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 | 2024 December | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 5.3 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | 4.7 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 5.6 |
| 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) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 4.1 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | 3.3 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 4.4 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 3.3 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 6.5 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | 6.1 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 6.8 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 5.7 |
| All enterprises (no finance or energy) | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 0.4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -4.1 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -3.6 |
| 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 | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -4.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -9.8 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -8.7 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | -4.0 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 5.3 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | 1.6 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 1.5 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 7.4 |
| A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 0.9 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -30.4 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Value | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | 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 | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | -4.0 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 April | -34.7 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 May | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 June | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 July | -3.6 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 August | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 September | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 October | 5.2 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 November | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2024 December | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 January | 5.8 |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 February | . |
| B Mining and quarrying | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Seasonally adjusted data | 2025 March | . |
| 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 figures in this table are definite.
Changes as of November 27th 2025:
Figures of November 2025 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Figures of December 2025 are expected to be published the 29th of December 2025.
Description topics
- Employment indicator
- Sentiment indicator for the Dutch private sector regarding the total employment