HR & People / Workforce
Vacancy Rate aliases: position vacancy rate, open-position rate
The share of budgeted positions that are unfilled at a point in time.
The fork, why two teams get different numbers
Vacancy rate is a stock, open positions right now, which distinguishes it from the flow metrics time-to-fill and requisition aging.
In the Metric Library
- The full fork, both definitions worked all the way through
- The trap that makes the number lie, on a real export
- Every formula variant, spelled out
- The reconciliation anchor, what to tie it to and when to refuse
Reference: SHRM