Workforce vacancy capacity loss calculator

Calculate uncovered scheduled hours by role and gross vacancy scheduled hours by role with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use uncovered scheduled hours by role and gross vacancy scheduled hours by role to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Vacancies: role, missing positions, weekly hours per position, vacancy starts, fill date exclusive or none, supplied backfill share %
A,1,40,2026-10-01,2026-10-16,50 B,2,40,2026-10-10,none,25
Period starts, inclusive
2026-10-01
Period ends, inclusive
2026-10-31
Scheduled weekdays: Monday 1 through Sunday 7
1,2,3,4,5
Excluded scheduled dates, comma-separated, or none
none
Uncovered scheduled hours by role
A: 44; B: 180
Gross vacancy scheduled hours by role
A: 88; B: 240
Hours covered by supplied backfill shares
104
Total uncovered scheduled hours
224
Scheduled days in reporting period
22

Try another scenario

Vacancies: role, missing positions, weekly hours per position, vacancy starts, fill date exclusive or none, supplied backfill share %
A,1,40,2026-10-01,2026-10-09,50 B,2,40,2026-10-10,none,25
Period starts, inclusive
2026-10-01
Period ends, inclusive
2026-10-31
Scheduled weekdays: Monday 1 through Sunday 7
1,2,3,4,5
Excluded scheduled dates, comma-separated, or none
none
Uncovered scheduled hours by role
A: 24; B: 180
Gross vacancy scheduled hours by role
A: 48; B: 240
Hours covered by supplied backfill shares
84
Total uncovered scheduled hours
204
Scheduled days in reporting period
22
Calculation method

Calculation method

Uncovered scheduled hours by role

Count scheduled vacant days within the period, ending before fill date; multiply by positions×weekly hours/scheduled weekday count×(1−backfill share).

Gross vacancy scheduled hours by role

Same schedule before backfill.

Hours covered by supplied backfill shares

Gross vacancy hours−uncovered hours.

Total uncovered scheduled hours

Sum uncovered hours across supplied disjoint vacancy records.

Scheduled days in reporting period

Count declared weekdays less supplied excluded dates, independent of whether a role is vacant.

Symbols and units
a
Vacancies: role, missing positions, weekly hours per position, vacancy starts, fill date exclusive or none, supplied backfill share %
b
Period starts, inclusive
c
Period ends, inclusive
d
Scheduled weekdays: Monday 1 through Sunday 7
e
Excluded scheduled dates, comma-separated, or none

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • A dated scheduled-capacity scenario using supplied vacancy/fill/backfill assumptions. It does not measure worker productivity, predict hire dates or value lost revenue.
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Further reading

ILO: full-time-equivalent measurement background; the reference schedule here is supplied ↗

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