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

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Characteristics job / employee / company Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) Working hours Per job per week including overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per week excluding overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per year (hour) Working hours Per working year (hour)
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 6.5 6.5 296 1,719
A-F Agriculture and industry 6.6 6.5 297 1,748
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 6.0 6.0 273 1,746
B-F Industry and energy 6.8 6.7 306 1,748
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 6.9 6.8 310 1,741
B Mining and quarrying 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 7.0 6.9 313 1,738
D Electricity and gas supply 5.4 5.3 246 1,826
E Water supply and waste management 7.4 6.4 294 1,773
F Construction 6.6 6.5 299 1,764
G-N Commercial services 6.4 6.4 293 1,742
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 6.5 6.5 297 1,737
G Wholesale and retail trade 6.6 6.5 299 1,725
H Transportation and storage 6.9 6.8 312 1,770
I Accommodation and food serving 6.4 6.4 292 1,751
J Information and communication 7.0 6.9 316 1,783
K Financial institutions 6.6 6.6 301 1,787
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 6.6 6.6 304 1,774
M-N Business services 6.2 6.1 279 1,751
M Other specialised business services 6.7 6.6 302 1,784
N Renting and other business support 6.0 6.0 273 1,741
O-U Noncommercial services 6.7 6.7 303 1,663
O-Q Government and care 6.8 6.8 307 1,646
O Public administration and services 5.3 5.3 241 1,656
P Education 6.6 6.6 302 1,710
Q Health and social work activities 7.1 7.1 317 1,629
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 6.2 6.2 285 1,746
R Culture, sports and recreation 6.0 6.0 275 1,746
S Other service activities 6.8 6.8 311 1,745
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week A-U All economic activities 16.0 16.0 726 1,703
A-F Agriculture and industry 16.3 16.1 736 1,735
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 15.9 15.8 723 1,741
B-F Industry and energy 16.3 16.2 739 1,734
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 16.4 16.2 741 1,726
B Mining and quarrying 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 16.4 16.2 741 1,722
D Electricity and gas supply 16.4 16.3 753 1,815
E Water supply and waste management 16.7 16.3 741 1,762
F Construction 16.1 16.0 732 1,756
G-N Commercial services 15.8 15.7 719 1,741
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 15.8 15.7 717 1,737
G Wholesale and retail trade 15.8 15.7 717 1,728
H Transportation and storage 16.1 15.9 731 1,766
I Accommodation and food serving 15.6 15.6 713 1,747
J Information and communication 16.0 15.9 728 1,776
K Financial institutions 16.3 16.2 744 1,759
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 16.1 16.1 737 1,755
M-N Business services 15.9 15.8 720 1,745
M Other specialised business services 16.1 16.1 732 1,780
N Renting and other business support 15.9 15.7 716 1,735
O-U Noncommercial services 16.3 16.2 733 1,654
O-Q Government and care 16.3 16.3 733 1,646
O Public administration and services 16.8 16.7 759 1,646
P Education 16.3 16.3 744 1,703
Q Health and social work activities 16.2 16.2 727 1,629
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 16.0 16.0 730 1,735
R Culture, sports and recreation 15.9 15.8 725 1,736
S Other service activities 16.2 16.2 739 1,733
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week A-U All economic activities 22.8 22.8 1,032 1,689
A-F Agriculture and industry 22.8 22.6 1,033 1,734
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 22.5 22.4 1,023 1,741
B-F Industry and energy 22.8 22.7 1,035 1,733
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 22.8 22.7 1,034 1,726
B Mining and quarrying 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 22.8 22.6 1,033 1,722
D Electricity and gas supply 23.0 22.9 1,061 1,808
E Water supply and waste management 23.2 23.0 1,042 1,754
F Construction 22.8 22.7 1,036 1,753
G-N Commercial services 22.8 22.7 1,035 1,742
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 22.7 22.6 1,035 1,739
G Wholesale and retail trade 22.8 22.7 1,039 1,735
H Transportation and storage 22.7 22.4 1,023 1,750
I Accommodation and food serving 22.5 22.5 1,028 1,744
J Information and communication 23.0 22.9 1,046 1,773
K Financial institutions 23.1 23.0 1,055 1,731
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 22.9 22.9 1,046 1,724
M-N Business services 22.8 22.6 1,031 1,748
M Other specialised business services 22.9 22.9 1,044 1,771
N Renting and other business support 22.7 22.4 1,023 1,733
O-U Noncommercial services 22.9 22.8 1,031 1,650
O-Q Government and care 22.9 22.8 1,030 1,644
O Public administration and services 23.1 23.0 1,047 1,644
P Education 22.7 22.7 1,032 1,705
Q Health and social work activities 22.9 22.9 1,028 1,628
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 22.8 22.7 1,038 1,725
R Culture, sports and recreation 22.6 22.6 1,034 1,723
S Other service activities 22.9 22.8 1,042 1,726
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A-U All economic activities 28.0 27.9 1,263 1,673
A-F Agriculture and industry 28.3 28.0 1,276 1,707
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 28.2 27.9 1,270 1,707
B-F Industry and energy 28.3 28.0 1,277 1,707
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 28.4 28.1 1,279 1,703
B Mining and quarrying 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 28.4 28.1 1,279 1,700
D Electricity and gas supply 28.1 27.9 1,291 1,752
E Water supply and waste management 28.3 28.0 1,266 1,723
F Construction 28.0 27.8 1,267 1,719
G-N Commercial services 28.0 27.7 1,265 1,723
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 27.9 27.8 1,268 1,726
G Wholesale and retail trade 27.9 27.7 1,269 1,726
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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

Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week. There is a distinction between weekly working hours and yearly working hours.
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime hours and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Also the weekly working hours without overtime is been determined. The yearly working hours of a job is the average hours paid for a job a year excluded overtime hours and leave hours through holiday, reduction of
working hours and general recognized feast-days.
For the yearly working hours of a year of employment this yearly average is determined for a year of employment instead for a job.
Per job per week including overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime, and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Per job per week excluding overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours and paid overtime.

Per job per year
The yearly working hours of a job are the average hours paid for a job per year excluding overtime hours and holiday leave, leave as compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) and public holidays. For the yearly working hours in a year of employment this yearly average is calculated for a year of employment instead for a job.



Per working year
A working year is a measure for the labour volume calculated by converting all jobs (full-time and part-time) in a year to full-time equivalents (fte) by dividing the agreed working hours by the agreed working hours of a full-time job in a particular industry. The resulting full-time equivalents add up to working years. For example, two jobs of 0.5 fte add up to one working year.