The number of vacancies in the Netherlands in the second quarter of 2016 shows an increase of 23.8% compared to the same quarter in 2015, according to figures from Jobfeed, a Big Data tool for vacancies for recruitment technology firm Textkernel.

Jobfeed analysed and categorized more than 2.5 million online job postings for the second quarter. For this report, vacancies for internships, student jobs, volunteering, freelance and franchises were omitted.

The report showed that the Province of North Holland (20.1%) is for the first time the largest employer. Amsterdam remains the city with the most jobs at 44,321 for Q2.

 Meanwhile, Healthcare / Wellness is rose by 3.2% in market share and the number of part-time jobs fell in Q2.

 For the full report, click here.