As a startup ecosystem, the Netherlands is growing rapidly and is a great place for startups. This was reiterated by NimbleFins’ recent study ranking the best European countries for startups in 2020. Now, the second edition of the Dutch startup employment study by Dealroom on Dutch startup jobs, in partnership with Techleap.nl and CBRE, reveals that startups are the number one job growth engine in the Netherlands.
Startups account for over 109K jobs in the Netherlands
The study finds that startups created over 109,000 jobs for people in the Netherlands and 25,000 of those were created in the last three years. This represents an average of 8% annual growth in the number of jobs created by startups in the country, which is said to be faster than any individual sector.