Employment indicator; to sector/branches
| Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Margins | Seasonal adjustment | Periods | Employment indicator (Average of the components) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 4.5 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 5.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 1.7 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 1.9 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 13.4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -0.9 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 2.7 |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| C Industry, H-S services and 45+47 | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.7 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 0.2 |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| C Manufacturing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 0.9 |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 20.4 |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| F Construction | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 24.8 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 3.5 |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| G Wholesale and retail trade | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 10.7 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 16.2 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 5.3 |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.8 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -0.1 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | . |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | -1.0 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 6.0 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 5.8 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 3.9 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 3.5 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 4.1 |
| H-S Sevices | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 5.2 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 7.3 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 6.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 8.6 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 6.0 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 4.1 |
| H Transportation and storage | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.6 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 3.0 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | -1.0 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -4.0 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | -2.2 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -0.3 |
| I Accommodation and food serving | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.1 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 2.5 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 0.4 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -3.0 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | -1.7 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | -0.5 |
| J Information and communication | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 2.4 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 5.3 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 5.5 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 9.6 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 10.7 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 12.7 |
| L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 9.3 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 8.8 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 11.1 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 7.1 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 5.8 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 6.2 |
| M-N Business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 6.8 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 8.3 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 13.1 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 8.4 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 9.1 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 9.3 |
| M Other specialised business services | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 8.4 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 9.6 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 8.4 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 5.2 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 1.3 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 1.7 |
| N Renting and other business support | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 4.4 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | 5.5 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 6.6 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 7.1 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 5.2 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 11.2 |
| R Culture, sports and recreation | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 14.4 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | -1.2 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | 3.5 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 3.0 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | 6.6 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 December | 6.1 |
| S Other service activities | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2026 January* | 3.7 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Table explanation
The employment indicator is a sentiment indicator for the Dutch private sector regarding the total employment of enterprises. When assessing the results, it can be assumed that the more optimistic or pessimistic the entrepreneurs are, the more the value of business confidence will deviate positively or negatively from the zero line. A positive figure for the indicator indicates an expansion of the workforce, a negative figure indicates a shrinking workforce.
The employment indicator in the total Dutch private sector is a weighted average of the confidence indicators of the underlying sectors/industries, which together form a representative reflection of the Dutch business community from an economic viewpoint.
The aggregation ‘all enterprises (no finance or energy)’ includes all available branches questioned in the Business Survey Netherlands. Because not every branch is questioned monthly, this aggregation will only have data available for the first month of each quarter. The aggregation ‘C industry, H-S services and 45+47’ includes all monthly questioned branches and serves as a subtotal of the monthly questionnaire.
Data available from: January 2012.
Status of the figures:
The results are provisional during the reporting year. The results will be declared final in the first month following the reporting year.
Changes as of February 5th 2026:
Figures of January 2026 have been added.
The publication strategy has been adjusted; starting in January 2026, the newly added seasonally adjusted results for the calendar year will be "provisional." These results will be adjusted in January of the following year and then finalized.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of February 2026 are expected to be published the 26th of February 2026.
Seasonally adjusted results for all periods before January 2026 will be adjusted once on February 26, 2026. This is in line with the new method, where the results are only finalized after seasonal adjustment has been performed based on results over a full number of years.
Description topics
- Employment indicator
- Sentiment indicator for the Dutch private sector regarding the total employment