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At the beginning of Q2 2022, staff shortages formed the largest obstacle for entrepreneurs in carrying out their business activities.

Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not

At the beginning of 2022, business confidence declined after three consecutive quarters of growth. The mood did remain predominantly positive in most sectors.

In 2021, the total enterprise population in the Netherlands grew by 163 thousand or 8.5 percent, thereby exceeding 2 million for the first time as of 1 January 2022.

Dutch entrepreneurs expect higher investments, more turnover and higher staffing levels in 2022.

Business confidence continued its upward climb at the start of the third quarter of 2021, reaching the highest level since measurements started in 2008.

The number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands is at a historically low level. Since the coronavirus crisis started, this number has been declining each quarter.

At the beginning of Q2 2021, business confidence was cautiously positive for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, although manufacturers in many sectors are still gloomy.

In Q1 2021, business confidence has declined slightly and is still negative.

In the first six months of 2020, the gross value added of key industries in the tourism sector was approximately 45 percent lower than in the same period in 2019, according to provisional figures.

At the start of Q3 2020, entrepreneurial confidence stood at -19.3, up from -37.2 in the previous quarter.