Unfilled vacancies; SIC 2008, Provinces

Unfilled vacancies; SIC 2008, Provinces

SIC 2008 Regions Periods Unfilled vacancies (x 1 000)
G Wholesale and retail trade The Netherlands 2026 1st quarter* 69.3
G Wholesale and retail trade Noord-Nederland (LD) 2026 1st quarter* 5.6
G Wholesale and retail trade Oost-Nederland (LD) 2026 1st quarter* 15.2
G Wholesale and retail trade West-Nederland (LD) 2026 1st quarter* 32.7
G Wholesale and retail trade Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2026 1st quarter* 15.9
G Wholesale and retail trade Groningen (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 1.9
G Wholesale and retail trade Fryslân (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 2.0
G Wholesale and retail trade Drenthe (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 1.7
G Wholesale and retail trade Overijssel (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 4.9
G Wholesale and retail trade Flevoland (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 2.0
G Wholesale and retail trade Gelderland (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 8.4
G Wholesale and retail trade Utrecht (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 5.7
G Wholesale and retail trade Noord-Holland (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 12.1
G Wholesale and retail trade Zuid-Holland (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 13.6
G Wholesale and retail trade Zeeland (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 1.4
G Wholesale and retail trade Noord-Brabant (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 11.5
G Wholesale and retail trade Limburg (PV) 2026 1st quarter* 4.3
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains the numbers of unfilled job vacancies per quarter.
The data on vacancies are available for sectors of the Standard Industrial Classification (SBI), country regions and provinces.

Data available from: first quarter of 2011.

Status of the figures:
The figures as of 2023 are provisional, figures up to and including 2021 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 and in government sectors 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 quarter.