AVP2017: Dutch Employer Labor Demand Panel, 2017 Supplement

The Arbeidsvraagpanel (AVP) is a biennial survey of employer establishments in the Netherlands, established in 1989. The 2017 supplement, managed by the Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP), provides additional data on employee counts, training days, and detailed sector codes. This dataset is part of a series with around 3,000 observations per wave and 15 measurement waves available to researchers.

Use Cases

• Modeling labor demand trends based on biennial survey waves.
• Analyzing employer training investment based on variables like course participation days.
• Studying sectoral differences in personnel policy using the detailed SBI sector codes.
• Tracking changes in workforce composition based on employee count variables.

Strengths

• Longitudinal series with 15 measurement waves available since 1989.
• Survey covers approximately 3,000 employer establishments per wave.
• Combines topics on labor demand and personnel policy, as noted in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for this specific supplement is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Access to supplementary packages requires a signed confidentiality agreement with the SCP.

Provenance

Source

Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP), originally established by OSA (Organisatie voor Strategisch Arbeidsmarktonderzoek).

Collection Method

Biennial questionnaire survey sent to employer establishments.

Time Range

Panel started in 1989; this specific dataset is the 2017 wave.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-24 03:35:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Netherlands.