There were 9% more hours worked by temporary workers in the Netherlands during the sixth period of 2015 (24 May – 21 Jun), compared with the same four week period in 2014, according to the Dutch Federation of Employment Agencies (ABU).

Sales during period six rose by 10% compared with last year.

The latest growth is the weakest in five months, however it should be noted that the particularly strong growth reported in period five was influenced by two fewer working days this year compared with period five in 2014.

Each year ABU breaks the year into 13 four-week period and provides sales and revenue information across three sectors.

• The number of hours worked in the administrative sector rose by 10% during the period, with sales up by 11%.
• In the industrial sector the number of hours increased by 6%, with sales growth of 7%.
• The strongest growth was reported by the technical sectors, with 23% more hours worked and a 20% increase in sales.

The Dutch staffing industry has reported growth every four-week period for the past 19 periods, in comparison with the same period the previous year.

For the first half of 2015 there were 11% more hours worked by temporary workers compared with the first half of 2014.

Sales during the first six periods of the year rose by 12% compared with last year, although it should be noted that there were two fewer working days in the first half of 2014.

• The number of hours worked in the administrative sector rose by 8% during the first half of the year, with sales up by 10%.
• In the industrial sector the number of hours increased by 10%, with sales growth of 10%.
• The strongest growth was reported by the technical sectors, with 25% more hours worked and a 22% increase in sales.

Every four weeks, ABU members deliver their turnover and working hours to research firm, TNS-NIPO who, in turn, produce the ABU-Marktmonitor. It is claimed that the monitor contains more than 60% of the total staffing industry in the Netherlands.