Trade and industry; employment and finance per sector, SIC 2008

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Labour volume persons employed Employee (x 1 000) Labour volume persons employed Employed person (x 1 000)
016 Support activities for agriculture 19.3 50.7
B Mining and quarrying 7.8 11.0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 766.1 953.9
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2.3 3.1
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2.2 2.8
09 Mining support activities 3.4 5.1
C Manufacturing 694.0 862.3
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 132.9 174.4
10 Manufacture of food products 123.2 162.4
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 14.7 28.5
1011 Slaughterhouses (no poultry) . .
1012 Slaughterhouses (poultry) . .
1013 Processing of meat (no dishes) 7.3 11.2
102 Processing of fish 3.0 3.9
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 11.9 16.2
1031 Processing of potatoes 5.4 6.1
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 3.6 4.4
105 Manufacture of dairy products 18.3 22.2
106 Grain milling and starch products 4.5 4.9
1061 Manufacture of grain mill products . .
1062 Manufacture of starches . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 30.4 37.8
1071 Manufacture of bread, fresh pastry 24.3 29.6
1072 Manufacture of preserved pastry . .
108 Manufacture of other food 28.4 35.2
1082 Manufacture of cocoa,confectionary 7.6 9.2
109 Manufacture of animal foods 8.3 9.3
11 Manufacture of beverages 9.4 11.7
1105 Manufacture of beer 5.5 6.7
1107 Manufacture of soft drinks . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products . .
13 Manufacture of textiles 10.0 12.1
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 13.5 16.8
139 Manufacture of other textiles 7.6 9.1
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 1.7 2.2
16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 36.3 46.9
16 Manufacture of wood products 14.9 20.5
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood 1.3 1.7
162 Manufacture of products of wood 13.6 18.8
1623 Manufacture other builders' joinery . .
17 Manufacture of paper 18.3 20.5
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 31.5 36.4
171 Manufacture of pulp, paper, -board 3.4 3.9
172 Manufacture of articles of paper 14.8 16.6
1721 Manufacture corrugated paper(board) 8.5 9.9
18 Printing and reproduction 13.3 15.9
181 Printing and services for printing 12.9 15.2
1812 Other printing 11.0 13.1
182 Reproduction of recorded media . .
19-22 Refineries and chemistry 102.8 117.1
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 5.2 6.0
19201 Refining of petroleum 4.5 5.2
20 Manufacture of chemicals 46.7 51.8
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 64.6 72.5
201 Manufacture of basic chemicals 26.3 29.2
2013 Manuf. other inorganic basic chemic 2.0 2.3
2014 Manufacture organic basic chemicals 9.9 10.9
20141 Manufacture of petrochemicals 6.0 6.6
20149 Manufacture other organic chemical 3.9 4.3
2015 Manufacture of fertilisers 2.4 2.5
2016 Manufacture plastics (primary form) 9.5 10.6
203 Manufacture of paints and ink 5.5 6.1
205 Manufacture of other chemicals 8.2 9.0
206 Manufacture of man-made fibres . .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 17.9 20.8
211 Manufacture of basic pharmaceuticals . .
212 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals . .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 33.1 38.6
221 Manufacture of rubber products 2.6 3.1
222 Manufacture of plastic products 30.4 35.5
2221 Manufacture plastic plates, tubes 7.3 8.3
2229 Manufacture other plastic products 9.3 10.9
23 Manufacture of building materials 21.4 26.4
231 Manufacture of glass . .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products 10.2 12.9
2361 Manufacture of concrete products . .
237 Stone dressing . .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 18.5 20.6
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 105.3 135.8
24-30, 33 Metalectro 343.6 419.0
241 Manufacture of iron and steel . .
244 Manufacture of non-ferrous metals . .
245 Casting of metals . .
25 Manufacture of metal products 86.8 115.2
251 Manufacture metal structures, doors 31.5 40.6
255 Forging, pressing, stamping . .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining 27.5 42.2
2561 Treatment and coating of metals 8.3 11.3
2562 Machining 19.2 30.9
257 Manufacture of hardware . .
259 Manufacture of other metal products 11.9 13.8
26 Manufacture of electronic products 27.7 31.6
26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 153.2 176.3
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 52.9 60.3
261 Manufacture of electronic components 7.1 8.3
262 Manufacture of computers . .
263 Manufacture communication equipment . .
264 Manufacture of consumer electronics . .
265 Manufacture of measuring instruments 11.1 12.4
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table shows relevant economic data for trade and industry sectors, e.g. the number of persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and other financial results. The figures can be divided by a number of sectors/ branches according to Statistics Netherlands' Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008).

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
All data in the table are definite.

Changes as of April 18, 2025:

Figures of 2023 have been added.


When will new figures be published?

Results are made available circa 15 months after the year under review. In March/April 2026, new figures will be published for 2024.


Description topics

Labour volume persons employed
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours worked or full-time equivalents.
Employee
A person who has a contract with an economic unit to carry out work in return for financial remuneration.
Employed person
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an
institution or private household in the Netherlands.