Vacancies; SIC 2008; private firms and government sectors
| SIC 2008 size classes | Periods | Unfilled vacancies (x 1000) | New vacancies (x 1 000) | Filled vacancies (x 1000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-U All economic activities | 2018 1st quarter | 237.8 | 285 | 266 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2018 2nd quarter | 260.6 | 313 | 290 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2018 3rd quarter | 258.3 | 302 | 305 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2018 4th quarter | 254.9 | 282 | 286 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 248.3 | 1,183 | 1,146 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2019 1st quarter | 278.9 | 319 | 295 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2019 2nd quarter | 293.8 | 330 | 315 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2019 3rd quarter | 283.8 | 313 | 323 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2019 4th quarter | 281.2 | 297 | 300 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 281.1 | 1,258 | 1,232 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 1st quarter | 221.7 | 266 | 326 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 2nd quarter | 200.4 | 231 | 252 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 3rd quarter | 215.6 | 273 | 257 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2018 1st quarter | 22.6 | 23 | 21 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2018 2nd quarter | 25.2 | 26 | 23 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2018 3rd quarter | 24.6 | 22 | 23 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2018 4th quarter | 23.7 | 22 | 23 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 23.6 | 93 | 89 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2019 1st quarter | 25.7 | 26 | 24 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2019 2nd quarter | 26.7 | 26 | 25 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2019 3rd quarter | 25.5 | 23 | 24 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2019 4th quarter | 25.3 | 24 | 24 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 25.6 | 98 | 96 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2020 1st quarter | 20.9 | 21 | 25 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2020 2nd quarter | 17.8 | 17 | 20 |
| B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2020 3rd quarter | 19.0 | 20 | 19 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2018 1st quarter | 38.2 | 36 | 33 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2018 2nd quarter | 41.9 | 39 | 35 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2018 3rd quarter | 40.8 | 34 | 35 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2018 4th quarter | 40.3 | 34 | 35 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 39.6 | 142 | 137 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2019 1st quarter | 44.6 | 42 | 37 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2019 2nd quarter | 45.5 | 38 | 37 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2019 3rd quarter | 43.5 | 34 | 36 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2019 4th quarter | 42.1 | 33 | 35 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 43.7 | 147 | 145 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2020 1st quarter | 34.8 | 32 | 39 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2020 2nd quarter | 30.9 | 26 | 30 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2020 3rd quarter | 33.4 | 30 | 28 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2018 1st quarter | 75.3 | 106 | 99 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2018 2nd quarter | 86.4 | 122 | 111 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2018 3rd quarter | 87.6 | 118 | 117 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2018 4th quarter | 82.6 | 103 | 108 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 81.2 | 449 | 434 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2019 1st quarter | 91.7 | 118 | 109 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2019 2nd quarter | 97.2 | 124 | 118 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2019 3rd quarter | 93.9 | 121 | 124 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2019 4th quarter | 89.1 | 109 | 114 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 92.2 | 471 | 465 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2020 1st quarter | 59.8 | 90 | 120 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2020 2nd quarter | 54.3 | 79 | 84 |
| G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2020 3rd quarter | 62.1 | 97 | 89 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2018 1st quarter | 143.1 | 178 | 165 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2018 2nd quarter | 156.7 | 190 | 176 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2018 3rd quarter | 156.4 | 189 | 190 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2018 4th quarter | 151.2 | 172 | 178 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 149.3 | 729 | 709 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2019 1st quarter | 166.6 | 196 | 181 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2019 2nd quarter | 174.5 | 197 | 190 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2019 3rd quarter | 171.3 | 197 | 200 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2019 4th quarter | 165.1 | 180 | 186 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 167.6 | 771 | 757 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2020 1st quarter | 120.6 | 158 | 202 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2020 2nd quarter | 107.6 | 134 | 147 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2020 3rd quarter | 118.6 | 163 | 152 |
| M-N Business services | 2018 1st quarter | 39.7 | 48 | 45 |
| M-N Business services | 2018 2nd quarter | 42.3 | 45 | 42 |
| M-N Business services | 2018 3rd quarter | 41.3 | 48 | 49 |
| M-N Business services | 2018 4th quarter | 41.0 | 46 | 46 |
| M-N Business services | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 40.5 | 186 | 182 |
| M-N Business services | 2019 1st quarter | 45.1 | 51 | 47 |
| M-N Business services | 2019 2nd quarter | 48.2 | 50 | 47 |
| M-N Business services | 2019 3rd quarter | 47.8 | 50 | 51 |
| M-N Business services | 2019 4th quarter | 46.8 | 45 | 46 |
| M-N Business services | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 46.3 | 196 | 190 |
| M-N Business services | 2020 1st quarter | 37.3 | 45 | 54 |
| M-N Business services | 2020 2nd quarter | 32.4 | 35 | 40 |
| M-N Business services | 2020 3rd quarter | 34.5 | 44 | 42 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2018 1st quarter | 47.8 | 58 | 56 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2018 2nd quarter | 51.8 | 68 | 64 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2018 3rd quarter | 51.1 | 64 | 65 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2018 4th quarter | 54.0 | 63 | 60 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 50.1 | 253 | 245 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2019 1st quarter | 56.7 | 65 | 62 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2019 2nd quarter | 62.8 | 78 | 71 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2019 3rd quarter | 57.9 | 67 | 72 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2019 4th quarter | 63.2 | 70 | 64 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 59.0 | 279 | 270 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2020 1st quarter | 58.2 | 64 | 69 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2020 2nd quarter | 55.0 | 60 | 63 |
| O-Q Government and care | 2020 3rd quarter | 56.0 | 67 | 66 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2018 1st quarter | 54.4 | 68 | 66 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2018 2nd quarter | 59.5 | 80 | 75 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2018 3rd quarter | 58.6 | 76 | 77 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2018 4th quarter | 61.3 | 74 | 71 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 57.2 | 298 | 289 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2019 1st quarter | 64.9 | 77 | 74 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2019 2nd quarter | 70.7 | 90 | 84 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2019 3rd quarter | 66.5 | 78 | 83 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2019 4th quarter | 71.7 | 81 | 76 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 67.1 | 327 | 316 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2020 1st quarter | 64.1 | 73 | 81 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2020 2nd quarter | 59.5 | 67 | 72 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2020 3rd quarter | 61.4 | 77 | 75 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2018 1st quarter | 6.6 | 10 | 10 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2018 2nd quarter | 7.7 | 12 | 11 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2018 3rd quarter | 7.5 | 12 | 12 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2018 4th quarter | 7.3 | 11 | 11 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2018 yearly average/yearly total | 7.1 | 45 | 44 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2019 1st quarter | 8.1 | 12 | 11 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2019 2nd quarter | 7.9 | 12 | 12 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2019 3rd quarter | 8.5 | 11 | 11 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2019 4th quarter | 8.4 | 12 | 12 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2019 yearly average/yearly total | 8.1 | 48 | 47 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2020 1st quarter | 5.8 | 9 | 12 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2020 2nd quarter | 4.4 | 7 | 8 |
| R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2020 3rd quarter | 5.4 | 9 | 8 |
| Source: CBS | ||||
Table description
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector and in government at the end of each quarter.
Subjects: Unfilled vacancies, new vacancies, filled vacancies in the private sector and in government sectors.
Selections: SIC 2008, size of the enterprise, periods.
Data available since 1997, quarter 1.
Frequency of appearance: each quarter.
Status of the figures:
All figures in this table are final.
Changes as of 13 November 2020:
New figures of third quarter of 2020 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
New figures of the fourth quarter of 2020 will be published February 2021.
Description topics
- Unfilled vacancies
- The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector and in government sectors at the end of each quarter.
The annual figure regarding unfilled vacancies is a weighted average calculated as follows:
Vacancies 4th quarter previous year under review, weight 1.
Vacancies 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarter year under review, weight 2.
Vacancies 4th quarter year under review, weight 1.
Vacancies, annual average = Total number of vacancies/8
The annual result of the new and filled vacancies is the total of the four quarters. - New vacancies
- The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector and in government sectors at the end of each quarter.
New vacancies and filled vacancies also include new vacancies which were filled in that same quarter.
The annual result of the new and filled vacancies is the total of the four quarters.
The annual figure regarding unfilled vacancies is a weighted average. - Filled vacancies
- Filled vacancies include cancelled vacancies.
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private
sector and in government sectors at the end of each quarter.
New vacancies and filled vacancies also include new vacancies which were filled in that same quarter.
The annual result of the new and filled vacancies is the total of the four quarters.
The annual figure regarding unfilled vacancies is a weighted average.