Municipal Civil Service Size Benchmark for 96 Dutch Municipalities, 2007-2009

More than 300 municipalities have participated in this benchmark since its launch in 2002. The dataset, from the Benchmarking project team of the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, is described as the most extensive database in the field of formation within the public sector. It provides objective comparison information on the size of municipal civil services, broken down by municipal tasks.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking municipal staffing efficiency based on the comparative size data.
• Analyzing civil service composition based on the division into municipal tasks.
• Identifying outliers or 'surprise points' for further internal analysis based on the benchmark indicators.

Strengths

• Benchmark re-certified with the VNG Quality Mark Benchmarking in early 2009.
• Covers 96 municipalities for the specific 2007-2009 research period.
• Described as the most extensive database in its field by the project team.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data is presented in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Benchmark study conducted by a project team.

Time Range

Research period 2007-2009; benchmark launched in 2002.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Municipalities in the Netherlands.