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 | 2024 4th quarter | 383.8 | 342 | 355 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 403.7 | 1,426 | 1,431 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2025 1st quarter | 396.7 | 376 | 363 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2025 2nd quarter | 402.7 | 360 | 354 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2025 3rd quater | 384.3 | 350 | 368 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 4th quarter | 3.0 | 3 | 3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 3.4 | 14 | 14 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 1st quarter | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 2nd quarter | 3.2 | 4 | 5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 3rd quater | 3.3 | 5 | 4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2024 4th quarter | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 0.3 | 1 | 1 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2025 1st quarter | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2025 2nd quarter | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2025 3rd quater | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| C Manufacturing | 2024 4th quarter | 31.6 | 22 | 24 |
| C Manufacturing | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 33.2 | 95 | 95 |
| C Manufacturing | 2025 1st quarter | 30.5 | 24 | 25 |
| C Manufacturing | 2025 2nd quarter | 30.5 | 23 | 23 |
| C Manufacturing | 2025 3rd quater | 29.5 | 22 | 23 |
| D Energy supply | 2024 4th quarter | 2.4 | 3 | 3 |
| D Energy supply | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 2.2 | 11 | 11 |
| D Energy supply | 2025 1st quarter | 2.1 | 2 | 2 |
| D Energy supply | 2025 2nd quarter | 2.1 | 2 | 2 |
| D Energy supply | 2025 3rd quater | 2.3 | 2 | 2 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2024 4th quarter | 1.9 | 2 | 1 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 1.9 | 6 | 6 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2025 1st quarter | 1.9 | 2 | 2 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2025 2nd quarter | 2.1 | 2 | 1 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2025 3rd quater | 1.9 | 1 | 2 |
| F Construction | 2024 4th quarter | 27.4 | 15 | 13 |
| F Construction | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 26.3 | 56 | 54 |
| F Construction | 2025 1st quarter | 29.8 | 19 | 16 |
| F Construction | 2025 2nd quarter | 30.0 | 16 | 16 |
| F Construction | 2025 3rd quater | 29.5 | 15 | 16 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 4th quarter | 68.7 | 75 | 80 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 73.7 | 304 | 306 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 1st quarter | 70.5 | 75 | 73 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 2nd quarter | 74.0 | 76 | 73 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 3rd quater | 72.7 | 77 | 78 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2024 4th quarter | 16.0 | 16 | 17 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 17.3 | 64 | 64 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2025 1st quarter | 15.9 | 17 | 17 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2025 2nd quarter | 16.5 | 15 | 14 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2025 3rd quater | 15.6 | 15 | 15 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 4th quarter | 25.8 | 27 | 29 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 29.1 | 122 | 124 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 1st quarter | 30.4 | 36 | 31 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 2nd quarter | 28.4 | 31 | 33 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 3rd quater | 25.6 | 30 | 33 |
| J Information and communication | 2024 4th quarter | 18.1 | 15 | 14 |
| J Information and communication | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 19.0 | 61 | 62 |
| J Information and communication | 2025 1st quarter | 18.0 | 15 | 15 |
| J Information and communication | 2025 2nd quarter | 17.9 | 16 | 16 |
| J Information and communication | 2025 3rd quater | 16.1 | 12 | 14 |
| K Financial institutions | 2024 4th quarter | 8.3 | 9 | 10 |
| K Financial institutions | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 9.3 | 36 | 37 |
| K Financial institutions | 2025 1st quarter | 9.9 | 10 | 9 |
| K Financial institutions | 2025 2nd quarter | 9.8 | 9 | 9 |
| K Financial institutions | 2025 3rd quater | 8.3 | 8 | 10 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 4th quarter | 3.2 | 3 | 3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 3.0 | 13 | 13 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 1st quarter | 2.7 | 3 | 3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 2nd quarter | 3.0 | 3 | 3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 3rd quater | 3.0 | 3 | 3 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2024 4th quarter | 35.8 | 26 | 27 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 37.9 | 107 | 109 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2025 1st quarter | 37.5 | 32 | 30 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2025 2nd quarter | 38.7 | 28 | 26 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2025 3rd quater | 37.3 | 26 | 28 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2024 4th quarter | 27.0 | 26 | 27 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 28.0 | 113 | 112 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2025 1st quarter | 27.2 | 30 | 29 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2025 2nd quarter | 27.1 | 29 | 29 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2025 3rd quater | 27.3 | 27 | 27 |
| O Public administration and services | 2024 4th quarter | 26.3 | 20 | 21 |
| O Public administration and services | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 27.9 | 86 | 86 |
| O Public administration and services | 2025 1st quarter | 25.4 | 21 | 22 |
| O Public administration and services | 2025 2nd quarter | 23.9 | 18 | 19 |
| O Public administration and services | 2025 3rd quater | 23.9 | 19 | 19 |
| P Education | 2024 4th quarter | 10.5 | 13 | 13 |
| P Education | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 12.5 | 63 | 65 |
| P Education | 2025 1st quarter | 10.4 | 12 | 12 |
| P Education | 2025 2nd quarter | 11.5 | 18 | 17 |
| P Education | 2025 3rd quater | 9.5 | 13 | 15 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2024 4th quarter | 65.2 | 55 | 55 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 66.2 | 220 | 218 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2025 1st quarter | 68.2 | 61 | 58 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2025 2nd quarter | 70.2 | 56 | 54 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2025 3rd quater | 66.5 | 58 | 62 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 4th quarter | 5.5 | 7 | 7 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 5.7 | 29 | 28 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 1st quarter | 6.0 | 8 | 7 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 2nd quarter | 6.3 | 8 | 8 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 3rd quater | 5.9 | 8 | 9 |
| S Other service activities | 2024 4th quarter | 6.9 | 6 | 6 |
| S Other service activities | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 6.7 | 25 | 25 |
| S Other service activities | 2025 1st quarter | 6.5 | 7 | 7 |
| S Other service activities | 2025 2nd quarter | 7.3 | 7 | 6 |
| S Other service activities | 2025 3rd quater | 5.8 | 7 | 8 |
| 0 to 9 employed persons | 2024 4th quarter | 63.2 | 67 | 67 |
| 0 to 9 employed persons | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 63.9 | 262 | 261 |
| 0 to 9 employed persons | 2025 1st quarter | 60.4 | 70 | 73 |
| 0 to 9 employed persons | 2025 2nd quarter | 63.3 | 71 | 68 |
| 0 to 9 employed persons | 2025 3rd quater | 60.9 | 68 | 70 |
| 10 to 99 employed persons | 2024 4th quarter | 91.3 | 77 | 82 |
| 10 to 99 employed persons | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 98.8 | 338 | 345 |
| 10 to 99 employed persons | 2025 1st quarter | 99.0 | 95 | 88 |
| 10 to 99 employed persons | 2025 2nd quarter | 98.6 | 86 | 87 |
| 10 to 99 employed persons | 2025 3rd quater | 91.7 | 81 | 88 |
| 100 or more employed persons | 2024 4th quarter | 229.3 | 199 | 206 |
| 100 or more employed persons | 2024 yearly average/yearly total | 241.0 | 825 | 825 |
| 100 or more employed persons | 2025 1st quarter | 237.4 | 211 | 203 |
| 100 or more employed persons | 2025 2nd quarter | 240.9 | 202 | 199 |
| 100 or more employed persons | 2025 3rd quater | 231.8 | 201 | 210 |
| Source: CBS | ||||
Table explanation
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 30 October 2025:
Figures of the third quarter of 2025 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of the fourth quarter of 2025 will be published in January 2026.
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.