Business services
Published by:
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
62 500
job vacancies
Number of businesses
Turnover
Vacancies and wages
In the first quarter of 2026, there were 62,500 job vacancies. That is roughly the same as the number of job vacancies in the previous quarter. More than 41 % of business service providers were facing staff shortage.
Business confidence
At the beginning of the second quarter of 2026, business confidence in the business services sector stood at -7.6. This is lower than in the previous quarter, when confidence was 0.3. Business owners in the business services sector were more positive than average.