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 | 2025 2nd quarter | 365.2 | 325 | 318 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2025 3rd quarter | 349.8 | 319 | 334 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2025 4th quarter | 333.0 | 300 | 316 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 353.2 | 1,288 | 1,300 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2026 1st quarter | 347.0 | 343 | 329 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 2nd quarter | 3.2 | 4 | 5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 3rd quarter | 3.3 | 5 | 4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 4th quarter | 3.1 | 3 | 3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 3.3 | 16 | 16 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2026 1st quarter | 3.6 | 5 | 4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2025 2nd quarter | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2025 3rd quarter | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2025 4th quarter | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 0.3 | 1 | 1 |
| B Mining and quarrying | 2026 1st quarter | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| C Manufacturing | 2025 2nd quarter | 30.5 | 23 | 23 |
| C Manufacturing | 2025 3rd quarter | 29.5 | 22 | 23 |
| C Manufacturing | 2025 4th quarter | 28.0 | 21 | 22 |
| C Manufacturing | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 30.1 | 90 | 93 |
| C Manufacturing | 2026 1st quarter | 29.1 | 25 | 24 |
| D Energy supply | 2025 2nd quarter | 2.1 | 2 | 2 |
| D Energy supply | 2025 3rd quarter | 2.3 | 2 | 2 |
| D Energy supply | 2025 4th quarter | 1.7 | 2 | 2 |
| D Energy supply | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 2.1 | 8 | 9 |
| D Energy supply | 2026 1st quarter | 1.5 | 2 | 2 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2025 2nd quarter | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2025 3rd quarter | 1.8 | 1 | 1 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2025 4th quarter | 1.7 | 1 | 2 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 1.9 | 6 | 6 |
| E Water supply and waste management | 2026 1st quarter | 2.1 | 2 | 2 |
| F Construction | 2025 2nd quarter | 30.0 | 16 | 16 |
| F Construction | 2025 3rd quarter | 29.5 | 15 | 16 |
| F Construction | 2025 4th quarter | 28.5 | 12 | 13 |
| F Construction | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 29.3 | 63 | 61 |
| F Construction | 2026 1st quarter | 28.5 | 16 | 16 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 2nd quarter | 74.0 | 76 | 73 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 3rd quarter | 72.7 | 77 | 78 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 4th quarter | 65.9 | 70 | 77 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 71.1 | 298 | 301 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2026 1st quarter | 69.3 | 78 | 74 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2025 2nd quarter | 16.1 | 15 | 14 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2025 3rd quarter | 15.3 | 14 | 15 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2025 4th quarter | 13.9 | 14 | 15 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 15.4 | 60 | 62 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2026 1st quarter | 13.4 | 13 | 14 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 2nd quarter | 28.4 | 31 | 33 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 3rd quarter | 25.6 | 30 | 33 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 4th quarter | 22.4 | 26 | 29 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 27.2 | 122 | 126 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2026 1st quarter | 29.0 | 38 | 31 |
| J Information and communication | 2025 2nd quarter | 17.9 | 16 | 16 |
| J Information and communication | 2025 3rd quarter | 16.1 | 12 | 14 |
| J Information and communication | 2025 4th quarter | 16.4 | 14 | 14 |
| J Information and communication | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 17.3 | 57 | 59 |
| J Information and communication | 2026 1st quarter | 17.1 | 16 | 16 |
| K Financial institutions | 2025 2nd quarter | 9.7 | 9 | 9 |
| K Financial institutions | 2025 3rd quarter | 8.3 | 8 | 10 |
| K Financial institutions | 2025 4th quarter | 8.2 | 9 | 9 |
| K Financial institutions | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 9.0 | 37 | 37 |
| K Financial institutions | 2026 1st quarter | 7.4 | 9 | 10 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 2nd quarter | 3.0 | 3 | 3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 3rd quarter | 3.0 | 3 | 3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 4th quarter | 2.6 | 3 | 3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 2.9 | 12 | 12 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2026 1st quarter | 2.9 | 4 | 4 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2025 2nd quarter | 38.7 | 28 | 26 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2025 3rd quarter | 37.3 | 26 | 28 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2025 4th quarter | 36.6 | 27 | 28 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 37.4 | 113 | 112 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2026 1st quarter | 35.9 | 29 | 29 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2025 2nd quarter | 27.0 | 29 | 29 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2025 3rd quarter | 27.2 | 27 | 27 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2025 4th quarter | 25.9 | 24 | 26 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 26.9 | 110 | 111 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2026 1st quarter | 26.4 | 30 | 29 |
| O Public administration and services | 2025 2nd quarter | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| O Public administration and services | 2025 3rd quarter | 0.6 | 1 | 0 |
| O Public administration and services | 2025 4th quarter | 0.6 | 1 | 1 |
| O Public administration and services | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 0.6 | 2 | 2 |
| O Public administration and services | 2026 1st quarter | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| P Education | 2025 2nd quarter | 2.1 | 3 | 3 |
| P Education | 2025 3rd quarter | 2.5 | 4 | 3 |
| P Education | 2025 4th quarter | 2.6 | 3 | 3 |
| P Education | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 2.4 | 12 | 12 |
| P Education | 2026 1st quarter | 2.5 | 3 | 3 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2025 2nd quarter | 66.3 | 54 | 52 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2025 3rd quarter | 62.9 | 56 | 59 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2025 4th quarter | 64.3 | 57 | 56 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 63.9 | 226 | 222 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2026 1st quarter | 66.4 | 60 | 58 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 2nd quarter | 6.0 | 8 | 8 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 3rd quarter | 5.7 | 8 | 8 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 4th quarter | 4.9 | 6 | 7 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 5.7 | 29 | 30 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2026 1st quarter | 5.1 | 8 | 8 |
| S Other service activities | 2025 2nd quarter | 7.3 | 7 | 6 |
| S Other service activities | 2025 3rd quarter | 5.8 | 7 | 8 |
| S Other service activities | 2025 4th quarter | 5.5 | 6 | 7 |
| S Other service activities | 2025 yearly average/yearly total | 6.4 | 27 | 28 |
| S Other service activities | 2026 1st quarter | 6.0 | 6 | 6 |
| Source: CBS | ||||
Table explanation
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 30 April 2026:
Figures of the first quarter of 2026 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of the second quarter of 2026 will be published in July 2026
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.