The survey show that the number of full-time jobs in Lelystad rose to a total of 35,627 on 1 April 2024; an increase of some 1,285 jobs in one year. Last year, the number of part-time jobs increased by 62. Never before did Lelystad count so many jobs.
The sectors that did well last year were Wholesale and Retail. This sector grew the fastest with 372 jobs, followed by Transport and Storage with 140. Consulting, Research, Specialist Business Services with 151, Industry with 145 and Construction with 142. In the other sectors, employment remained flat.
With an increase of 655 new business establishments, entrepreneurial Lelystad grew to a total of 10,481 registered businesses by 2024.
The province and Flevoland municipalities use the results of the employment survey, among other things, for the economic programme, for policies on the connection between education and the labour market and for monitoring.
