Employment; jobs, wages, working hours, SIC2008; key figures

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Characteristics job / employee / company Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) Employment Labour volume (x 1 000)
Total A-U All economic activities 6,877
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,209
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 82
B-F Industry and energy 1,128
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 795
B Mining and quarrying 8
C Manufacturing 716
D Electricity and gas supply 35
E Water supply and waste management 36
F Construction 333
G-N Commercial services 3,418
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,619
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,019
H Transportation and storage 342
I Accommodation and food serving 258
J Information and communication 298
K Financial institutions 213
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 64
M-N Business services 1,223
M Other specialised business services 526
N Renting and other business support 697
O-U Noncommercial services 2,249
O-Q Government and care 2,058
O Public administration and services 558
P Education 446
Q Health and social work activities 1,054
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 192
R Culture, sports and recreation 98
S Other service activities 94
Sex: Male A-U All economic activities 3,899
A-F Agriculture and industry 981
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 56
B-F Industry and energy 925
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 628
B Mining and quarrying 7
C Manufacturing 565
D Electricity and gas supply 27
E Water supply and waste management 30
F Construction 297
G-N Commercial services 2,161
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,018
G Wholesale and retail trade 617
H Transportation and storage 264
I Accommodation and food serving 137
J Information and communication 220
K Financial institutions 126
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 36
M-N Business services 762
M Other specialised business services 328
N Renting and other business support 434
O-U Noncommercial services 757
O-Q Government and care 670
O Public administration and services 309
P Education 165
Q Health and social work activities 196
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 87
R Culture, sports and recreation 51
S Other service activities 36
Sex: Female A-U All economic activities 2,977
A-F Agriculture and industry 228
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 26
B-F Industry and energy 203
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 167
B Mining and quarrying 1
C Manufacturing 151
D Electricity and gas supply 9
E Water supply and waste management 6
F Construction 36
G-N Commercial services 1,256
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 602
G Wholesale and retail trade 402
H Transportation and storage 78
I Accommodation and food serving 121
J Information and communication 79
K Financial institutions 87
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 28
M-N Business services 461
M Other specialised business services 198
N Renting and other business support 263
O-U Noncommercial services 1,493
O-Q Government and care 1,388
O Public administration and services 249
P Education 281
Q Health and social work activities 858
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 105
R Culture, sports and recreation 47
S Other service activities 58
Age: Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 6
A-F Agriculture and industry 1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1
B-F Industry and energy 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 0
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 0
D Electricity and gas supply 0
E Water supply and waste management 0
F Construction 0
G-N Commercial services 5
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 5
G Wholesale and retail trade 3
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is classified according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008) and can be broken down into:
- employee characteristics (age and sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract and working hours)
- company characteristics (size of the firm and collective wage agreements)

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
Figures for the years 2009 to 2024 are final.

Changes as of 10 October 2025:
Provisional figures for 2024 are replaced by final figures.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2025 will be published in May 2026.

Description topics

Employment
Labour volume
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours worked or full-time equivalents. Part-time jobs are counted proportionally (excluding overtime, after deduction of the reduction in working hours).
Calculation of the average labour volume for a certain period is based on the starting date and end date of a job and the weekly working hours. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will count as 1 working year in the yearly average labour volume if both jobs are full-time. If they are part-time jobs they will count for less than a year.