Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008

Employer business demography, European standard, size class, SIC2008

SIC 2008 Persons employed Periods Newly born employer enterprise survivals 1 year survival (number) Newly born employer enterprise survivals 2 year survival (number) Newly born employer enterprise survivals 3 year survival (number) Newly born employer enterprise survivals 4 year survival (number) Newly born employer enterprise survivals 5 year survival (number) Persons employed in employer enterprises surviving 1 year (number) Persons employed in employer enterprises surviving 2 years (number) Persons employed in employer enterprises surviving 3 years (number) Persons employed in employer enterprises surviving 4 years (number) Persons employed in employer enterprises surviving 5 years (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 1 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 2 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 3 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 4 year (number) Persons employed in birth year of employer enterprise surviving 5 year (number)
B-E Industry (no construction), energy Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F Construction Total 2021* 2,003 1,880 1,551 1,380 1,091 7,066 7,551 9,631 7,179 7,481 5,381 5,708 6,012 4,091 3,510
F Construction 1 to 4 employees 2021* 1,881 1,751 1,452 1,274 1,010 4,455 4,701 4,767 4,590 4,739 3,989 3,744 3,306 2,878 2,254
F Construction 5 to 9 employees 2021* 81 78 67 75 51 1,068 867 964 1,353 840 536 522 444 . 363
F Construction 10 employees or more 2021* 41 51 32 31 30 1,544 1,983 3,900 1,236 1,902 856 1,443 2,263 . 894
41 Construction buildings, development Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 Construction buildings, development 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 Construction buildings, development 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41 Construction buildings, development 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
412 Construction of buildings 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
422 Construction of utility projects 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43 Specialised construction activities 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
432 Construction installation 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
439 Other specialised construction 10 employees or more 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery Total 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery 1 to 4 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery 5 to 9 employees 2021* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7732 Renting of construction machinery 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 employers, employer 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

Newly born employer enterprise survivals
1 year survival
Employer enterprise births that took place in the year preceding the reporting year of enterprises and are still active.
2 year survival
Employer enterprise births that took place two years prior to the reporting year of enterprises and are still active.
3 year survival
Employer enterprise births that took place three years prior to the reporting year of enterprises and are still active.
4 year survival
Employer enterprise births that took place four years prior to the reporting year of enterprises and are still active.
5 year survival
Employer enterprise births that took place five years prior to the reporting year of enterprises and are still active.
Persons employed
in employer enterprises surviving
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.
This concerns persons employed in surviving employer enterprises in the current reporting year.
1 year
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving employer enterprises which were born in the year preceding the reporting year.
2 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving employer enterprises which were born two years prior to the reporting year.
3 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving employer enterprises which were born three years prior to the reporting year.
4 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving employer enterprises which were born four years prior to the reporting year.
5 years
The number of persons employed in the current reporting year of surviving employer enterprises which were born five years prior to the reporting year.
in birth year of employer enterprise
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.
This concerns persons employed in surviving employer enterprises' birth year.
surviving 1 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born in the year preceding the reporting year.
surviving 2 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born two years prior to the reporting year.
surviving 3 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born three years prior to the reporting year.
surviving 4 year
Tthe number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born four years prior to the reporting year.
surviving 5 year
The number of persons employed in the year of birth of surviving employer enterprises which were born five years prior to the reporting year.