Vacancies; seasonally adjusted
| SIC 2008, private firms, government | Periods | Vacancies seasonally adjusted (x 1 000) |
|---|---|---|
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 1st quarter | 217.6 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 2nd quarter | 198.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 3rd quarter | 216.8 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2020 4th quarter | 218.7 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 1st quarter | 248.7 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 2nd quarter | 324.3 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 3rd quarter | 370.0 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2021 4th quarter | 391.8 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 1st quarter | 452.8 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 2nd quarter | 463.7 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 3rd quarter | 445.3 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 4th quarter | 437.1 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 1st quarter* | 437.3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 1st quarter | 2.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 2nd quarter | 2.2 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 3rd quarter | 2.2 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 4th quarter | 2.2 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 1st quarter | 2.3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 2nd quarter | 2.6 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 3rd quarter | 3.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 4th quarter | 3.3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022 1st quarter | 3.7 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022 2nd quarter | 3.6 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022 3rd quarter | 3.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022 4th quarter | 3.4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 1st quarter* | 3.2 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2020 1st quarter | 34.2 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2020 2nd quarter | 31.1 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2020 3rd quarter | 33.4 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2020 4th quarter | 36.3 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2021 1st quarter | 42.2 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2021 2nd quarter | 51.1 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2021 3rd quarter | 58.0 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2021 4th quarter | 62.7 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2022 1st quarter | 67.9 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2022 2nd quarter | 69.0 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2022 3rd quarter | 66.0 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2022 4th quarter | 65.2 |
| B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2023 1st quarter* | 65.6 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2020 1st quarter | 118.2 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2020 2nd quarter | 106.5 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2020 3rd quarter | 117.9 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2020 4th quarter | 117.4 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2021 1st quarter | 136.2 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2021 2nd quarter | 190.5 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2021 3rd quarter | 219.1 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2021 4th quarter | 230.2 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 1st quarter | 275.0 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 2nd quarter | 278.8 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 3rd quarter | 260.7 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 4th quarter | 252.9 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 1st quarter* | 249.1 |
| M-N Business services | 2020 1st quarter | 36.7 |
| M-N Business services | 2020 2nd quarter | 32.7 |
| M-N Business services | 2020 3rd quarter | 34.5 |
| M-N Business services | 2020 4th quarter | 35.8 |
| M-N Business services | 2021 1st quarter | 41.9 |
| M-N Business services | 2021 2nd quarter | 52.5 |
| M-N Business services | 2021 3rd quarter | 58.2 |
| M-N Business services | 2021 4th quarter | 63.0 |
| M-N Business services | 2022 1st quarter | 72.4 |
| M-N Business services | 2022 2nd quarter | 73.7 |
| M-N Business services | 2022 3rd quarter | 72.4 |
| M-N Business services | 2022 4th quarter | 71.9 |
| M-N Business services | 2023 1st quarter* | 71.4 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2020 1st quarter | 63.1 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2020 2nd quarter | 58.4 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2020 3rd quarter | 63.3 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2020 4th quarter | 62.9 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2021 1st quarter | 68.0 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2021 2nd quarter | 80.2 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2021 3rd quarter | 89.8 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2021 4th quarter | 95.6 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2022 1st quarter | 106.2 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2022 2nd quarter | 112.3 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2022 3rd quarter | 115.5 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2022 4th quarter | 115.6 |
| O-U Noncommercial services | 2023 1st quarter* | 119.2 |
| C Manufacturing | 2020 1st quarter | 18.5 |
| C Manufacturing | 2020 2nd quarter | 15.5 |
| C Manufacturing | 2020 3rd quarter | 17.0 |
| C Manufacturing | 2020 4th quarter | 18.3 |
| C Manufacturing | 2021 1st quarter | 21.3 |
| C Manufacturing | 2021 2nd quarter | 27.4 |
| C Manufacturing | 2021 3rd quarter | 32.3 |
| C Manufacturing | 2021 4th quarter | 33.6 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 1st quarter | 36.5 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 2nd quarter | 36.8 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 3rd quarter | 34.6 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 4th quarter | 35.1 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 1st quarter* | 35.6 |
| F Construction | 2020 1st quarter | 13.6 |
| F Construction | 2020 2nd quarter | 13.2 |
| F Construction | 2020 3rd quarter | 14.4 |
| F Construction | 2020 4th quarter | 15.9 |
| F Construction | 2021 1st quarter | 18.3 |
| F Construction | 2021 2nd quarter | 21.0 |
| F Construction | 2021 3rd quarter | 23.0 |
| F Construction | 2021 4th quarter | 25.2 |
| F Construction | 2022 1st quarter | 26.7 |
| F Construction | 2022 2nd quarter | 27.6 |
| F Construction | 2022 3rd quarter | 26.7 |
| F Construction | 2022 4th quarter | 25.1 |
| F Construction | 2023 1st quarter* | 25.7 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 1st quarter | 40.7 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 2nd quarter | 36.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 3rd quarter | 42.1 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 4th quarter | 41.9 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2021 1st quarter | 42.4 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2021 2nd quarter | 64.4 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2021 3rd quarter | 74.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2021 4th quarter | 80.7 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022 1st quarter | 93.3 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022 2nd quarter | 101.4 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022 3rd quarter | 90.2 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022 4th quarter | 86.3 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 1st quarter* | 85.4 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2020 1st quarter | 8.4 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2020 2nd quarter | 6.8 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2020 3rd quarter | 8.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2020 4th quarter | 8.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2021 1st quarter | 10.4 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2021 2nd quarter | 14.5 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2021 3rd quarter | 16.6 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2021 4th quarter | 18.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2022 1st quarter | 20.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2022 2nd quarter | 19.7 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2022 3rd quarter | 20.9 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2022 4th quarter | 19.9 |
| H Transportation and storage | 2023 1st quarter* | 19.1 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 1st quarter | 9.6 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 2nd quarter | 9.3 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 3rd quarter | 10.9 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 4th quarter | 7.2 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2021 1st quarter | 13.9 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2021 2nd quarter | 25.4 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2021 3rd quarter | 34.1 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2021 4th quarter | 30.0 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2022 1st quarter | 45.4 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2022 2nd quarter | 39.1 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2022 3rd quarter | 35.1 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2022 4th quarter | 36.1 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 1st quarter* | 36.0 |
| J Information and communication | 2020 1st quarter | 14.3 |
| J Information and communication | 2020 2nd quarter | 12.7 |
| J Information and communication | 2020 3rd quarter | 13.9 |
| J Information and communication | 2020 4th quarter | 15.8 |
| J Information and communication | 2021 1st quarter | 18.1 |
| J Information and communication | 2021 2nd quarter | 23.5 |
| J Information and communication | 2021 3rd quarter | 23.7 |
| J Information and communication | 2021 4th quarter | 25.7 |
| J Information and communication | 2022 1st quarter | 28.3 |
| J Information and communication | 2022 2nd quarter | 28.4 |
| J Information and communication | 2022 3rd quarter | 26.6 |
| J Information and communication | 2022 4th quarter | 23.4 |
| J Information and communication | 2023 1st quarter* | 22.8 |
| K Financial institutions | 2020 1st quarter | 7.0 |
| K Financial institutions | 2020 2nd quarter | 7.0 |
| K Financial institutions | 2020 3rd quarter | 6.9 |
| K Financial institutions | 2020 4th quarter | 7.3 |
| K Financial institutions | 2021 1st quarter | 7.8 |
| K Financial institutions | 2021 2nd quarter | 8.0 |
| K Financial institutions | 2021 3rd quarter | 9.5 |
| K Financial institutions | 2021 4th quarter | 10.3 |
| K Financial institutions | 2022 1st quarter | 11.7 |
| K Financial institutions | 2022 2nd quarter | 12.7 |
| K Financial institutions | 2022 3rd quarter | 11.8 |
| K Financial institutions | 2022 4th quarter | 11.9 |
| K Financial institutions | 2023 1st quarter* | 11.0 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 1st quarter | 1.5 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 2nd quarter | 1.5 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 3rd quarter | 1.4 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 4th quarter | 1.5 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 1st quarter | 1.7 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 2nd quarter | 2.1 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 3rd quarter | 2.4 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 4th quarter | 2.3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022 1st quarter | 3.7 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022 2nd quarter | 3.8 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022 3rd quarter | 3.8 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022 4th quarter | 3.4 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2023 1st quarter* | 3.4 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2020 1st quarter | 21.0 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2020 2nd quarter | 18.2 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2020 3rd quarter | 20.1 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2020 4th quarter | 21.3 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2021 1st quarter | 25.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2021 2nd quarter | 30.6 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2021 3rd quarter | 34.3 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2021 4th quarter | 36.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2022 1st quarter | 43.1 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2022 2nd quarter | 44.4 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2022 3rd quarter | 42.9 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2022 4th quarter | 41.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | 2023 1st quarter* | 41.2 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2020 1st quarter | 15.6 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2020 2nd quarter | 14.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2020 3rd quarter | 14.4 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2020 4th quarter | 14.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2021 1st quarter | 16.1 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2021 2nd quarter | 22.0 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2021 3rd quarter | 23.9 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2021 4th quarter | 26.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2022 1st quarter | 29.4 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2022 2nd quarter | 29.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2022 3rd quarter | 29.5 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2022 4th quarter | 30.1 |
| N Renting and other business support | 2023 1st quarter* | 30.2 |
| O Public administration and services | 2020 1st quarter | 14.6 |
| O Public administration and services | 2020 2nd quarter | 14.0 |
| O Public administration and services | 2020 3rd quarter | 14.0 |
| O Public administration and services | 2020 4th quarter | 14.7 |
| O Public administration and services | 2021 1st quarter | 15.4 |
| O Public administration and services | 2021 2nd quarter | 16.1 |
| O Public administration and services | 2021 3rd quarter | 17.3 |
| O Public administration and services | 2021 4th quarter | 18.2 |
| O Public administration and services | 2022 1st quarter | 20.4 |
| O Public administration and services | 2022 2nd quarter | 22.1 |
| O Public administration and services | 2022 3rd quarter | 23.1 |
| O Public administration and services | 2022 4th quarter | 24.6 |
| O Public administration and services | 2023 1st quarter* | 25.1 |
| P Education | 2020 1st quarter | 6.3 |
| P Education | 2020 2nd quarter | 5.6 |
| P Education | 2020 3rd quarter | 6.3 |
| P Education | 2020 4th quarter | 6.7 |
| P Education | 2021 1st quarter | 7.7 |
| P Education | 2021 2nd quarter | 9.3 |
| P Education | 2021 3rd quarter | 10.0 |
| P Education | 2021 4th quarter | 11.6 |
| P Education | 2022 1st quarter | 11.9 |
| P Education | 2022 2nd quarter | 12.0 |
| P Education | 2022 3rd quarter | 13.1 |
| P Education | 2022 4th quarter | 13.4 |
| P Education | 2023 1st quarter* | 13.4 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2020 1st quarter | 36.5 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2020 2nd quarter | 34.1 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2020 3rd quarter | 37.7 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2020 4th quarter | 36.7 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2021 1st quarter | 38.2 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2021 2nd quarter | 44.9 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2021 3rd quarter | 51.4 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2021 4th quarter | 55.4 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2022 1st quarter | 61.3 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2022 2nd quarter | 64.9 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2022 3rd quarter | 66.9 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2022 4th quarter | 64.3 |
| Q Health and social work activities | 2023 1st quarter* | 66.5 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 1st quarter | 3.0 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 2nd quarter | 2.2 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 3rd quarter | 2.5 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 4th quarter | 1.8 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2021 1st quarter | 3.0 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2021 2nd quarter | 4.9 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2021 3rd quarter | 5.5 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2021 4th quarter | 5.1 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022 1st quarter | 6.2 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022 2nd quarter | 6.2 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022 3rd quarter | 6.3 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022 4th quarter | 6.7 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | 2023 1st quarter* | 6.7 |
| S Other service activities | 2020 1st quarter | 2.8 |
| S Other service activities | 2020 2nd quarter | 2.5 |
| S Other service activities | 2020 3rd quarter | 2.9 |
| S Other service activities | 2020 4th quarter | 3.0 |
| S Other service activities | 2021 1st quarter | 3.8 |
| S Other service activities | 2021 2nd quarter | 5.0 |
| S Other service activities | 2021 3rd quarter | 5.5 |
| S Other service activities | 2021 4th quarter | 5.4 |
| S Other service activities | 2022 1st quarter | 6.4 |
| S Other service activities | 2022 2nd quarter | 7.1 |
| S Other service activities | 2022 3rd quarter | 6.2 |
| S Other service activities | 2022 4th quarter | 6.5 |
| S Other service activities | 2023 1st quarter* | 7.6 |
| Private companies | 2020 1st quarter | 194.6 |
| Private companies | 2020 2nd quarter | 177.6 |
| Private companies | 2020 3rd quarter | 195.2 |
| Private companies | 2020 4th quarter | 196.2 |
| Private companies | 2021 1st quarter | 225.3 |
| Private companies | 2021 2nd quarter | 298.3 |
| Private companies | 2021 3rd quarter | 341.9 |
| Private companies | 2021 4th quarter | 362.9 |
| Private companies | 2022 1st quarter | 420.4 |
| Private companies | 2022 2nd quarter | 428.7 |
| Private companies | 2022 3rd quarter | 408.7 |
| Private companies | 2022 4th quarter | 398.7 |
| Private companies | 2023 1st quarter* | 397.3 |
| Government | 2020 1st quarter | 23.0 |
| Government | 2020 2nd quarter | 20.7 |
| Government | 2020 3rd quarter | 21.6 |
| Government | 2020 4th quarter | 22.5 |
| Government | 2021 1st quarter | 23.4 |
| Government | 2021 2nd quarter | 26.0 |
| Government | 2021 3rd quarter | 28.0 |
| Government | 2021 4th quarter | 28.9 |
| Government | 2022 1st quarter | 32.4 |
| Government | 2022 2nd quarter | 35.0 |
| Government | 2022 3rd quarter | 36.6 |
| Government | 2022 4th quarter | 38.4 |
| Government | 2023 1st quarter* | 39.9 |
| Source: CBS | ||
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This table provides information on the number of vacancies per quarter.
The phrase 'seasonally adjusted' refers to the total number of vacancies in the private and public sectors at the end of each quarter.
Data on vacancies are broken down by:
- SIC 2008;
- private sector and public sector;
- quarter.
Data available from: 1st quarter of 1997.
Status of the figures:
The figures of 2023 are provisional, other figures are final.
Seasonally adjusted figures may be marginally adjusted at the end of the year under review.
Changes as of 16 May 2023:
Figures of the first quarter of 2023 have been added. Figures of 2022 have been made final.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of the second quarter of 2023 will be published in August 2023.
Description topics
- Vacancies seasonally adjusted
- Seasonally Adjusted holds that quarterly figures are adjusted for an annual pattern of differences that usually appear at the time of the year.