Vacancy indicator 1999-2023

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Sector/branches Periods Vacancy indicator (%)
A-U All economic activities 2015 January 0.28
2015 February 0.29
2015 March 0.27
2015 April 0.25
2015 May 0.25
2015 June 0.28
2015 July 0.31
2015 August 0.35
2015 September 0.38
2015 October 0.40
2015 November 0.39
2015 December 0.39
C Manufacturing 2015 January 0.43
2015 February 0.43
2015 March 0.41
2015 April 0.43
2015 May 0.49
2015 June 0.57
2015 July 0.63
2015 August 0.67
2015 September 0.69
2015 October 0.70
2015 November 0.68
2015 December 0.62
F Construction 2015 January 1.24
2015 February 1.27
2015 March 1.27
2015 April 1.24
2015 May 1.20
2015 June 1.15
2015 July 1.10
2015 August 1.05
2015 September 1.02
2015 October 1.00
2015 November 1.01
2015 December 1.05
G-N Commercial services 2015 January 0.17
2015 February 0.18
2015 March 0.17
2015 April 0.14
2015 May 0.15
2015 June 0.17
2015 July 0.21
2015 August 0.26
2015 September 0.30
2015 October 0.32
2015 November 0.32
2015 December 0.31
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

The vacancy indicator, which includes all economic activities, is a weighted arithmetic average of the vacancy indicators of the manufacturing industry, the construction industry and commercial services. These (partial) vacancy indicators are derived from different variables of the monthly Business Survey (COEN) conducted by Statistics Netherlands and the Economic Institute for Construction (EIB). The vacancy indicator gives a quick indication of the direction in which private sector vacancies are expected to develop.

Data available from January 1999 until and including 2023.

Status of the figures:
The published results are definitive.

Changes as of February 15th 2024:
This table has been discontinued as of 15-2-2024 for methodological reasons and has been replaced by the table Employment indicator; to sector/branches. See paragraph 3.

When will the new figures be published?
Does not apply anymore.

Description topics

Vacancy indicator
The vacancy indicator, which includes all economic activities, gives an indication of the direction in which the vacancies are expected to develop according to the entrepreneurs. The more optimistic or pessimistic the entrepreneurs are about the development of vacancies, the more the value of the vacancy indicator will deviate positively or negatively from the zero line and the greater the expectation that the vacancies will increase or decrease. The vacancy indicator can have a value that varies between -3 and +3 percent.