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From Heverlee to Tervuren: around Leuven, we counted more than 5,400 vacancies (reference date September 15, 2026), mainly in construction, logistics, and hospitality.

5.400+vacancies within 30 km, place 7 of 13 cities
400+construction vacancies, 7% of the offer
6%share of hospitality (average 6%)

Poll September 15, 2026, 30 km around Leuven · offer Leuven

Open vacancies within 30 km of Leuven

Construction (7%), logistics (7%) and hospitality (6%) have the heaviest share around Leuven.

SectorVacanciesShareAverage 13 cities
All sectors together5.400+
Construction400+7%11% (lower)
Logistics350+7%9% (lower)
Hospitality300+6%6% (comparable)
Production250+5%9% (lower)
Technology200+4%5% (comparable)
Retail170+3%3% (comparable)
Transport150+3%4% (comparable)
Cleaning130+2%3% (comparable)

Rounded search counts per sector; overlap possible.

The labor market around Leuven

  • No single sector around Leuven has a clearly larger share than the average across the 13 cities; the smallest difference is found in hospitality (61 TP3T versus 61 TP3T). Construction (71 TP3T versus 111 TP3T) and manufacturing (51 TP3T versus 91 TP3T) have a smaller share than average. With more than 5,400 vacancies within 30 km, Leuven ranks 7th among the 13 cities.
  • Construction is the largest sector around Leuven: more than 400 vacancies, mainly for bricklayers, earthworkers, and site helpers. In terms of share (7%), Leuven ranks 13th out of 13 cities. Find construction workers.
  • Logistics follows with more than 350 open jobs, 7% of the local supply (average 9%). Employers here are looking for warehouse workers in day or shift work; This is how Jobby finds logistics staff.
  • Hospitality Rounding out the top three: 300+ vacancies for kitchen, front-of-house, or breakfast staff, accounting for 6% and place 6 among the 13 cities. Find hospitality staff.
  • The 30-kilometer zone around Leuven extends to Heverlee, Aarschot, Tienen, Haacht and Tervuren, and overlaps with that of Mechelen (finding staff in Mechelen) and Hasselt (finding staff in Hasselt).
  • Jobby searches talent pools of 260,000+ profiles 24/7 and screens for the must-haves that you determine. Read how Jobby works and what it costs, recalculate your recruitment costs in the recruitment cost calculator or go to find construction workers, finding logistics staff and find hospitality staff.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which sector has a larger share of vacancies around Leuven than elsewhere?

No single sector: around Leuven, no sector has a clearly larger share than the average across the 13 cities (survey September 15, 2026). Closest to the average is hospitality, with 6% compared to 6%.

How many construction vacancies are there in the Leuven region?

More than 400 within 30 km, out of a total of more than 5,400. Next come logistics (350+) and hospitality (300+). Candidates view this offer on jobs in and around Leuven.

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