Vacancies; SIC 2008; private firms and government sectors

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SIC 2008 size classes Unfilled vacancies (x 1000) New vacancies (x 1 000) Filled vacancies (x 1000)
A-U All economic activities 387.3 363 356
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3.2 3 4
B Mining and quarrying 0.2 0 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 34.3 27 26
B-F Manufacturing and energy 62.9 42 41
C Manufacturing 30.4 24 22
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 5.4 5 5
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 4.2 2 3
29-30 Transport equipment 1.6 1 1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 4.5 3 4
D Energy supply 1.4 2 2
E Water supply and waste management 2.3 2 2
F Construction 28.6 15 15
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 116.7 124 119
G-N Commercial services 206.1 206 202
G Wholesale and retail trade 73.4 77 73
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 7.7 6 5
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 22.5 19 19
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 43.2 52 49
471 Non-specialised retail sales. 16.6 21 21
472 Specialised shops selling food 2.1 3 2
H Transportation and storage 15.2 15 14
49 Land transport 7.8 7 6
52 Warehousing, services for transport 4.2 4 4
53 Postal and courier activities 2.2 3 2
I Accommodation and food serving 28.1 32 33
J Information and communication 16.7 13 14
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 1.3 2 2
K Financial institutions 7.5 9 9
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 3.8 5 5
65 Insurance and pension funding 1.1 1 1
66 Other financial services 2.6 2 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2.9 3 3
M-N Business services 62.3 57 57
M Other specialised business services 35.5 27 28
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 28.8 20 20
72 Research and development 2.5 2 2
73-75 Advertising, design and other 4.2 5 5
N Renting and other business support 26.8 29 29
78201 Temporary employment agencies 3.6 4 5
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 9.5 10 9
O-Q Government and care 104.3 98 95
O-U Noncommercial services 115.2 111 109
O Public administration and services 22.5 20 20
P Education 11.4 19 18
852 Primary and special education 2.5 5 5
853 Secondary education 3.5 7 6
854 Higher education 2.9 4 3
Q Health and social work activities 70.5 59 58
861 Hospitals 13.8 10 11
87 Residential care and guidance 27.2 22 21
88 Social work without accommodation 16.9 17 15
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 10.8 13 14
R Culture, sports and recreation 5.4 7 7
S Other service activities 5.4 6 7
0 to 9 employed persons 57.4 65 61
10 to 99 employed persons 92.7 85 88
100 or more employed persons 237.2 213 207
Source: CBS
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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 July 2026:
Figures of the second quarter of 2026 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of the third quarter of 2026 will be published in October 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.