Netherlands Business survey, region, month 1989-2023
| Businesses/activities (SBI 2008) | Regions | Periods | Workforce Workforce last three months Workforce has increased (%) | Workforce Workforce last three months Workforce remained unchanged (%) | Workforce Workforce last three months Workforce has decreased (%) | Workforce Workforce last three months Not applicable (%) | Workforce Workforce last three months Balance workforce last three months (%) | Workforce Workforce next three months Workforce will increase (%) | Workforce Workforce next three months Workforce will remain unchanged (%) | Workforce Workforce next three months Workforce will decrease (%) | Workforce Workforce next three months Not applicable (%) | Workforce Workforce next three months Balance workforce next three months (%) |
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| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2022 July | 21.1 | 71.1 | 7.8 | . | 13.4 | 23.3 | 72.1 | 4.6 | . | 18.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 20.6 | 74.2 | 5.2 | . | 15.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 20.7 | 72.3 | 7.0 | . | 13.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2022 October | 19.3 | 69.5 | 11.2 | . | 8.2 | 19.2 | 73.0 | 7.8 | . | 11.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 17.5 | 72.8 | 9.7 | . | 7.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 18.2 | 73.6 | 8.2 | . | 10.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2023 January | 19.5 | 69.6 | 10.9 | . | 8.6 | 20.9 | 71.5 | 7.6 | . | 13.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 20.5 | 71.8 | 7.7 | . | 12.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 19.6 | 72.4 | 8.0 | . | 11.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2023 April | 19.4 | 69.2 | 11.4 | . | 8.0 | 20.5 | 71.5 | 8.0 | . | 12.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 16.9 | 75.2 | 7.9 | . | 8.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Nederland | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 16.4 | 74.3 | 9.3 | . | 7.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2022 July | 17.7 | 75.3 | 7.0 | . | 10.6 | 17.7 | 77.2 | 5.1 | . | 12.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 14.3 | 79.6 | 6.1 | . | 8.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 16.7 | 76.2 | 7.1 | . | 9.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2022 October | 17.7 | 69.0 | 13.3 | . | 4.4 | 12.9 | 77.7 | 9.4 | . | 3.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 9.4 | 78.6 | 12.0 | . | -2.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 12.3 | 76.9 | 10.8 | . | 1.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2023 January | 14.4 | 74.6 | 11.0 | . | 3.4 | 12.1 | 80.9 | 7.0 | . | 5.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 9.9 | 82.6 | 7.5 | . | 2.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 9.9 | 81.0 | 9.1 | . | 0.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2023 April | 18.3 | 67.2 | 14.5 | . | 3.8 | 12.8 | 75.6 | 11.6 | . | 1.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 6.7 | 82.5 | 10.8 | . | -4.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Noord-Nederland (LD) | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 8.1 | 81.1 | 10.8 | . | -2.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2022 July | 23.0 | 69.3 | 7.7 | . | 15.3 | 22.9 | 74.1 | 3.0 | . | 19.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 23.2 | 72.9 | 3.9 | . | 19.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 21.5 | 71.4 | 7.1 | . | 14.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2022 October | 18.2 | 69.9 | 11.9 | . | 6.3 | 18.8 | 73.9 | 7.3 | . | 11.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 16.6 | 71.2 | 12.2 | . | 4.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 17.0 | 73.0 | 10.0 | . | 7.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2023 January | 17.2 | 71.5 | 11.3 | . | 5.8 | 23.3 | 68.6 | 8.1 | . | 15.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 23.4 | 68.6 | 8.0 | . | 15.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 24.3 | 66.8 | 8.9 | . | 15.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2023 April | 18.3 | 70.5 | 11.2 | . | 7.1 | 23.6 | 69.1 | 7.3 | . | 16.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 17.6 | 74.4 | 8.0 | . | 9.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Oost-Nederland (LD) | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 16.2 | 73.5 | 10.3 | . | 5.9 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2022 July | 15.6 | 77.2 | 7.2 | . | 8.4 | 20.6 | 75.2 | 4.2 | . | 16.4 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 17.3 | 78.7 | 4.0 | . | 13.4 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 18.1 | 75.5 | 6.4 | . | 11.8 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2022 October | 15.7 | 73.0 | 11.3 | . | 4.4 | 18.5 | 75.0 | 6.5 | . | 12.0 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 16.5 | 77.2 | 6.3 | . | 10.3 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 17.0 | 76.7 | 6.3 | . | 10.7 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2023 January | 18.5 | 72.3 | 9.2 | . | 9.3 | 18.5 | 76.4 | 5.1 | . | 13.4 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 18.9 | 75.5 | 5.6 | . | 13.3 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 17.4 | 76.1 | 6.5 | . | 10.9 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2023 April | 16.0 | 74.1 | 9.9 | . | 6.0 | 17.5 | 77.0 | 5.5 | . | 12.0 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 14.9 | 79.0 | 6.1 | . | 8.8 |
| C Manufacturing | West-Nederland (LD) | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 15.9 | 77.6 | 6.5 | . | 9.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2022 July | 26.5 | 64.8 | 8.7 | . | 17.8 | 28.3 | 65.8 | 5.9 | . | 22.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 23.9 | 68.9 | 7.2 | . | 16.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 23.9 | 68.6 | 7.5 | . | 16.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2022 October | 24.4 | 65.8 | 9.8 | . | 14.7 | 22.1 | 68.9 | 9.0 | . | 13.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 21.6 | 67.8 | 10.6 | . | 11.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 22.3 | 69.6 | 8.1 | . | 14.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2023 January | 23.9 | 64.0 | 12.1 | . | 11.8 | 24.2 | 66.1 | 9.7 | . | 14.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 23.1 | 67.2 | 9.7 | . | 13.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 20.9 | 70.6 | 8.5 | . | 12.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2023 April | 23.9 | 64.1 | 12.0 | . | 12.0 | 23.4 | 66.6 | 10.0 | . | 13.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 21.4 | 69.7 | 8.9 | . | 12.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Zuid-Nederland (LD) | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 19.5 | 69.7 | 10.8 | . | 8.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2022 July | 15.5 | 76.4 | 8.1 | . | 7.3 | 14.4 | 79.9 | 5.7 | . | 8.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 12.0 | 79.1 | 8.9 | . | 3.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 11.4 | 78.5 | 10.1 | . | 1.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2022 October | 10.2 | 71.4 | 18.4 | . | -8.1 | 4.5 | 79.2 | 16.3 | . | -11.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 7.4 | 74.4 | 18.2 | . | -10.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 7.4 | 76.7 | 15.9 | . | -8.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2023 January | 7.4 | 81.3 | 11.3 | . | -4.0 | 7.1 | 78.3 | 14.6 | . | -7.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 7.5 | 84.4 | 8.1 | . | -0.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 2.9 | 89.3 | 7.8 | . | -5.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2023 April | 4.6 | 76.6 | 18.8 | . | -14.1 | 7.5 | 77.4 | 15.1 | . | -7.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 5.2 | 74.2 | 20.6 | . | -15.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Groningen (PV) | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 4.9 | 77.5 | 17.6 | . | -12.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2022 July | 21.5 | 72.8 | 5.7 | . | 15.9 | 19.4 | 76.3 | 4.3 | . | 15.1 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 16.2 | 79.0 | 4.8 | . | 11.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 21.0 | 73.8 | 5.2 | . | 15.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2022 October | 23.8 | 66.7 | 9.5 | . | 14.4 | 17.4 | 76.5 | 6.1 | . | 11.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 11.5 | 78.6 | 9.9 | . | 1.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 18.0 | 73.1 | 8.9 | . | 9.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2023 January | 17.5 | 72.1 | 10.4 | . | 7.1 | 20.0 | 77.7 | 2.3 | . | 17.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 11.6 | 79.4 | 9.0 | . | 2.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 16.9 | 72.6 | 10.5 | . | 6.3 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2023 April | 28.0 | 57.9 | 14.1 | . | 13.9 | 18.3 | 69.1 | 12.6 | . | 5.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 6.7 | 87.7 | 5.6 | . | 1.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Fryslân (PV) | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 12.9 | 79.7 | 7.4 | . | 5.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2022 July | 14.3 | 77.9 | 7.8 | . | 6.5 | 20.2 | 74.2 | 5.6 | . | 14.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 14.9 | 81.7 | 3.4 | . | 11.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 17.7 | 76.9 | 5.4 | . | 12.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2022 October | 19.2 | 69.1 | 11.7 | . | 7.5 | 19.2 | 77.2 | 3.6 | . | 15.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2022 November | . | . | . | . | . | 8.8 | 86.0 | 5.2 | . | 3.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2022 December | . | . | . | . | . | 10.3 | 84.3 | 5.4 | . | 4.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2023 January | 18.4 | 70.1 | 11.5 | . | 6.9 | 4.7 | 90.1 | 5.2 | . | -0.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2023 February | . | . | . | . | . | 9.9 | 86.1 | 4.0 | . | 5.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2023 March | . | . | . | . | . | 6.7 | 85.0 | 8.3 | . | -1.6 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2023 April | 18.9 | 71.7 | 9.4 | . | 9.5 | 9.9 | 85.0 | 5.1 | . | 4.9 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2023 May | . | . | . | . | . | 8.7 | 84.3 | 7.0 | . | 1.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Drenthe (PV) | 2023 June | . | . | . | . | . | 3.8 | 88.6 | 7.6 | . | -3.8 |
| C Manufacturing | Overijssel (PV) | 2022 July | 26.8 | 66.0 | 7.2 | . | 19.7 | 24.3 | 72.7 | 3.0 | . | 21.4 |
| C Manufacturing | Overijssel (PV) | 2022 August | . | . | . | . | . | 21.7 | 75.1 | 3.2 | . | 18.5 |
| C Manufacturing | Overijssel (PV) | 2022 September | . | . | . | . | . | 21.6 | 72.8 | 5.6 | . | 16.0 |
| C Manufacturing | Overijssel (PV) | 2022 October | 20.4 | 68.8 | 10.8 | . | 9.6 | 20.8 | 71.6 | 7.6 | . | 13.2 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||
Dataset is not available.
The purpose of this table is to provide current information on the opinions of Dutch producers about performance, expectations and assessment concerning their enterprises. The survey covers enterprises in commercial services, retail trade and manufacturing industry. The Business sentiment survey makes it possible to indicate turning points
in sentiment at an early stage. In this way a change in the trend of economic activity of Dutch companies is available at a early stage. The questions put to the companies relate to production,sales, prices, orders, stocks, investment, competitiveness,economic climate, workforce and the factors limiting production. In answering the questions relating to developments in the past three months and expectations for the next tree months, the enterpreneurs are asked for a comparison with the preceding period of three months.
This publication is created using co-financing by the European Commission.
Status of the figures: All data are definite.
Data available from Services: April 1992 - June 2023
Data available from Retail Trade: May 2008 - June 2023
Data available from Industry: February 1989 - June 2023
Changes as of 27 July 2023;
This table has been discontinued. The reason for this is that the results of this table have been moved to other, new tables in which the results comply with the stricter confidentiality rules due to an adjusted industry classification.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.
This table is followed by Business survey Netherlands; to regions (active on August 15, 2023). See paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Workforce
- The weighted response rates to the questions:
- "The staff in the last three months
increased, remained unchanged or decreased? "
- "The staff will be in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?- Workforce last three months
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff in the last three months has
increased, remained unchanged or decreased?- Workforce has increased
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
staff for their business in the last three months has increased.
- Workforce remained unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
staff for their business in the last three months has remained the
same.
- Workforce has decreased
- Weighted response rate of producers indicating that the
staff for their business in the last three months has decreased.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider that
staff strengst is not relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted
rate of producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance workforce last three months
- The weighted response rate of producers with an increase in
staff strength minus the weighted response rate of producers with
a decrease in staff strength. This balance provides insight into the
development of staff strength in the last three months.
- Workforce next three months
- The weighted response rates to the question:
- "The staff will be in the next three months
increase, remain unchanged or decrease?- Workforce will increase
- Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
staff for the company over the next three months will
increase.
- Workforce will remain unchanged
- Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
staff for the company over the next three months will
remain unchanged.
- Workforce will decrease
- Weighted response rate of producers who expect the
staff for the company over the next three months will
decrease.
- Not applicable
- The weighted response rate of producers who consider that
staff strengst is not relevant for their enterprise plus the weighted
rate of producers who were not asked the question.
- Balance workforce next three months
- The weighted response rate of producers with an expected
increase in staff strength minus the weighted response rate of producers
with an expected decrease in staff strength in the next three months.
This balance provides insight into the development of staff strength in
the next three months.