Vacancy Survey, 2005-2023: Secure Access

<p>The <i>Vacancy Survey</i> (VS) is a statutory, monthly survey of businesses in Great Britain, which asks the single question, how many job vacancies did a business have in total on a specified date for which they were actively seeking recruits from outside their organisation. Vacancy statistics provide important information about the demand for labour, and give an early indication of what is happening in the labour market. They are used for monitoring and policy-making purposes by UK government departments and Eurostat.<br><br>Questionnaires are sent to a sample of approximately 6,000 businesses on the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) every month, approached mainly via head offices rather than by local offices. The IDBR is a live register of data on businesses collected by HM Revenue and Customs via VAT and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records. Businesses return their <i>Vacancy Survey</i> data to the Office for National Statistics using key presses on a telephone rather than returning a paper questionnaire. A small number of businesses have elected to receive a paper questionnaire which is returned in the pre-paid envelope provided.<br><br>The survey covers all sectors of the economy, with the exception of employment agencies and agriculture, forestry and fishing.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Linking to other business studies<br></span>These data contain IDBR reference numbers. These are anonymous but unique reference numbers assigned to business organisations. Their inclusion allows researchers to combine different business survey sources together. Researchers may consider applying for other business data to assist their research.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Latest edition information</span><br>For the twenty-fifth edition (July 2023), three data files covering November 2022 to April 2023 have been added to the study.<br></p>

《空缺调查》（Vacancy Survey，简称VS）是大不列颠的一项法定月度企业调查，仅询问一个问题：“在指定日期，企业共有多少个正在积极从组织外部招聘人员的职位空缺？”空缺统计数据提供了劳动力需求的重要信息，并为劳动力市场动态提供早期指示，被英国政府部门和欧盟统计局（Eurostat）用于监测与政策制定。

问卷每月发送至跨部门企业登记册（Inter-Departmental Business Register，简称IDBR）上约6000家企业的样本，主要通过总部而非地方办事处联系。IDBR是英国税务及海关总署（HM Revenue and Customs）基于增值税（VAT）和随赚随缴（Pay As You Earn，简称PAYE）记录构建的企业实时登记数据库。

企业通过电话按键而非纸质问卷向英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics）提交VS数据；少数企业选择接收纸质问卷，并通过预付信封返回。

该调查覆盖所有经济部门，但不包括职业中介机构及农业、林业与渔业。

《与其他企业研究的关联》
数据包含IDBR参考编号——匿名且唯一的企业标识，助力研究人员整合多源企业调查数据。研究人员可申请其他企业数据辅助研究。

《最新版本信息》
第二十五版（2023年7月）新增三个覆盖2022年11月至2023年4月的数据文件。