Vacancies; seasonally adjusted

Vacancies; seasonally adjusted

SIC 2008, private firms, government Periods Vacancies seasonally adjusted (x 1 000)
A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 452,8
A-U All economic activities 2022 2nd quarter 463,7
A-U All economic activities 2022 3rd quarter 445,3
A-U All economic activities 2022 4th quarter 437,1
A-U All economic activities 2023 1st quarter* 437,3
A-U All economic activities 2023 2nd quarter* 427,1
A-U All economic activities 2023 3rd quarter* 415,5
A-U All economic activities 2023 4th quarter* 410,3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 3,7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 2nd quarter 3,6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 3rd quarter 3,1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 4th quarter 3,4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 1st quarter* 3,2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 2nd quarter* 3,2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 3rd quarter* 3,6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 4th quarter* 3,4
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2022 1st quarter 67,9
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2022 2nd quarter 69,0
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2022 3rd quarter 66,0
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2022 4th quarter 65,2
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 1st quarter* 65,6
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 2nd quarter* 64,3
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 3rd quarter* 64,0
B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 4th quarter* 63,3
G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 275,0
G-N Commercial services 2022 2nd quarter 278,8
G-N Commercial services 2022 3rd quarter 260,7
G-N Commercial services 2022 4th quarter 252,9
G-N Commercial services 2023 1st quarter* 249,1
G-N Commercial services 2023 2nd quarter* 244,1
G-N Commercial services 2023 3rd quarter* 231,5
G-N Commercial services 2023 4th quarter* 228,0
M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 72,4
M-N Business services 2022 2nd quarter 73,7
M-N Business services 2022 3rd quarter 72,4
M-N Business services 2022 4th quarter 71,9
M-N Business services 2023 1st quarter* 71,4
M-N Business services 2023 2nd quarter* 70,9
M-N Business services 2023 3rd quarter* 70,0
M-N Business services 2023 4th quarter* 67,5
O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 106,2
O-U Noncommercial services 2022 2nd quarter 112,3
O-U Noncommercial services 2022 3rd quarter 115,5
O-U Noncommercial services 2022 4th quarter 115,6
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 1st quarter* 119,2
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 2nd quarter* 115,5
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 3rd quarter* 116,4
O-U Noncommercial services 2023 4th quarter* 115,5
C Manufacturing 2022 1st quarter 36,5
C Manufacturing 2022 2nd quarter 36,8
C Manufacturing 2022 3rd quarter 34,6
C Manufacturing 2022 4th quarter 35,1
C Manufacturing 2023 1st quarter* 35,6
C Manufacturing 2023 2nd quarter* 35,3
C Manufacturing 2023 3rd quarter* 33,0
C Manufacturing 2023 4th quarter* 32,2
F Construction 2022 1st quarter 26,7
F Construction 2022 2nd quarter 27,6
F Construction 2022 3rd quarter 26,7
F Construction 2022 4th quarter 25,1
F Construction 2023 1st quarter* 25,7
F Construction 2023 2nd quarter* 25,2
F Construction 2023 3rd quarter* 26,0
F Construction 2023 4th quarter* 26,4
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 1st quarter 93,3
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2nd quarter 101,4
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 3rd quarter 90,2
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 4th quarter 86,3
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 1st quarter* 85,4
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 2nd quarter* 87,3
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 3rd quarter* 79,2
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 4th quarter* 75,9
H Transportation and storage 2022 1st quarter 20,1
H Transportation and storage 2022 2nd quarter 19,7
H Transportation and storage 2022 3rd quarter 20,9
H Transportation and storage 2022 4th quarter 19,9
H Transportation and storage 2023 1st quarter* 19,1
H Transportation and storage 2023 2nd quarter* 18,1
H Transportation and storage 2023 3rd quarter* 18,0
H Transportation and storage 2023 4th quarter* 17,5
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 1st quarter 45,4
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 2nd quarter 39,1
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 3rd quarter 35,1
I Accommodation and food serving 2022 4th quarter 36,1
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 1st quarter* 36,0
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 2nd quarter* 33,0
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 3rd quarter* 30,7
I Accommodation and food serving 2023 4th quarter* 34,0
J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 28,3
J Information and communication 2022 2nd quarter 28,4
J Information and communication 2022 3rd quarter 26,6
J Information and communication 2022 4th quarter 23,4
J Information and communication 2023 1st quarter* 22,8
J Information and communication 2023 2nd quarter* 21,2
J Information and communication 2023 3rd quarter* 21,1
J Information and communication 2023 4th quarter* 20,3
K Financial institutions 2022 1st quarter 11,7
K Financial institutions 2022 2nd quarter 12,7
K Financial institutions 2022 3rd quarter 11,8
K Financial institutions 2022 4th quarter 11,9
K Financial institutions 2023 1st quarter* 11,0
K Financial institutions 2023 2nd quarter* 10,8
K Financial institutions 2023 3rd quarter* 9,9
K Financial institutions 2023 4th quarter* 9,6
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 1st quarter 3,7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 2nd quarter 3,8
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 3rd quarter 3,8
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 4th quarter 3,4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 1st quarter* 3,4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 2nd quarter* 2,7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 3rd quarter* 2,6
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 4th quarter* 3,1
M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 43,1
M Other specialised business services 2022 2nd quarter 44,4
M Other specialised business services 2022 3rd quarter 42,9
M Other specialised business services 2022 4th quarter 41,8
M Other specialised business services 2023 1st quarter* 41,2
M Other specialised business services 2023 2nd quarter* 41,3
M Other specialised business services 2023 3rd quarter* 40,8
M Other specialised business services 2023 4th quarter* 39,7
N Renting and other business support 2022 1st quarter 29,4
N Renting and other business support 2022 2nd quarter 29,3
N Renting and other business support 2022 3rd quarter 29,5
N Renting and other business support 2022 4th quarter 30,1
N Renting and other business support 2023 1st quarter* 30,2
N Renting and other business support 2023 2nd quarter* 29,6
N Renting and other business support 2023 3rd quarter* 29,2
N Renting and other business support 2023 4th quarter* 27,8
O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 20,4
O Public administration and services 2022 2nd quarter 22,1
O Public administration and services 2022 3rd quarter 23,1
O Public administration and services 2022 4th quarter 24,6
O Public administration and services 2023 1st quarter* 25,1
O Public administration and services 2023 2nd quarter* 25,3
O Public administration and services 2023 3rd quarter* 25,7
O Public administration and services 2023 4th quarter* 25,8
P Education 2022 1st quarter 11,9
P Education 2022 2nd quarter 12,0
P Education 2022 3rd quarter 13,1
P Education 2022 4th quarter 13,4
P Education 2023 1st quarter* 13,4
P Education 2023 2nd quarter* 11,9
P Education 2023 3rd quarter* 13,9
P Education 2023 4th quarter* 12,6
Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 61,3
Q Health and social work activities 2022 2nd quarter 64,9
Q Health and social work activities 2022 3rd quarter 66,9
Q Health and social work activities 2022 4th quarter 64,3
Q Health and social work activities 2023 1st quarter* 66,5
Q Health and social work activities 2023 2nd quarter* 65,4
Q Health and social work activities 2023 3rd quarter* 64,1
Q Health and social work activities 2023 4th quarter* 64,3
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 6,2
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 2nd quarter 6,2
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 3rd quarter 6,3
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 4th quarter 6,7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 1st quarter* 6,7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 2nd quarter* 6,2
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 3rd quarter* 5,8
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 4th quarter* 5,7
S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 6,4
S Other service activities 2022 2nd quarter 7,1
S Other service activities 2022 3rd quarter 6,2
S Other service activities 2022 4th quarter 6,5
S Other service activities 2023 1st quarter* 7,6
S Other service activities 2023 2nd quarter* 6,7
S Other service activities 2023 3rd quarter* 6,9
S Other service activities 2023 4th quarter* 7,1
Private companies 2022 1st quarter 420,4
Private companies 2022 2nd quarter 428,7
Private companies 2022 3rd quarter 408,7
Private companies 2022 4th quarter 398,7
Private companies 2023 1st quarter* 397,3
Private companies 2023 2nd quarter* 387,4
Private companies 2023 3rd quarter* 374,6
Private companies 2023 4th quarter* 369,0
Government 2022 1st quarter 32,4
Government 2022 2nd quarter 35,0
Government 2022 3rd quarter 36,6
Government 2022 4th quarter 38,4
Government 2023 1st quarter* 39,9
Government 2023 2nd quarter* 39,7
Government 2023 3rd quarter* 40,9
Government 2023 4th quarter* 41,3
Bron: CBS
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Tabeltoelichting


This table provides information on the number of vacancies per quarter.
The phrase 'seasonally adjusted' refers to the total number of vacancies in the private and public sectors at the end of each quarter.
Data on vacancies are broken down by:
- SIC 2008;
- private sector and public sector;
- quarter.

Data available from: 1st quarter of 1997.

Status of the figures:
The figures of 2023 are provisional, other figures are final.
Seasonally adjusted figures may be marginally adjusted at the end of the year under review.

Changes as of 14 February 2024:
Figures of the fourth quarter of 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Figures of the first quarter of 2024 will be published in May 2024.

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Vacancies seasonally adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted holds that quarterly figures are adjusted for an annual pattern of differences that usually appear at the time of the year.