Business demography, European standard; size class,SIC2008

Business demography, European standard; size class,SIC2008

SIC 2008 Persons employed Periods Enterprise population Persons employed (number) Newly born enterprises Persons employed (number) Non-surviving enterprises Persons employed (number)
78 Employment activities Total 2021* 654,923 2,721 355
78 Employment activities 0 employees 2021* 6,605 741 .
78 Employment activities 1 to 4 employees 2021* 4,443 342 41
78 Employment activities 5 to 9 employees 2021* 5,726 246 20
78 Employment activities 10 employees or more 2021* 638,148 1,391 .
781 Employment placement agencies Total 2021* 46,831 1,000 196
781 Employment placement agencies 0 employees 2021* 5,031 605 186
781 Employment placement agencies 1 to 4 employees 2021* 1,642 105 11
781 Employment placement agencies 5 to 9 employees 2021* 1,880 61 0
781 Employment placement agencies 10 employees or more 2021* 38,278 229 0
7810 Employment placement agencies Total 2021* . . .
7810 Employment placement agencies 0 employees 2021* . . .
7810 Employment placement agencies 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . .
7810 Employment placement agencies 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . .
7810 Employment placement agencies 10 employees or more 2021* . . .
782 Provision of temporary employment Total 2021* 527,901 1,646 .
782 Provision of temporary employment 0 employees 2021* 1,546 132 .
782 Provision of temporary employment 1 to 4 employees 2021* 2,700 226 .
782 Provision of temporary employment 5 to 9 employees 2021* 3,705 185 20
782 Provision of temporary employment 10 employees or more 2021* 519,951 1,103 .
7820 Provision of temporary employment Total 2021* . . .
7820 Provision of temporary employment 0 employees 2021* . . .
7820 Provision of temporary employment 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . .
7820 Provision of temporary employment 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . .
7820 Provision of temporary employment 10 employees or more 2021* . . .
Source: CBS.
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This table includes information on business demography according to the European standard. Figures in this table are also submitted in this form to Eurostat. Information concerns the population of active enterprises, enterprise births and deaths, broken down by legal form and by the National Classification of Economic Activity 2008 (NCEA 2008, based on NACE Rev 2.0). Data also includes persons employed and employees in these enterprises.

Data available from: 2010

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final for 2010 to 2020. The figures for 2021 are provisional.
Only the data on Dissolved companies for 2021 will be adjusted.

Changes as of February 9, 2024:
The provisional figures for 2021 have been added.

Two industry breakdowns have been added:
• B-S excluding O and excluding S94
• G-S excluding O and excluding S94
• K Financial institutions

When will new figures be released?
Figures on a new reporting year (T – 2) will be published in July of the current year T.

Description topics

Enterprise population
Persons employed
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under persons employed.
Newly born enterprises
Persons employed
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under persons employed.
Non-surviving enterprises
Persons employed
The number of persons employed consists of:
- employees and directors who are on the payroll;
- employees who are on the payroll of another enterprise or institution, but work in the enterprise's own place of business and as such are in fact part of the workforce (agency staff);
- employed proprietors, partners, associates and cooperating family members;
- agency staff. Loaned personnel (employees on the payroll, but working for another enterprise or institution) are not included under persons employed.