96,000 vacancies per year to 2014, says Fás

A NEW report from Fás estimates there will 96,000 job vacancies per year between 2011-2014, if the economy remains on the road to recovery.

That compares to just 55,000 vacancies notified to Fás in 2009.

The report The National Skills Bulletin, prepared on behalf of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, predicts the greatest number of job openings will be in the professional and service occupations where it says there will be 16,000 and 15,000 opportunities annually.