Vacancy Survey, 2005-2021: 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 fourteenth edition (October 2021), a data file covering January to August 2021 has been added.<br></p>

《职位空缺调查（Vacancy Survey，VS）》是面向大不列颠地区企业的法定月度调查，仅设置一项调研问题：“在指定日期，企业总计拥有多少个需从组织外部主动招募人员填补的职位空缺？” 职位空缺统计数据能够反映劳动力市场的需求状况，同时可作为劳动力市场动态的先行预警指标，被英国政府各部门及欧盟统计局（Eurostat）用于监测工作与政策制定。

每月，调研人员会通过部门间企业登记册（Inter-Departmental Business Register，IDBR）抽取约6000家企业作为样本，调研联络主要通过企业总部开展，而非地方办事处。部门间企业登记册是由英国皇家税务与海关总署（HM Revenue and Customs）通过增值税（VAT）和个人所得税代扣制（Pay As You Earn，PAYE）记录收集的企业数据动态登记库。企业无需填写纸质问卷，仅需通过电话按键操作即可向英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics）提交职位空缺调查数据；少量企业可选择领取纸质问卷，并通过随附的预付费信封寄回作答。

本次调查覆盖国民经济所有行业门类，但就业中介机构以及农业、林业和渔业除外。

与其他企业调研的关联
本次数据集包含部门间企业登记册参考编号，此类编号属于匿名且唯一的企业组织识别码，通过该编号研究人员可整合不同企业调研数据源。研究人员可申请使用其他企业相关数据以辅助其研究工作。

最新版本信息
第十四版（2021年10月）新增了覆盖2021年1月至8月的数据文件。