Netherlands: influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employment 2016

This statistic displays the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employment in the Netherlands in 2016. Approximately a 25 percent of the respondents answered they believe the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to fewer jobs in their sector.

We expect the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to fewer employment opportunities in our company*

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Release date

November 2016

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2016

Number of respondents

614**

Special properties

senior managers in different industries

Method of interview

Postal questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Wij verwachten dat de vierde industriële revolutie leidt tot minder werkgelegenheid bij ons bedrijf" (We expect the Fourth Industrial Revolution will lead to fewer employment opportunities in our company)

** The source adds that 15 percent of the respondents work in the wholesale, retail and restaurant industry, 12 percent in the agriculture, food and horticulture industry and 10 percent the construction and real estate industry. The rest work in other branches, such as logistics, the chemical industry, the high tech industry and the energy industry.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies.

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