Vacancies;SIC 2008;private sector

Vacancies;SIC 2008;private sector

SIC 2008 Periods Unfilled vacancies (x 1 000) New vacancies (x 1 000) Filled vacancies (x 1 000)
A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 416.6 389 319
A-U All economic activities 2022 2nd quarter 442.6 375 349
A-U All economic activities 2022 3rd quarter 416.6 343 369
A-U All economic activities 2022 4th quarter 380.7 302 338
A-U All economic activities 2022 yearly average/yearly total 410.0 1,408 1,375
A-U All economic activities 2023 1st quarter 393.8 344 331
A-U All economic activities 2023 2nd quarter 399.4 338 332
A-U All economic activities 2023 3rd quarter 377.1 316 338
A-U All economic activities 2023 4th quarter 348.3 292 321
A-U All economic activities 2023 yearly average/yearly total 383.7 1,289 1,322
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 3.9 4 3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 2nd quarter 4.0 4 4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 3rd quarter 3.0 3 4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 4th quarter 3.0 3 3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 yearly average/yearly total 3.4 15 15
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 1st quarter 3.4 3 3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 2nd quarter 3.5 3 3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 3rd quarter 3.6 3 3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 4th quarter 3.0 3 3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.4 12 12
B Mining and quarrying 2022 1st quarter 0.5 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2022 2nd quarter 0.6 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2022 3rd quarter 0.6 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2022 4th quarter 0.5 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2022 yearly average/yearly total 0.5 1 1
B Mining and quarrying 2023 1st quarter 0.4 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2023 2nd quarter 0.4 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2023 3rd quarter 0.4 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2023 4th quarter 0.3 0 0
B Mining and quarrying 2023 yearly average/yearly total 0.4 1 1
C Manufacturing 2022 1st quarter 35.7 28 25
C Manufacturing 2022 2nd quarter 38.1 28 25
C Manufacturing 2022 3rd quarter 35.2 24 27
C Manufacturing 2022 4th quarter 34.0 24 25
C Manufacturing 2022 yearly average/yearly total 35.6 104 103
C Manufacturing 2023 1st quarter 34.8 25 24
C Manufacturing 2023 2nd quarter 36.6 26 24
C Manufacturing 2023 3rd quarter 33.4 23 27
C Manufacturing 2023 4th quarter 30.9 21 24
C Manufacturing 2023 yearly average/yearly total 34.3 95 99
D Energy supply 2022 1st quarter 2.2 2 1
D Energy supply 2022 2nd quarter 2.6 2 2
D Energy supply 2022 3rd quarter 1.8 1 2
D Energy supply 2022 4th quarter 2.0 2 2
D Energy supply 2022 yearly average/yearly total 2.1 7 7
D Energy supply 2023 1st quarter 2.3 3 2
D Energy supply 2023 2nd quarter 2.3 3 3
D Energy supply 2023 3rd quarter 2.4 3 3
D Energy supply 2023 4th quarter 2.4 3 3
D Energy supply 2023 yearly average/yearly total 2.3 12 11
E Water supply and waste management 2022 1st quarter 2.0 2 1
E Water supply and waste management 2022 2nd quarter 1.9 1 1
E Water supply and waste management 2022 3rd quarter 2.0 2 1
E Water supply and waste management 2022 4th quarter 1.9 1 1
E Water supply and waste management 2022 yearly average/yearly total 1.9 6 5
E Water supply and waste management 2023 1st quarter 1.8 1 1
E Water supply and waste management 2023 2nd quarter 1.7 1 1
E Water supply and waste management 2023 3rd quarter 1.6 1 1
E Water supply and waste management 2023 4th quarter 1.6 1 1
E Water supply and waste management 2023 yearly average/yearly total 1.7 4 5
F Construction 2022 1st quarter 26.4 15 14
F Construction 2022 2nd quarter 28.5 14 12
F Construction 2022 3rd quarter 27.0 12 14
F Construction 2022 4th quarter 24.2 11 14
F Construction 2022 yearly average/yearly total 26.6 52 53
F Construction 2023 1st quarter 25.4 15 14
F Construction 2023 2nd quarter 26.1 14 13
F Construction 2023 3rd quarter 26.6 13 13
F Construction 2023 4th quarter 25.5 12 13
F Construction 2023 yearly average/yearly total 25.7 54 52
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 1st quarter 92.1 95 80
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2nd quarter 100.5 99 91
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 3rd quarter 92.9 85 93
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 4th quarter 85.5 76 84
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 yearly average/yearly total 91.7 355 347
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 1st quarter 83.9 78 80
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 2nd quarter 86.4 82 80
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 3rd quarter 79.8 77 83
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 4th quarter 71.4 70 79
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 yearly average/yearly total 82.1 307 321
H Transportation and storage 2022 1st quarter 19.1 18 16
H Transportation and storage 2022 2nd quarter 20.4 17 16
H Transportation and storage 2022 3rd quarter 21.9 17 16
H Transportation and storage 2022 4th quarter 18.9 15 18
H Transportation and storage 2022 yearly average/yearly total 19.9 67 65
H Transportation and storage 2023 1st quarter 18.1 16 17
H Transportation and storage 2023 2nd quarter 18.6 16 16
H Transportation and storage 2023 3rd quarter 18.8 16 15
H Transportation and storage 2023 4th quarter 16.4 14 16
H Transportation and storage 2023 yearly average/yearly total 18.3 62 65
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 1st quarter 44.3 48 28
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 2nd quarter 44.6 40 40
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 3rd quarter 37.5 34 41
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 4th quarter 29.3 25 33
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 yearly average/yearly total 38.3 147 142
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 1st quarter 35.0 37 31
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 2nd quarter 37.1 36 34
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 3rd quarter 31.6 29 34
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 4th quarter 27.8 27 31
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 yearly average/yearly total 33.1 128 130
J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 28.8 22 19
J Information and communication 2022 2nd quarter 28.8 18 18
J Information and communication 2022 3rd quarter 26.4 18 21
J Information and communication 2022 4th quarter 22.9 15 18
J Information and communication 2022 yearly average/yearly total 27.0 73 75
J Information and communication 2023 1st quarter 23.2 18 18
J Information and communication 2023 2nd quarter 21.6 15 16
J Information and communication 2023 3rd quarter 20.7 15 16
J Information and communication 2023 4th quarter 19.6 15 16
J Information and communication 2023 yearly average/yearly total 21.7 63 66
K Financial institutions 2022 1st quarter 11.7 12 10
K Financial institutions 2022 2nd quarter 12.7 10 9
K Financial institutions 2022 3rd quarter 11.7 9 10
K Financial institutions 2022 4th quarter 11.9 10 10
K Financial institutions 2022 yearly average/yearly total 11.8 41 39
K Financial institutions 2023 1st quarter 11.0 9 10
K Financial institutions 2023 2nd quarter 10.8 9 9
K Financial institutions 2023 3rd quarter 9.9 9 10
K Financial institutions 2023 4th quarter 9.6 8 8
K Financial institutions 2023 yearly average/yearly total 10.6 35 37
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 1st quarter 3.6 4 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 2nd quarter 4.1 4 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 3rd quarter 3.9 3 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 4th quarter 3.2 3 4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 yearly average/yearly total 3.6 14 13
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 1st quarter 3.3 3 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 2nd quarter 2.9 3 4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 3rd quarter 2.6 3 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 4th quarter 3.0 3 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.0 12 12
M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 43.7 35 27
M Other specialised business services 2022 2nd quarter 45.0 31 30
M Other specialised business services 2022 3rd quarter 42.7 29 32
M Other specialised business services 2022 4th quarter 40.7 28 30
M Other specialised business services 2022 yearly average/yearly total 42.4 123 119
M Other specialised business services 2023 1st quarter 41.9 31 30
M Other specialised business services 2023 2nd quarter 42.1 29 29
M Other specialised business services 2023 3rd quarter 40.5 28 29
M Other specialised business services 2023 4th quarter 38.4 26 28
M Other specialised business services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 41.0 114 116
N Renting and other business support 2022 1st quarter 28.8 33 29
N Renting and other business support 2022 2nd quarter 30.5 32 30
N Renting and other business support 2022 3rd quarter 30.1 31 31
N Renting and other business support 2022 4th quarter 28.5 26 27
N Renting and other business support 2022 yearly average/yearly total 29.0 121 117
N Renting and other business support 2023 1st quarter 29.7 31 30
N Renting and other business support 2023 2nd quarter 30.5 30 29
N Renting and other business support 2023 3rd quarter 29.4 28 29
N Renting and other business support 2023 4th quarter 26.1 26 29
N Renting and other business support 2023 yearly average/yearly total 29.2 114 117
O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 1.1 1 1
O Public administration and services 2022 2nd quarter 1.1 1 1
O Public administration and services 2022 3rd quarter 1.5 1 1
O Public administration and services 2022 4th quarter 1.0 1 1
O Public administration and services 2022 yearly average/yearly total 1.2 5 5
O Public administration and services 2023 1st quarter 1.0 1 1
O Public administration and services 2023 2nd quarter 0.8 1 1
O Public administration and services 2023 3rd quarter 0.8 1 1
O Public administration and services 2023 4th quarter 0.7 1 1
O Public administration and services 2023 yearly average/yearly total 0.8 3 4
P Education 2022 1st quarter 3.1 3 3
P Education 2022 2nd quarter 3.7 4 3
P Education 2022 3rd quarter 3.4 4 5
P Education 2022 4th quarter 2.8 3 4
P Education 2022 yearly average/yearly total 3.3 14 15
P Education 2023 1st quarter 3.2 4 3
P Education 2023 2nd quarter 3.0 3 3
P Education 2023 3rd quarter 2.9 4 4
P Education 2023 4th quarter 2.7 3 3
P Education 2023 yearly average/yearly total 3.0 13 13
Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 57.2 52 47
Q Health and social work activities 2022 2nd quarter 61.7 53 49
Q Health and social work activities 2022 3rd quarter 62.1 53 53
Q Health and social work activities 2022 4th quarter 58.8 47 51
Q Health and social work activities 2022 yearly average/yearly total 59.1 205 199
Q Health and social work activities 2023 1st quarter 61.5 53 51
Q Health and social work activities 2023 2nd quarter 61.5 51 51
Q Health and social work activities 2023 3rd quarter 58.7 49 51
Q Health and social work activities 2023 4th quarter 57.2 48 49
Q Health and social work activities 2023 yearly average/yearly total 59.9 201 202
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 6.4 8 6
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 2nd quarter 6.5 8 8
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 3rd quarter 6.3 8 8
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 4th quarter 5.5 6 7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 yearly average/yearly total 6.0 31 29
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 1st quarter 6.6 8 7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 2nd quarter 6.5 8 8
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 3rd quarter 6.2 8 8
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 4th quarter 4.9 6 7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 yearly average/yearly total 6.1 30 30
S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 6.1 6 5
S Other service activities 2022 2nd quarter 7.4 8 6
S Other service activities 2022 3rd quarter 6.6 6 7
S Other service activities 2022 4th quarter 6.2 6 7
S Other service activities 2022 yearly average/yearly total 6.5 26 25
S Other service activities 2023 1st quarter 7.3 8 7
S Other service activities 2023 2nd quarter 7.1 8 8
S Other service activities 2023 3rd quarter 7.3 7 7
S Other service activities 2023 4th quarter 6.7 6 7
S Other service activities 2023 yearly average/yearly total 7.0 29 29
Source: CBS
Explanation of symbols

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Unfilled, new and filled vacancies in the private sector Selections: Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008), size of enterprises, periods.
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector at the end of each quarter.

Data available since 1997, quarter 1.

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 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 at the end of each quarter.
New 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 including cancelled vacancies.
The number of vacancies per quarter refers to vacancies in the private sector at the end of each quarter.
New 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.