Vacancies; vacancy rate, SIC 2008

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SIC 2008 Vacancy rate (number)
A-U All economic activities 44
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 33
B-F Manufacturing and energy 55
B Mining and quarrying 36
C Manufacturing 42
D Energy supply 52
E Water supply and waste management 48
F Construction 81
G-N Commercial services 46
G Wholesale and retail trade 49
H Transportation and storage 39
I Accommodation and food serving 63
J Information and communication 55
K Financial institutions 44
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 35
M-N Business services 40
M Other specialised business services 54
N Renting and other business support 30
O-U Noncommercial services 36
O Public administration and services 36
P Education 17
Q Health and social work activities 45
R Culture, sports and recreation 39
S Other service activities 50
Source: CBS.
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This table contains data on the vacancy rate, broken down by:
- economic activity according to the Dutch SBI 2008 Standard Industrial Classification;
- quarter.

Data available from: first quarter of 1997.

Status of the figures:
Figures up to and including 2016 are definitive, figures as of 2017 are provisional and will not become definitive. This figures are provisional because they are based on the provisional job figures. This enables us to publish the figures as quickly as possible.

Changes as of 30 April 2025:
Figures of the first quarter of 2025 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of the second quarter of 2025 will be published in July 2025.

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Vacancy rate
The vacancy rate is the number of unfilled vacancies per thousand jobs. It concerns the vacancy rate at the end of the quarter.