The number of vacancies has started to fall from a historic high earlier this year

Number of vacancies in the UK, seasonally adjusted, August to October 2003 to August to October 2022

1.5m

1m

0.5m

0

2004

‘06

‘08

‘10

‘12

‘14

‘16

‘18

‘20

‘22

1.5m

1m

0.5m

0

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

1.5m

1m

0.5m

0

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

1.5m

1m

0.5m

0

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Source: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS