In the SBI, yes. Temporary employment and staff leasing agencies fall under SBI 78.2, recruitment under 78.1. Selection by SBI group is possible once the source provides the SBI code; the current records have no SBI code yet.
SBI N 78
Temporary employment agencies, secondment firms, staff leasing companies, recruitment agencies and payroll companies – for suppliers of HR software, job platforms, housing for migrant workers, insurance and training.
Our database holds 535,638 records (as of 4 November 2026); they are not yet assigned to an industry, so there are no counts of our own per industry yet. For your request we confirm the scope and data date in advance.
Export of the whole industry: €429 (final price). Selections by province, municipality or your own filters are quoted individually.
Official statistics: 20,295 businesses in the Netherlands according to CBS StatLine, table 81589NED “Bedrijven; bedrijfstak” (reference date 1 October 2026 (provisional), table updated 15 October 2026). SBI 78: employment placement (78.1), temporary employment and secondment agencies (78.2) and payrolling (78.3). This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
The industry is SBI division 78. CBS counts 20,295 businesses (1 October 2026): 11,705 in employment placement, 8,300 temporary employment and staff leasing agencies and 285 payroll companies.
Staff leasing and temporary employment agencies are often legal entities; employment placement includes many self-employed recruiters. More than half of the industry are legal entities.
| SBI 2008 | CBS description | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 78.1 | Employment placement (Arbeidsbemiddeling) | recruitment and selection, executive search |
| 78.2 | Temporary employment and staff leasing | temporary employment agencies (78.201), staff leasing (78.202) |
| 78.3 | Payrolling | payroll companies |
Anyone who supplies workers to others has additional obligations, with public information attached:
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A recruitment agency places candidates for a fee; a temporary employment agency employs the workers itself and supplies them to clients. For HR software, housing or insurance that difference matters. So select by subclass. That is possible once the source provides the SBI code; the current records have no SBI code yet.
You may call temporary employment and staff leasing agencies that are a bv on business matters. Self-employed recruiters with a sole tradership only with their prior consent.
We provide housing for migrant workers and are looking for temporary employment and staff leasing agencies (SBI 78.2) in North Brabant, Limburg and Gelderland, legal entities with a phone number only. How many companies are there?
Use cases
Reach temporary employment agencies and payroll companies with a demo offer.
Approach staff leasing agencies by region.
Recruit recruitment agencies as customers.
Inform agencies about absence insurance and training.
Questions
In the SBI, yes. Temporary employment and staff leasing agencies fall under SBI 78.2, recruitment under 78.1. Selection by SBI group is possible once the source provides the SBI code; the current records have no SBI code yet.
No. You check the quality mark in the register of the Stichting Normering Arbeid. The export contains company data and public contact details.
You may call agencies that are legal entities on business matters. Sole traders only with their prior consent. Email requires consent for every legal form.
20,295 businesses in the Netherlands according to CBS StatLine, table 81589NED “Bedrijven; bedrijfstak” (reference date 1 October 2026 (provisional), table updated 15 October 2026). SBI 78: employment placement (78.1), temporary employment and secondment agencies (78.2) and payrolling (78.3). This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and the rules for email and phone (Dutch Telecommunications Act): questions about all industries.