Employment; sex; type of employment contract, size of company, SIC2008
| Sex of employee | Type of employment contract | Size of company | Industry classes / branches (SIC2008) | Periods | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total | Total | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 29.5 | 29.3 | 1,335 | 1,756 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 35.4 | 34.9 | 1,597 | 1,797 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 1,359 | 1,841 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | B-F Industry and energy | 2024 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 1,618 | 1,794 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 35.5 | 35.0 | 1,599 | 1,777 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 38.4 | 37.9 | 1,733 | 1,842 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 35.4 | 34.9 | 1,593 | 1,773 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | D Electricity and gas supply | 2024 | 35.5 | 35.3 | 1,637 | 1,817 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 37.7 | 36.4 | 1,653 | 1,799 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | F Construction | 2024 | 36.7 | 36.2 | 1,666 | 1,834 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 1,324 | 1,790 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 1,212 | 1,785 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 1,230 | 1,786 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | H Transportation and storage | 2024 | 34.5 | 32.9 | 1,503 | 1,796 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 919 | 1,767 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | J Information and communication | 2024 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 1,627 | 1,808 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | K Financial institutions | 2024 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 1,574 | 1,766 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 1,425 | 1,744 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | M-N Business services | 2024 | 30.7 | 30.3 | 1,385 | 1,800 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | M Other specialised business services | 2024 | 33.5 | 33.4 | 1,524 | 1,805 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | N Renting and other business support | 2024 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 1,295 | 1,796 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | O-U Noncommercial services | 2024 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 1,235 | 1,680 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | O-Q Government and care | 2024 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1,244 | 1,674 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | O Public administration and services | 2024 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 1,516 | 1,695 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | P Education | 2024 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 1,259 | 1,697 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | Q Health and social work activities | 2024 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1,128 | 1,653 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2024 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 1,148 | 1,750 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 1,062 | 1,756 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | S Other service activities | 2024 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 1,254 | 1,744 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 1,213 | 1,799 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 1,388 | 1,811 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 1,173 | 1,829 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | B-F Industry and energy | 2024 | 31.7 | 31.5 | 1,447 | 1,808 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 1,368 | 1,788 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 1,382 | 1,786 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | D Electricity and gas supply | 2024 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 900 | 1,824 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 34.2 | 33.6 | 1,545 | 1,845 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | F Construction | 2024 | 33.1 | 32.9 | 1,516 | 1,823 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 1,218 | 1,804 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 1,080 | 1,792 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1,237 | 1,795 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2024 | 30.7 | 29.3 | 1,345 | 1,841 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 766 | 1,768 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2024 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 1,495 | 1,814 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2024 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 1,335 | 1,828 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 1,296 | 1,817 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | M-N Business services | 2024 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 1,364 | 1,814 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2024 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 1,391 | 1,816 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2024 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 1,276 | 1,805 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | O-U Noncommercial services | 2024 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 1,045 | 1,765 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2024 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 1,083 | 1,760 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | P Education | 2024 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 1,035 | 1,783 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2024 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 1,091 | 1,756 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2024 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 990 | 1,774 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 912 | 1,790 |
| Total male and female | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | S Other service activities | 2024 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1,054 | 1,763 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 30.1 | 29.7 | 1,359 | 1,786 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 35.0 | 34.4 | 1,574 | 1,801 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 32.0 | 31.1 | 1,429 | 1,847 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | B-F Industry and energy | 2024 | 35.4 | 34.8 | 1,593 | 1,796 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 34.6 | 34.0 | 1,551 | 1,776 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 38.6 | 38.0 | 1,740 | 1,838 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 34.5 | 33.9 | 1,544 | 1,773 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | D Electricity and gas supply | 2024 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 1,627 | 1,828 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 38.0 | 36.1 | 1,654 | 1,839 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | F Construction | 2024 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 1,671 | 1,832 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 29.7 | 29.3 | 1,340 | 1,799 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 1,243 | 1,794 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 1,336 | 1,792 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2024 | 36.9 | 33.7 | 1,547 | 1,842 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 918 | 1,768 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2024 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 1,620 | 1,809 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2024 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 1,594 | 1,809 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 | 32.2 | 32.1 | 1,470 | 1,736 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | M-N Business services | 2024 | 31.8 | 31.5 | 1,437 | 1,807 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2024 | 33.8 | 33.7 | 1,533 | 1,799 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2024 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 1,338 | 1,817 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | O-U Noncommercial services | 2024 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 1,159 | 1,707 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2024 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 1,150 | 1,689 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2024 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 1,450 | 1,680 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | P Education | 2024 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1,181 | 1,720 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2024 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 1,128 | 1,680 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2024 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 1,177 | 1,745 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 1,084 | 1,749 |
| Total male and female | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | S Other service activities | 2024 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 1,337 | 1,738 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 1,354 | 1,736 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 1,668 | 1,791 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 35.4 | 34.7 | 1,594 | 1,850 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | B-F Industry and energy | 2024 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 1,670 | 1,790 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 36.6 | 36.1 | 1,650 | 1,776 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 38.7 | 38.2 | 1,746 | 1,844 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 36.5 | 36.0 | 1,645 | 1,772 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | D Electricity and gas supply | 2024 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 1,700 | 1,816 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 37.8 | 36.6 | 1,660 | 1,785 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | F Construction | 2024 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 1,744 | 1,840 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 1,353 | 1,782 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 1,245 | 1,777 |
| Total male and female | Total | 100 or more employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 1,165 | 1,779 |
| 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 broken down by sex of the employee, type of employment contract, size of enterprise and classification according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008)
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.