* Source question: And how do you expect the number of employees in your business to change in the next 6 months?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Nov '16 = 702
Dec '16 = 470
Jan '17 = 383
Feb '17 = 446
Mar '17 = 404
Apr '17 = 516
May '17 = 396
Jun '17 = 495
Jul '17 = 372
Aug '17 = 497
Sep '17 = 342
Oct '17 = 465
Nov '17 = 634
Dec '17 = 445
Jan '18 = 525.
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Netherlands: SME employee number change following 6 months 2016-2018
This statistic shows the expected change trends in the number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) employees in the Netherlands in the following six months from November 2016 to January 2018. From the responding SMEs, in January 2018, ** percent expected to increase their employee numbers while *** percent expected to decrease them in the following six months.
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FactWorks. (March 1, 2017). Monthly change in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in the Netherlands from November 2016 to January 2018* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/699909/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-netherlands/
FactWorks. "Monthly change in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in the Netherlands from November 2016 to January 2018*." Chart. March 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/699909/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-netherlands/
FactWorks. (2017). Monthly change in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in the Netherlands from November 2016 to January 2018*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/699909/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-netherlands/
FactWorks. "Monthly Change in The Number of Smes Employees in The following Six Months in The Netherlands from November 2016 to January 2018*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2017, /statistics/699909/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-netherlands/
FactWorks, Monthly change in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in the Netherlands from November 2016 to January 2018* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/699909/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-netherlands/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Monthly change in the number of SMEs employees in the following six months in the Netherlands from November 2016 to January 2018* [Graph], FactWorks, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/699909/monthly-expected-smes-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-netherlands/
