Vacancies; SIC 2008; private firms and government sectors

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 2023 yearly average/yearly total 423.7 1,432 1,462
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.4 12 12
B Mining and quarrying 2023 yearly average/yearly total 0.4 1 1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023 yearly average/yearly total 38.8 113 116
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 yearly average/yearly total 64.6 167 169
C Manufacturing 2023 yearly average/yearly total 34.3 95 99
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023 yearly average/yearly total 6.2 22 22
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023 yearly average/yearly total 5.2 13 12
29-30 Transport equipment 2023 yearly average/yearly total 1.7 5 4
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023 yearly average/yearly total 4.6 12 12
D Energy supply 2023 yearly average/yearly total 2.3 12 11
E Water supply and waste management 2023 yearly average/yearly total 1.8 5 5
F Construction 2023 yearly average/yearly total 25.7 54 52
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 yearly average/yearly total 133.6 498 516
G-N Commercial services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 239.3 836 864
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 yearly average/yearly total 82.1 307 321
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 yearly average/yearly total 8.7 23 23
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 yearly average/yearly total 26.3 83 87
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 yearly average/yearly total 47.1 201 211
471 Non-specialised retail sales. 2023 yearly average/yearly total 15.7 88 93
472 Specialised shops selling food 2023 yearly average/yearly total 2.0 9 9
H Transportation and storage 2023 yearly average/yearly total 18.4 63 65
49 Land transport 2023 yearly average/yearly total 8.3 27 28
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023 yearly average/yearly total 5.2 20 20
53 Postal and courier activities 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.6 12 13
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 yearly average/yearly total 33.1 128 130
J Information and communication 2023 yearly average/yearly total 21.7 63 66
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023 yearly average/yearly total 1.8 8 7
K Financial institutions 2023 yearly average/yearly total 10.6 35 37
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2023 yearly average/yearly total 5.8 20 21
65 Insurance and pension funding 2023 yearly average/yearly total 1.4 5 5
66 Other financial services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.4 10 11
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.0 12 12
M-N Business services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 70.4 228 233
M Other specialised business services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 41.0 114 116
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023 yearly average/yearly total 33.0 86 87
72 Research and development 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.0 10 11
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023 yearly average/yearly total 5.1 17 18
N Renting and other business support 2023 yearly average/yearly total 29.4 115 117
78201 Temporary employment agencies 2023 yearly average/yearly total 4.3 21 22
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 2023 yearly average/yearly total 9.5 40 40
O-Q Government and care 2023 yearly average/yearly total 103.3 358 357
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 116.5 417 417
O Public administration and services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 25.3 79 77
P Education 2023 yearly average/yearly total 13.1 67 67
852 Primary and special education 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.0 17 17
853 Secondary education 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.9 24 24
854 Higher education 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.3 14 14
Q Health and social work activities 2023 yearly average/yearly total 65.0 213 213
861 Hospitals 2023 yearly average/yearly total 14.9 42 41
87 Residential care and guidance 2023 yearly average/yearly total 21.7 75 76
88 Social work without accommodation 2023 yearly average/yearly total 16.1 51 53
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 13.2 60 60
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 yearly average/yearly total 6.2 30 31
S Other service activities 2023 yearly average/yearly total 7.0 29 29
0 to 9 employed persons 2023 yearly average/yearly total 67.6 264 267
10 to 99 employed persons 2023 yearly average/yearly total 109.0 363 374
100 or more employed persons 2023 yearly average/yearly total 247.1 805 820
Source: CBS
Explanation of symbols

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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 14 February 2024:
Figures of the fourth quarter of 2023 and year figures of 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of the first quarter of 2024 will be published in May 2024.

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.