Employment; jobs, wages, working hours, SIC2008; key figures
| Characteristics job / employee / company | Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) | Periods | Employment Jobs (x 1 000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of employment contract: full-time | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 4,012 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 940 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 58 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | B-F Industry and energy | 2024 | 882 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 608 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 6 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 548 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | D Electricity and gas supply | 2024 | 26 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 28 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | F Construction | 2024 | 274 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 2,141 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 966 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 598 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | H Transportation and storage | 2024 | 254 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 | 114 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | J Information and communication | 2024 | 224 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | K Financial institutions | 2024 | 157 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 | 41 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | M-N Business services | 2024 | 753 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | M Other specialised business services | 2024 | 363 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | N Renting and other business support | 2024 | 389 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | O-U Noncommercial services | 2024 | 931 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | O-Q Government and care | 2024 | 846 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | O Public administration and services | 2024 | 392 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | P Education | 2024 | 192 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | Q Health and social work activities | 2024 | 262 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2024 | 85 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 | 43 |
| Type of employment contract: full-time | S Other service activities | 2024 | 41 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
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
- Jobs
- A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit, specifying that labour will be carried out in return for remuneration (financial or otherwise). An employed person may have more than one job at a time. In that case the person has a main job and a secondary job. Each job counts separately. For the calculation of the average number of jobs in a certain period the starting date and end date of a job is taking into account. The weekly working hours are left out of account. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will always count as one job in the average number of jobs, regardless of whether these jobs are full-time or part-time.