Business services
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Statistics Netherlands, CBS
Are you looking for statistical information about the business services sector?
On this page, you will find the key figures and trends. The sector business services includes IT service providers, staffing agencies, and security and cleaning companies, among others.
Key figures
668 915
businesses
4.9
per cent turnover growth
62 300
job vacancies
Number of businesses
Number of business
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At the start of the third quarter of 2026, there were 668,915 business service companies in the Netherlands. That is 7,750 more than in the previous quarter.
Turnover
Turnover growth
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In the second quarter of 2026, companies in the business services sector reported a 5.4 % increase in revenue compared with the same period a year earlier. Revenue for IT service providers rose by 4.5 %.
Vacancies and wages
Job vacancies
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In the second quarter of 2026, there were 62,300 job vacancies. That is roughly the same as the number of job vacancies in the previous quarter. More than 42 % of business service providers were facing staff shortage.
Development of CAO wages
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In the third quarter of 2026, collective labour agreement (CAO) wages in the business services sector rose by 4.4% compared with the same period a year earlier. In the previous quarter, the wage increase was 4.7%.
Business confidence
Business confidence
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At the beginning of the third quarter of 2026, business confidence in the business services sector stood at -2.8. This is higher than in the previous quarter, when confidence was 7.6. Business owners in the business services sector were more positive than average.