Labour Accounts; employment, economic activity, sex; 1969-2012

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Sex Employment type Economic Activities (NACE Rev. 2) Employed persons (x 1 000) Jobs (x 1 000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1 000) Hours worked (mil hour)
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 8,682 9,246 6,735 12,015
C Manufacturing 835 851 755 1,310
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 136 139 116 205
16 Manufacture of wood products 17 17 14 26
17 Manufacture of paper 19 19 18 31
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20 Manufacture of chemicals 49 49 47 78
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 13 13 12 20
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 31 32 29 51
23 Manufacture of building materials 27 27 25 45
24 Manufacture of basic metals 20 20 19 31
25 Manufacture of metal products 89 91 82 146
26 Manufacture of electronic products 47 47 44 76
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 16 16 15 26
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 78 79 73 129
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 20 20 19 31
30 Manufacture of other transport 21 22 20 34
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 156 158 138 229
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 189 193 169 284
43 Specialised construction activities 269 277 252 459
53 Postal and courier activities 71 77 45 79
78 Employment activities 462 501 313 601
O-Q Government and care 2,330 2,499 1,794 2,911
Q Health and social work activities 1,367 1,458 961 1,554
86 Human health activities 531 573 421 715
87-88 Care and social work 836 885 540 839
S Other service activities 188 207 144 264
T Activities of households 281 282 76 135
Employee A-U All economic activities 7,430 7,847 5,858 9,913
C Manufacturing 783 794 712 1,205
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 131 133 111 193
16 Manufacture of wood products 13 13 11 18
17 Manufacture of paper 19 19 18 31
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20 Manufacture of chemicals 49 49 46 78
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 13 13 12 20
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 31 32 29 50
23 Manufacture of building materials 25 25 24 41
24 Manufacture of basic metals 20 20 19 31
25 Manufacture of metal products 82 83 76 130
26 Manufacture of electronic products 45 46 43 73
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 15 16 14 25
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 75 76 70 123
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 20 20 19 30
30 Manufacture of other transport 20 20 18 31
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 145 146 129 207
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 177 179 159 258
43 Specialised construction activities 197 200 188 309
53 Postal and courier activities 67 73 42 71
78 Employment activities 457 496 309 591
O-Q Government and care 2,231 2,380 1,714 2,728
Q Health and social work activities 1,290 1,367 898 1,412
86 Human health activities 459 488 362 582
87-88 Care and social work 831 879 536 830
S Other service activities 129 141 100 166
T Activities of households 2 3 2 3
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1,252 1,399 876 2,102
C Manufacturing 52 58 43 105
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 5 6 5 11
16 Manufacture of wood products 4 4 3 7
17 Manufacture of paper 0 0 0 0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0 0 0 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 0 0 0 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 0 0 0 0
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 0 0 0 1
23 Manufacture of building materials 2 2 2 4
24 Manufacture of basic metals 0 0 0 0
25 Manufacture of metal products 7 8 6 16
26 Manufacture of electronic products 1 2 1 3
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 1 1 1 2
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 3 3 3 6
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 0 0 0 1
30 Manufacture of other transport 1 1 1 3
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 11 12 9 22
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 12 14 10 26
43 Specialised construction activities 72 77 64 150
53 Postal and courier activities 4 4 3 8
78 Employment activities 5 6 4 10
O-Q Government and care 99 119 80 182
Q Health and social work activities 78 91 63 142
86 Human health activities 73 85 59 133
87-88 Care and social work 5 6 4 9
S Other service activities 59 66 44 98
T Activities of households 279 279 75 132
Male Total A-U All economic activities 4,600 4,903 4,093 7,511
C Manufacturing 640 653 611 1,061
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 89 91 84 148
16 Manufacture of wood products 14 14 12 23
17 Manufacture of paper 16 16 16 27
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 5 5 5 8
20 Manufacture of chemicals 39 40 39 65
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 8 8 8 13
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 25 26 25 43
23 Manufacture of building materials 23 23 22 40
24 Manufacture of basic metals 18 18 18 28
25 Manufacture of metal products 78 80 74 132
26 Manufacture of electronic products 36 37 35 61
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 13 13 13 23
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 67 69 65 116
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 18 18 17 29
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual data on employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked.

Data available from: 1969 through 2012

Status of the figures:
The figures concerning 2011 and 2012 are (revised) provisional. Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.

Changes as of June 25th 2014:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

This table is replaced by Labour Accounts; employment, economic activity, sex. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an
institution or private household in the Netherlands.
Jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and
an economic unit which specifies that labour will be carried out in return
for (financial) remuneration.
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A distinction is made between jobs of employees and jobs of self-employed
persons.
Full-time equivalent (fte)
A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and
part-time jobs to full-time jobs
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.