699","0.770211191","-0.296492975","0" "Oct to Dec 2004","0.916030534","0.917406496","0.153543929","-0.145467241" "Nov to Jan 2005","1.210287443","1.212657109","0","-0.143497758" "Dec to Feb 2005","-1.644245142","-1.0509013","-0.295011622","0" "Jan to Mar 2005","-2.127659574","-2.267790283","-0.152926783","0.336438923" "Feb to Apr 2005","-1.242236025","-0.933178939","-0.30478955","0" "Mar to May 2005","0.943396226","0.944812061","-0.30163675","0.161754134" "Apr to Jun 2005","-0.15576324","0.470553118","-0.301782563","-0.150228231" "May to Jul 2005","-1.248049922","-0.627373568","-0.155300292","-0.534694374" "Jun to Aug 2005","-1.421800948","-1.107594937","-0.157493369","0" "Jul to Sep 2005","-0.641025641","-0.640434834","-0.158460668","0" "Aug to Oct 2005","-1.935483871","-1.929986405","-0.161536654","0.171949761" "Sep to Nov 2005","-0.328947368","-0.978890342","0.342034203","0.358731525" "Oct to Dec 2005","0.330033003","0.496245982","0","0.171052632" "Nov to Jan 2006","1.809210526","1.14587708","0","0.34795576" "Dec to Feb 2006","-1.13085622","-0.809343713","0.166265337","-0.303454715" "Jan to Mar 2006","-2.124183007","-1.476941721","-0.322376374","-0.443046102" "Feb to Apr 2006","-0.166944908","-0.166902495","0.170210225","-0.159953468" "Mar to May 2006","-0.16722408","-0.333717399","0","0" "Apr to Jun 2006","1.172529313","1.344998527","0","0" "May to Jul 2006","0.662251656","0.830200501","-0.161588181","0" "Jun to Aug 2006","0.328947368","0.164243736","0","0.357675112" "Jul to Sep 2006","0","-0.163625698","0","0" "Aug to Oct 2006","1.147540984","0.983456163","0","0.168827661" "Sep to Nov 2006","0.162074554","0.32483215","0","-0.155339806" "Oct to Dec 2006","0.323624595","0","0.164170507","0" "Nov to Jan 2007","0.64516129","0.4834501","0.331758884","0" "Dec to Feb 2007","1.121794872","0.799716438","0.327701523","0" "Jan to Mar 2007","2.06022187","1.5812345","0.320741269","0.161749482" "Feb to Apr 2007","0.621118012","0.778543832","-0.151871448","-0.148148148" "Mar to May 2007","0.462962963","0.774894513","0","-0.147209421" "Apr to Jun 2007","1.075268817","1.389530325","-0.149524463","0" "May to Jul 2007","1.519756839","0.451444936","0.30921763","0.702941942" "Jun to Aug 2007","1.497005988","1.34810301","0","0.152955315" "Jul to Sep 2007","0.147492625","-0.29354723","0.303901629","0.315590154" "Aug to Oct 2007","0.147275405","-0.146807441","0.149321267","0" "Sep to Nov 2007","0.735294118","0.736176382","0","0" "Oct to Dec 2007","0.145985401","0.292535156","0.14798127","0" "Nov to Jan 2008","0.437317784","0.291258083","0.147304118","-0.391872279" "Dec to Feb 2008","1.015965167","1.164931868","-0.141565247","0.148999574" "Jan to Mar 2008","1.149425287","1.444089396","-0.139925373","-0.136972403" "Feb to Apr 2008","-1.278409091","-0.995655194","-0.412034009","0.309086064" "Mar to May 2008","-2.302158273","-2.154268548","0","-0.142196943" "Apr to Jun2008","-3.387334315","-3.087084351","-0.150019357","-0.146994774" "May to Jul 2008","-2.286585366","-1.682834919","-0.445372654","-0.288900445" "Jun to Aug 2008","-2.808112324","-2.494445421","-0.157793073","0" "Jul to Sep 2008","-1.605136437","-0.967937449","-0.745345109","0" "Aug to Oct 2008","-3.099510604","-2.135372416","-0.323994664","-0.444444444" "Sep to Nov 2008","-5.387205387","-3.912204633","-0.802456214","-0.461015852" "Oct to Dec 2008","-6.583629893","-5.370741483","-0.848861284","-0.481203008" "Nov to Jan 2009","-5.904761905","-5.150937044","-0.562851782","0" "Dec to Feb 2009","-4.453441296","-3.852385152","-0.585414808","-0.370762712" "Jan to Mar 2009","-2.330508475","-1.70253791","-0.409048652","0" "Feb to Apr 2009","-1.518438178","-1.302478637","-0.413829929","-0.204531152" "Mar to May 2009","-2.202643172","-1.98242252","0","-0.207900208" "Apr to Jun 2009","-2.702702703","-2.476273148","0","0" "May to Jul 2009","0","0","0.238948626","0" "Jun to Aug 2009","2.083333333","2.088033157","0","-0.207860922" "Jul to Sep 2009","-0.453514739","-0.453291515","0.234908884","0" "Aug to Oct 2009","-0.227790433","0","-0.221392002","-0.207555002" "Sep to Nov 2009","0.913242009","0.683874949","0.23331448","0" "Oct to Dec 2009","2.488687783","2.495200474","0.468258746","-0.198675497" "Nov to Jan 2010","1.103752759","0.881883055","0.224578915","0" "Dec to Feb 2010","0.873362445","1.765062635","-0.595238095","0" "Jan to Mar 2010","0","-0.215937301","-0.209891119","0" "Feb to Apr 2010","1.082251082","1.303107214","-0.207441113","0" "Mar to May 2010","2.78372591","1.482240437","0.940860215","0.231481481" "Apr to Jun 2010","0.833333333","0.834063297","0.212514758","0" "May to Jul 2010","-0.619834711","-1.832654572","1.183876184","0.228690229" "Jun to Aug 2010","-3.95010395","-3.533839897","-0.211170943","-0.196772924" "Jul to Sep 2010","-1.082251082","-0.866775722","0","0" "Aug to Oct 2010","0.437636761","0.218398906","-0.212418301","0.239651416" "Sep to Nov 2010","3.703703704","3.266832405","0","0.229182582" "Oct to Dec 2010","1.260504202","1.26242856","0","0.224757953" "Nov to Jan 2011","1.867219917","1.659640979","0.208888193","0" "Dec to Feb 2011","-0.814663951","-1.215155692","0.431211499","-0.189543516" "Jan to Mar 2011","-1.232032854","-1.832120582","0.668250668","0" "Feb to Apr 2011","-1.663201663","-1.862264406","0.67653277","0" "Mar to May 2011","-2.536997886","-2.116801325","-0.212400578","-0.198843095" "Apr to Jun 2011","0","0.65559159","-0.609221397","-0.197199763" "May to Jul 2011","-0.433839479","-0.217329629","-0.212913448","0" "Jun to Aug 2011","0.871459695","1.093213036","0","0" "Jul to Sep 2011","0.647948164","0.215114397","0","0.236051502" "Aug to Oct 2011","0.858369099","1.076740343","0","-0.193423598" "Sep to Nov 2011","-1.063829787","-1.062375906","0.220055014","0" "Oct to Dec 2011","0","-0.214531788","0.449657869","-0.193548387" "Nov to Jan 2012","1.075268817","0.213283636","0.679925994","0.520094563" "Dec to Feb 2012","-0.212765957","-0.424369139","-0.208868195","0" "Jan to Mar 2012","-0.852878465","-0.640440598","-0.210573477","0.234604106" "Feb to Apr 2012","0","-0.427993976","-0.210478151","0.23297491" "Mar to May 2012","1.075268817","1.295508274","-0.208140611","0.22913257" "Apr to Jun 2012","1.063829787","1.065437316","0","0" "May to Jul 2012","1.052631579","1.482872596","-0.203703704","0" "Jun to Aug 2012","0.833333333","1.045268937","0","-0.191853601" "Jul to Sep 2012","1.033057851","0.825640732","-0.199851273","0.220229668" "Aug to Oct 2012","0.81799591","0.203309293","0.424548328","0.217328311" "Sep to Nov 2012","0.811359026","1.017653264","-0.196735971","0" "Oct to Dec 2012","1.006036217","1.416707599","0","-0.345285525" "Nov to Jan 2013","-0.796812749","-0.59834845","0","0" "Dec to Feb 2013","0.602409639","0.602866665","0.20413718","0" "Jan to Mar 2013","0.798403194","0.598064301","0","-0.18278751" "Feb to Apr 2013","1.98019802","1.985090153","0","0" "Mar to May 2013","1.359223301","0.968311332","0.195828012","0.446998723" "Apr to Jun 2013","2.107279693","2.112821593","-0.183538625","0.201018494" "May to Jul 2013","1.125703565","0.937429057","0","-0.173160173" "Jun to Aug 2013","-0.556586271","0","-0.182421227","0" "Jul to Sep 2013","2.23880597","2.244639837","0","0" "Aug to Oct 2013","0.912408759","0.363136825","0.579483807","0" "Sep to Nov 2013","3.074141049","2.340841963","0.179171333","0.187969925" "Oct to Dec 2013","0.526315789","0.350419745","0.178155905","0.395578825" "Nov to Jan 2014","1.745200698","1.749030942","-0.329051003","0.181616386" "Dec to Feb 2014","2.401372213","2.232203488","0","0.176809976" "Jan to Mar 2014","3.852596315","2.829718729","0.892244338","0.169779287" "Feb to Apr 2014","3.387096774","2.900349591","0.324012961","0.163806552" "Mar to May 2014","2.028081123","2.193622286","0.155736777","-0.276685598" "Apr to Jun 2014","1.070336391","1.382701236","-0.148535277","0" "May to Jul 2014","0.907715582","0.300868242","0.644122383","0" "Jun to Aug 2014","1.949025487","1.495471285","0","0.325077399" "Jul to Sep 2014","0.735294118","0.29294242","0.302038762","0.152937087" "Aug to Oct 2014","2.04379562","2.500610918","-0.534096328","0.149564313" "Sep to Nov 2014","0.572246066","0.71697334","0","-0.136062836" "Oct to Dec 2014","0.853485064","0.998363893","-0.138525086","0.147454802" "Nov to Jan 2015","1.692524683","0.981627135","0","0.301513598" "Dec to Feb 2015","1.386962552","0.968082396","0.432781992","0.459644323" "Jan to Mar 2015","1.504787962","1.647292482","-0.260247235","0" "Feb to Apr 2015","-1.347708895","-0.812197917","-0.134172521","-0.365925059" "Mar to May 2015","0","0.274062154","-0.134128167","-0.131147541" "Apr to Jun 2015","0","-0.407956084","0.432604736","0.295992714" "May to Jul 2015","0.956284153","0.819391007","0.137691997","0" "Jun to Aug 2015","0.405953992","0.54236565","0","-0.129587394" "Jul to Sep 2015","-0.404312668","-0.269817126","-0.132984928","-0.129905277" "Aug to Oct 2015","0","0","0","0" "Sep to Nov 2015","0.541271989","0.541625735","-0.132228283","-0.128981606" "Oct to Dec 2015","1.076716016","1.078099989","0.135533574","0" "Nov to Jan 2016","1.7310253","1.734537028","0.133186369","-0.239016617" "Dec to Feb 2016","-0.916230366","-0.525311517","-0.25509042","0" "Jan to Mar 2016","0","0.145545497","-0.167743914","-0.013147135" "Feb to Apr 2016","-1.215323646","-0.900255392","-0.195087797","-0.052466501" "Mar to May 2016","0.133725595","0.040081927","0.013379804","0.068402126" "Apr to Jun 2016","-0.30715812","-0.400088247","0.136471765","0" "May to Jul 2016","-0.174146015","-0.347548911","0.206848694","-0.052654449" "Jun to Aug 2016","0.76489533","0.724941729","0.121789337","-0.026376116" "Jul to Sep 2016","0.199760288","-0.18568497","0.19066559","0.154082101" "Aug to Oct 2016","0.930356194","0.303905758","0.120350471","0.53591881" "Sep to Nov 2016","-0.829602318","-1.166206876","0.135035075","0.241083521" "Oct to Dec 2016","-0.584251759","-0.859703438","-0.026623926","0.302546887" "Nov to Jan 2017","0.427407506","0.280181252","0.246599362","-0.115956244" "Dec to Feb 2017","0.664982045","0.840263533","-0.15545295","0.026612986"