Labour Accounts; compensation of employees, economic activity; 1969-2012

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Economic Activities (Nace Rev. 2) Compensation of employees Compensation per labour volume Compensation of employees per fte (1 000 euro) Compensation of employees Compensation per labour volume Wages per fte (1 000 euro) Compensation of employees Compensation per labour volume Compensation per hours worked (euro) Compensation of employees Compensation per labour volume Wages per hours worked (euro) Labour volume Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1 000) Labour volume Hours worked (mil hours) Labour volume Hours paid (mil hours) Labour volume Hours agreed (mil hours) Labour volume Paid extra hours (mil hours)
A-U All economic activities 52.8 40.8 31.2 24.1 5,858 9,913 10,182 10,045 137
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 40.1 30.2 22.8 17.2 73 128 132 129 3
01 Agriculture 39.6 29.7 22.5 16.9 71 125 128 125 3
02 Forestry and logging 47.4 38.1 29.3 23.6 1 2 2 2 0
03 Fishing and aquaculture 70.3 54.4 35.9 27.8 1 2 2 2 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 56.0 43.5 32.9 25.6 780 1,327 1,354 1,330 24
B Mining and quarrying 96.6 74.7 55.8 43.1 7 13 13 13 0
C Manufacturing 54.6 42.5 32.2 25.1 712 1,205 1,233 1,212 21
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 55.6 41.6 32.0 23.9 111 193 194 189 5
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 49.8 38.4 29.8 23.0 13 23 23 23 0
16 Manufacture of wood products 50.7 39.9 29.7 23.3 11 18 19 18 0
16-18 Man. of paper-, wood prod.,print. 53.2 41.9 31.5 24.8 53 90 91 89 2
17 Manufacture of paper 58.2 46.2 34.1 27.1 18 31 31 30 1
18 Printing and reproduction 50.7 39.5 30.4 23.7 24 41 42 41 0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 100.2 79.2 61.5 48.6 5 9 9 9 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 76.9 58.4 45.9 34.9 46 78 80 79 1
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 71.9 57.3 43.0 34.2 12 20 20 20 0
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 55.4 44.0 32.0 25.4 29 50 51 50 1
22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 55.6 43.9 31.9 25.2 53 92 93 91 2
23 Manufacture of building materials 55.7 43.7 31.9 25.0 24 41 42 41 1
24 Manufacture of basic metals 61.3 47.1 38.1 29.3 19 31 32 32 0
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 53.3 41.7 31.4 24.6 95 161 166 162 3
25 Manufacture of metal products 51.2 40.3 29.8 23.5 76 130 133 130 3
26 Manufacture of electronic products 67.0 52.6 39.2 30.7 43 73 74 73 1
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 53.7 43.3 31.0 24.9 14 25 25 24 1
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 63.2 50.3 36.1 28.7 70 123 125 122 3
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 55.7 44.0 34.1 27.0 19 30 32 31 0
29-30 Transport equipment 58.5 46.4 35.1 27.8 37 62 64 63 1
30 Manufacture of other transport 61.2 48.8 36.0 28.7 18 31 32 32 1
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 33.7 26.6 21.0 16.6 129 207 218 217 1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 37.8 29.8 23.2 18.3 159 258 270 268 2
33 Repair and installation of machinery 55.3 43.6 32.0 25.2 30 51 53 52 1
D Electricity and gas supply 76.8 59.4 45.1 34.9 25 43 44 44 0
35 Electricity and gas supply 76.8 59.4 45.1 34.9 25 43 44 44 0
E Water supply and waste management 60.8 46.0 32.7 24.8 35 66 64 61 3
36 Water collection and distribution 68.2 53.0 40.3 31.3 6 10 10 10 0
37-39 Waste management 59.3 44.6 31.3 23.6 30 56 54 51 3
F Construction 52.8 40.8 32.6 25.2 335 543 574 568 7
41 Construction buildings, development 55.7 42.4 35.6 27.1 90 141 151 150 1
42 Civil engineering 59.4 45.0 36.7 27.8 57 92 98 96 2
43 Specialised construction activities 49.3 38.8 30.0 23.6 188 309 326 322 4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 44.6 35.8 25.4 20.4 1,406 2,465 2,515 2,452 64
G Wholesale and retail trade 44.5 35.8 25.9 20.8 932 1,603 1,636 1,620 16
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 47.3 37.6 27.3 21.7 101 176 178 177 1
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 56.8 45.8 32.1 25.9 417 739 749 738 11
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 31.4 25.3 18.8 15.2 413 688 709 705 4
H Transportation and storage 51.3 40.8 27.5 21.9 311 581 590 548 42
49 Land transport 46.4 37.2 22.9 18.4 159 322 322 284 38
50 Water transport 57.1 45.8 31.4 25.2 15 27 27 27 1
51 Air transport 80.7 60.1 46.7 34.8 26 44 46 46 0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 57.1 47.0 34.1 28.1 69 116 121 118 3
53 Postal and courier activities 40.2 31.0 23.9 18.4 42 71 74 74 0
I Accommodation and food serving 32.3 26.4 18.7 15.3 163 282 289 284 6
J Information and communication 68.7 53.3 39.3 30.5 209 365 374 372 2
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and tv 58.4 45.0 34.9 26.9 48 80 82 82 0
58 Publishing 57.2 44.4 34.5 26.8 31 52 54 54 0
59-60 Movie, radio and tv 60.8 46.2 35.7 27.2 16 27 28 28 0
61 Telecommunications 77.9 57.9 44.6 33.1 28 49 51 51 0
62-63 IT- and information services 70.5 55.3 39.6 31.1 133 236 241 240 1
K Financial institutions 85.5 62.7 50.6 37.1 224 379 386 384 2
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 93.0 67.5 56.3 40.9 125 207 211 211 1
65 Insurance and pension funding 79.5 58.3 44.7 32.8 54 96 95 94 1
66 Other financial services 71.9 54.7 42.2 32.1 45 76 79 79 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 62.0 47.3 37.8 28.8 54 88 91 91 0
M-N Business services 51.8 40.6 28.8 22.6 888 1,595 1,577 1,549 28
M Other specialised business services 64.6 50.6 37.7 29.5 390 669 689 686 4
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 62.0 47.3 37.8 28.8 54 88 91 91 0
69-70 Management, holding companies 70.5 55.0 40.8 31.9 200 345 355 354 1
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 67.8 53.2 39.5 31.0 295 506 522 519 3
71 Architects, technical services etc. 62.1 49.3 36.7 29.1 96 162 166 164 2
72 Research and development 81.0 62.8 48.7 37.8 31 52 54 54 0
73 Advertising and market research 39.5 30.7 22.8 17.7 40 68 70 69 0
73-75 Advertising, design and other 42.0 32.9 24.2 19.0 64 111 114 113 1
74-75 Design and other services 45.9 36.5 26.5 21.1 24 42 44 43 1
N Renting and other business support 41.7 32.8 22.4 17.6 497 926 888 863 24
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 54.0 42.5 29.7 23.4 23 42 42 41 1
78 Employment activities 41.4 32.6 21.6 17.0 309 591 548 530 19
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc. 46.3 35.1 27.1 20.6 17 30 31 31 0
80-82 Security, other business services 39.8 31.4 22.4 17.7 148 263 266 262 5
O-Q Government and care 53.5 40.2 33.6 25.3 1,714 2,728 2,875 2,869 7
O Public administration and services 60.8 43.2 37.6 26.7 450 727 761 758 3
84 Public administration and services 60.8 43.2 37.6 26.7 450 727 761 758 3
P Education 61.9 45.3 38.4 28.1 366 590 623 623 0
85 Education 61.9 45.3 38.4 28.1 366 590 623 623 0
Q Health and social work activities 46.4 36.6 29.5 23.3 898 1,412 1,491 1,487 4
86 Human health activities 55.0 43.6 34.3 27.1 362 582 614 612 2
87-88 Care and social work 40.6 32.0 26.2 20.6 536 830 877 876 2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 44.4 34.4 26.6 20.6 176 295 304 302 1
R Culture, sports and recreation 45.4 34.9 27.0 20.7 75 126 130 129 1
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 54.9 41.9 33.2 25.4 39 65 67 66 0
93 Sports and recreation 35.0 27.1 20.4 15.8 36 61 63 62 0
S Other service activities 43.9 34.2 26.4 20.6 100 166 171 171 1
94 Membership organisations 51.4 39.9 31.5 24.4 59 96 100 100 0
95 Repair computers and consumer goods 40.2 32.2 23.4 18.8 6 10 10 10 0
96 Other personal services 31.8 24.9 18.6 14.6 35 60 61 61 0
T Activities of households 31.5 26.7 18.7 15.9 2 3 3 3 0
U Extraterritorial organisations . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
99 Extraterritorial organisations . . . . 0 0 0 0 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the compensation of employees, and the labour volume of employees. The labour volume is given in jobs (by sex and by full-time or part-time), full-time equivalent (fte) hours paid, hours agreed 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; compensation of employees, economic activity. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to
their employees in return for work done. Employees are all residents and
non-residents working in a paid job. Managing directors of limited
companies are considered to be employees; therefore their salaries are
also included in the compensation of employees. The same holds for people
working in sheltered workshops.
Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and
employers' social contributions.
Compensation per labour volume
Compensation of employees per labour volume.
Compensation of employees per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wages per fte
Wages and salaries per full-time equivalent (fte).
Compensation per hours worked
Compensation of employees per hours worked.
Wages per hours worked
Wages and salaries per hours worked.
Labour volume
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours
worked or full-time equivalents
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.
Hours paid
The sum of the hours agreed and the paid extra hours.
Hours agreed
Paid extra hours