Vacancies; seasonally adjusted

Vacancies; seasonally adjusted

SIC 2008, private firms, government Periods Vacancies seasonally adjusted (x 1 000)
A-U All economic activities 2023 1st quarter 432.2
A-U All economic activities 2023 2nd quarter 422.2
A-U All economic activities 2023 3rd quarter 415.3
A-U All economic activities 2023 4th quarter 410.4
A-U All economic activities 2024 1st quarter* 410.8
A-U All economic activities 2024 2nd quarter* 401.1
A-U All economic activities 2024 3rd quarter* 396.5
A-U All economic activities 2024 4th quarter* 403.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 1st quarter 3.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 2nd quarter 3.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 3rd quarter 3.5
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 4th quarter 3.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 1st quarter* 3.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 2nd quarter* 3.5
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 3rd quarter* 3.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 4th quarter* 3.4
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 1st quarter 65.3
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 2nd quarter 64.4
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 3rd quarter 64.0
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 4th quarter 63.6
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2024 1st quarter* 64.2
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2024 2nd quarter* 63.6
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2024 3rd quarter* 63.0
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2024 4th quarter* 66.0
G-N Commercial services 2023 1st quarter 245.5
G-N Commercial services 2023 2nd quarter 239.0
G-N Commercial services 2023 3rd quarter 231.0
G-N Commercial services 2023 4th quarter 227.4
G-N Commercial services 2024 1st quarter* 222.2
G-N Commercial services 2024 2nd quarter* 214.2
G-N Commercial services 2024 3rd quarter* 212.6
G-N Commercial services 2024 4th quarter* 215.2
M-N Business services 2023 1st quarter 71.3
M-N Business services 2023 2nd quarter 70.8
M-N Business services 2023 3rd quarter 69.7
M-N Business services 2023 4th quarter 67.6
M-N Business services 2024 1st quarter* 67.0
M-N Business services 2024 2nd quarter* 65.5
M-N Business services 2024 3rd quarter* 64.9
M-N Business services 2024 4th quarter* 65.2
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 1st quarter 118.2
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 2nd quarter 115.4
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 3rd quarter 116.8
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 4th quarter 116.0
O-U Noncommercial services 2024 1st quarter* 121.1
O-U Noncommercial services 2024 2nd quarter* 119.9
O-U Noncommercial services 2024 3rd quarter* 117.7
O-U Noncommercial services 2024 4th quarter* 119.1
C Manufacturing 2023 1st quarter 35.3
C Manufacturing 2023 2nd quarter 34.8
C Manufacturing 2023 3rd quarter 33.1
C Manufacturing 2023 4th quarter 32.5
C Manufacturing 2024 1st quarter* 33.9
C Manufacturing 2024 2nd quarter* 33.0
C Manufacturing 2024 3rd quarter* 33.2
C Manufacturing 2024 4th quarter* 33.2
F Construction 2023 1st quarter 25.7
F Construction 2023 2nd quarter 25.6
F Construction 2023 3rd quarter 26.2
F Construction 2023 4th quarter 26.2
F Construction 2024 1st quarter* 26.2
F Construction 2024 2nd quarter* 26.3
F Construction 2024 3rd quarter* 25.5
F Construction 2024 4th quarter* 27.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 1st quarter 83.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 2nd quarter 82.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 3rd quarter 79.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 4th quarter 76.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 2024 1st quarter* 74.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 2024 2nd quarter* 71.7
G Wholesale and retail trade 2024 3rd quarter* 73.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 2024 4th quarter* 72.8
H Transportation and storage 2023 1st quarter 19.0
H Transportation and storage 2023 2nd quarter 18.0
H Transportation and storage 2023 3rd quarter 18.0
H Transportation and storage 2023 4th quarter 17.4
H Transportation and storage 2024 1st quarter* 17.2
H Transportation and storage 2024 2nd quarter* 18.4
H Transportation and storage 2024 3rd quarter* 16.6
H Transportation and storage 2024 4th quarter* 16.9
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 1st quarter 34.9
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 2nd quarter 32.7
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 3rd quarter 30.7
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 4th quarter 33.2
I Accommodation and food serving 2024 1st quarter* 30.8
I Accommodation and food serving 2024 2nd quarter* 27.3
I Accommodation and food serving 2024 3rd quarter* 27.9
I Accommodation and food serving 2024 4th quarter* 30.0
J Information and communication 2023 1st quarter 22.7
J Information and communication 2023 2nd quarter 21.3
J Information and communication 2023 3rd quarter 21.0
J Information and communication 2023 4th quarter 20.2
J Information and communication 2024 1st quarter* 19.5
J Information and communication 2024 2nd quarter* 19.1
J Information and communication 2024 3rd quarter* 18.1
J Information and communication 2024 4th quarter* 18.7
K Financial institutions 2023 1st quarter 11.0
K Financial institutions 2023 2nd quarter 10.8
K Financial institutions 2023 3rd quarter 9.9
K Financial institutions 2023 4th quarter 9.6
K Financial institutions 2024 1st quarter* 9.9
K Financial institutions 2024 2nd quarter* 9.6
K Financial institutions 2024 3rd quarter* 8.9
K Financial institutions 2024 4th quarter* 8.3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 1st quarter 3.2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 2nd quarter 2.7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 3rd quarter 2.7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 4th quarter 3.1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 1st quarter* 3.0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 2nd quarter* 2.6
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 3rd quarter* 3.1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 4th quarter* 3.2
M Other specialised business services 2023 1st quarter 41.4
M Other specialised business services 2023 2nd quarter 41.3
M Other specialised business services 2023 3rd quarter 40.7
M Other specialised business services 2023 4th quarter 39.6
M Other specialised business services 2024 1st quarter* 38.8
M Other specialised business services 2024 2nd quarter* 37.9
M Other specialised business services 2024 3rd quarter* 36.9
M Other specialised business services 2024 4th quarter* 36.8
N Renting and other business support 2023 1st quarter 29.9
N Renting and other business support 2023 2nd quarter 29.5
N Renting and other business support 2023 3rd quarter 29.1
N Renting and other business support 2023 4th quarter 28.0
N Renting and other business support 2024 1st quarter* 28.2
N Renting and other business support 2024 2nd quarter* 27.6
N Renting and other business support 2024 3rd quarter* 28.0
N Renting and other business support 2024 4th quarter* 28.3
O Public administration and services 2023 1st quarter 24.8
O Public administration and services 2023 2nd quarter 25.3
O Public administration and services 2023 3rd quarter 25.6
O Public administration and services 2023 4th quarter 26.0
O Public administration and services 2024 1st quarter* 28.5
O Public administration and services 2024 2nd quarter* 29.0
O Public administration and services 2024 3rd quarter* 28.0
O Public administration and services 2024 4th quarter* 26.9
P Education 2023 1st quarter 13.5
P Education 2023 2nd quarter 12.0
P Education 2023 3rd quarter 14.1
P Education 2023 4th quarter 12.8
P Education 2024 1st quarter* 13.3
P Education 2024 2nd quarter* 12.0
P Education 2024 3rd quarter* 11.7
P Education 2024 4th quarter* 11.4
Q Health and social work activities 2023 1st quarter 65.8
Q Health and social work activities 2023 2nd quarter 65.0
Q Health and social work activities 2023 3rd quarter 64.1
Q Health and social work activities 2023 4th quarter 64.6
Q Health and social work activities 2024 1st quarter* 66.9
Q Health and social work activities 2024 2nd quarter* 66.4
Q Health and social work activities 2024 3rd quarter* 66.0
Q Health and social work activities 2024 4th quarter* 67.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 1st quarter 6.6
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 2nd quarter 6.3
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 3rd quarter 5.9
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 4th quarter 5.7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2024 1st quarter* 5.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 2024 2nd quarter* 5.8
R Culture, sports and recreation 2024 3rd quarter* 5.8
R Culture, sports and recreation 2024 4th quarter* 6.4
S Other service activities 2023 1st quarter 7.4
S Other service activities 2023 2nd quarter 6.8
S Other service activities 2023 3rd quarter 7.0
S Other service activities 2023 4th quarter 7.1
S Other service activities 2024 1st quarter* 6.8
S Other service activities 2024 2nd quarter* 6.7
S Other service activities 2024 3rd quarter* 6.3
S Other service activities 2024 4th quarter* 7.1
Private companies 2023 1st quarter 393.1
Private companies 2023 2nd quarter 382.5
Private companies 2023 3rd quarter 374.4
Private companies 2023 4th quarter 368.7
Private companies 2024 1st quarter* 366.0
Private companies 2024 2nd quarter* 357.6
Private companies 2024 3rd quarter* 355.1
Private companies 2024 4th quarter* 363.8
Government 2023 1st quarter 39.1
Government 2023 2nd quarter 39.6
Government 2023 3rd quarter 40.9
Government 2023 4th quarter 41.7
Government 2024 1st quarter* 44.8
Government 2024 2nd quarter* 43.5
Government 2024 3rd quarter* 41.5
Government 2024 4th quarter* 40.0
Source: CBS
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


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 2024 are provisional, all other figures are final.
Seasonally adjusted figures may be marginally adjusted at the end of the year under review.

Changes as of 14 February 2025:
Figures of the fourth quarter of 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of the first quarter of 2025 will be published in April/May 2025.

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.