Vacancy indicator 1999-2023
| Sector/branches | Periods | Vacancy indicator (%) |
|---|---|---|
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 July | 0.57 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 August | 0.46 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 September | 0.35 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 October | 0.27 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 November | 0.23 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 December | 0.23 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 January** | 0.25 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 February** | 0.26 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 March** | 0.24 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 April** | 0.19 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 May** | 0.11 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 June* | 0.00 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 July | 0.66 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 August | 0.50 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 September | 0.34 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 October | 0.21 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 November | 0.16 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 December | 0.16 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 January** | 0.20 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 February** | 0.21 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 March** | 0.19 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 April** | 0.16 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 May** | 0.08 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 June* | -0.02 |
| F Construction | 2022 July | 0.38 |
| F Construction | 2022 August | 0.29 |
| F Construction | 2022 September | 0.18 |
| F Construction | 2022 October | 0.08 |
| F Construction | 2022 November | -0.01 |
| F Construction | 2022 December | -0.09 |
| F Construction | 2023 January** | -0.15 |
| F Construction | 2023 February** | -0.19 |
| F Construction | 2023 March** | -0.23 |
| F Construction | 2023 April** | -0.26 |
| F Construction | 2023 May** | -0.29 |
| F Construction | 2023 June* | -0.32 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 July | 0.57 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 August | 0.46 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 September | 0.36 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 October | 0.30 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 November | 0.27 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2022 December | 0.27 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 January** | 0.29 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 February** | 0.30 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 March** | 0.28 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 April** | 0.23 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 May** | 0.14 |
| G-N Commercial services | 2023 June* | 0.03 |
| Source: CBS. | ||
Table explanation
The vacancy indicator, which includes all economic activities, is a weighted arithmetic average of the vacancy indicators of the manufacturing industry, the construction industry and commercial services. These (partial) vacancy indicators are derived from different variables of the monthly Business Survey (COEN) conducted by Statistics Netherlands and the Economic Institute for Construction (EIB). The vacancy indicator gives a quick indication of the direction in which private sector vacancies are expected to develop.
Data available from January 1999 until and including 2023.
Status of the figures:
The published results are definitive.
Changes as of February 15th 2024:
This table has been discontinued as of 15-2-2024 for methodological reasons and has been replaced by the table Employment indicator; to sector/branches. See paragraph 3.
When will the new figures be published?
Does not apply anymore.
Data available from January 1999 until and including 2023.
Status of the figures:
The published results are definitive.
Changes as of February 15th 2024:
This table has been discontinued as of 15-2-2024 for methodological reasons and has been replaced by the table Employment indicator; to sector/branches. See paragraph 3.
When will the new figures be published?
Does not apply anymore.
Description topics
- Vacancy indicator
- The vacancy indicator, which includes all economic activities, gives an indication of the direction in which the vacancies are expected to develop according to the entrepreneurs. The more optimistic or pessimistic the entrepreneurs are about the development of vacancies, the more the value of the vacancy indicator will deviate positively or negatively from the zero line and the greater the expectation that the vacancies will increase or decrease. The vacancy indicator can have a value that varies between -3 and +3 percent.