Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

Team labor and wages

Job vacancy statistics (JVS) provide information on the level and structure of labour demand. The country transmits to Eurostat the quarterly data on the number of job vacancies and the number of occupied posts as well as provides the quality report under the JVS framework regulation and the two implementing regulations: the implementing regulation on the definition of a job vacancy, the reference dates for data collection, data transmission specifications and feasibility studies, as well as the implementing regulation on seasonal adjustment procedures and quality reports.

The quarterly data are broken down by economic activity (at section level) in accordance with NACE Rev. 2 - Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community.

All economic activities defined by NACE Rev. 2, except the activities of households as employers and the activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies.

A 'job vacancy' is defined as a paid post that is newly created, unoccupied, or about to become vacant:

(a) for which the employer is taking active steps and is prepared to take further steps to find a suitable candidate from outside the enterprise concerned; and

(b) which the employer intends to fill either immediately or within a specific period of time.

‘Active steps to find a suitable candidate’ include:

- notifying the job vacancy to the public employment services,

- contacting a private employment agency/head hunters,

- advertising the vacancy in the media (for example internet, newspapers, magazines),

- advertising the vacancy on a public notice board,

- approaching, interviewing or selecting possible candidates/potential recruits directly,

- approaching employees and/or personal contacts,

- using internships.

'Specific period of time’ refers to the maximum time the vacancy is open and intended to be filled. That period shall be unlimited; all vacancies for which active steps are continuing on the reference date shall be reported.

An 'occupied post’ means a paid post within the organisation to which an employee has been assigned.

Enterprise

Enterprises with one and more employees

The whole territory of the country

From 2001

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The source of the data is a survey over 25 thousand enterprises (business units)

The end of the quarter

Data are collected online, post and telephone

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Every sampling cell is grossed up. 46 different Nace classes divided into 9 different size classes (46x9 sampling cells)

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Main users are ministries and other government institutions.

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Job vacancies for 10+ are missing.

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See 6.2.1

Coefficient of variation (taking into account the sampling design) or estimated sampling error for the number of job vacancies (see guidelines).

See annex "coefficients of variation" at the bottom of the report for additional information

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No difference between the description of any difference between the reference population and the study population

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See 6.3.3.1

2022Q1: 76% 2022Q2: 73% 2022Q3: 74% 2022Q4: 75%

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See below.

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The X13 method is used (see SA quality report attached)

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In 2010, there was a change from NACE Rev1 to Rev2. All previous results have been recalculated.

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See 7.1.1

45 days after the end of the quarter

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See 7.2.1

No difference

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No changes

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The occupied posts are from a registration (policy based administration) and also combined with self-employed jobs. The LFS is a sample. This is why the results are so different.

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Not applicable

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