Employment; sex; type of employment contract, size of company, SIC2008

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Size of company Industry classes / branches (SIC2008) Employment Jobs (x 1 000) Employment Labour volume (x 1 000) Wage per job Hourly wage (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage excluding special payments (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Additional tax liability for company car (euro) 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 A-U All economic activities 9,173 6,971 30.53 3,407 3,375 47,460 40,880 6,580 610 29.5 29.3 1,327 1,746
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,373 1,222 31.35 4,221 4,155 57,980 50,650 7,330 990 35.4 34.9 1,590 1,788
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 111 83 23.16 2,701 2,632 35,170 32,410 2,770 420 30.4 29.8 1,363 1,834
B-F Industry and energy 1,262 1,139 31.96 4,355 4,289 59,990 52,260 7,730 1,040 35.8 35.3 1,610 1,785
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 885 796 32.39 4,363 4,294 61,220 52,350 8,860 710 35.5 35.0 1,591 1,768
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 44.92 6,549 6,462 101,610 78,590 23,020 830 38.5 37.9 1,726 1,832
C Manufacturing 794 713 31.99 4,287 4,222 59,980 51,440 8,540 670 35.3 34.9 1,584 1,764
D Electricity and gas supply 41 38 40.07 5,534 5,497 79,630 66,410 13,210 1,410 35.8 35.6 1,646 1,807
E Water supply and waste management 41 38 29.63 4,221 4,067 58,740 50,650 8,080 740 37.7 36.4 1,647 1,796
F Construction 378 343 30.99 4,336 4,276 57,120 52,030 5,080 1,810 36.6 36.2 1,656 1,823
G-N Commercial services 4,657 3,439 28.81 3,196 3,158 44,690 38,350 6,340 840 29.2 28.9 1,315 1,781
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,385 1,614 25.05 2,556 2,509 34,970 30,670 4,300 590 26.8 26.4 1,202 1,776
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,464 1,007 25.37 2,605 2,584 36,030 31,260 4,760 780 27.0 26.8 1,223 1,777
H Transportation and storage 417 347 28.88 3,773 3,580 51,600 45,270 6,330 510 34.3 32.7 1,488 1,786
I Accommodation and food serving 505 260 18.60 1,407 1,404 18,160 16,880 1,280 130 19.9 19.9 906 1,758
J Information and communication 330 297 36.58 4,948 4,939 73,070 59,380 13,700 1,770 35.8 35.7 1,620 1,796
K Financial institutions 241 215 44.01 5,772 5,763 85,580 69,260 16,320 1,120 34.4 34.4 1,572 1,757
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 81 66 34.13 4,043 4,041 55,030 48,520 6,510 1,400 31.2 31.2 1,421 1,734
M-N Business services 1,621 1,247 28.92 3,358 3,320 46,650 40,290 6,360 940 30.7 30.3 1,377 1,790
M Other specialised business services 647 547 36.79 4,665 4,652 65,580 55,980 9,610 1,690 33.5 33.4 1,517 1,796
N Renting and other business support 974 700 22.75 2,490 2,435 34,070 29,880 4,190 440 28.8 28.2 1,284 1,786
O-U Noncommercial services 3,143 2,310 32.80 3,363 3,357 46,970 40,360 6,620 90 27.4 27.3 1,228 1,671
O-Q Government and care 2,845 2,115 33.27 3,437 3,432 48,130 41,240 6,880 70 27.6 27.6 1,238 1,665
O Public administration and services 650 583 35.74 4,528 4,516 64,510 54,330 10,180 20 33.5 33.4 1,516 1,689
P Education 602 445 35.27 3,640 3,638 51,350 43,680 7,670 70 28.1 28.1 1,238 1,678
Q Health and social work activities 1,592 1,087 31.08 2,915 2,911 40,220 34,980 5,240 80 25.0 25.0 1,124 1,646
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 298 195 27.85 2,655 2,648 35,970 31,860 4,110 330 25.1 25.1 1,141 1,741
R Culture, sports and recreation 165 99 26.64 2,346 2,342 31,820 28,150 3,670 290 23.2 23.1 1,055 1,747
S Other service activities 133 96 29.10 3,037 3,028 41,100 36,440 4,660 390 27.6 27.5 1,249 1,735
0 to 9 employed persons A-U All economic activities 1,332 898 29.22 2,958 2,945 38,450 35,500 2,950 1,100 26.6 26.5 1,210 1,794
A-F Agriculture and industry 195 150 26.89 3,138 3,111 40,150 37,650 2,500 1,020 30.6 30.4 1,388 1,804
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 41 27 22.12 2,191 2,157 27,710 26,290 1,420 440 25.9 25.6 1,170 1,818
B-F Industry and energy 154 124 27.92 3,392 3,366 43,480 40,700 2,780 1,180 31.9 31.7 1,447 1,801
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 70 54 27.93 3,215 3,186 42,060 38,580 3,480 1,090 30.3 30.1 1,369 1,781
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 65 51 27.60 3,199 3,170 41,850 38,390 3,460 1,090 30.5 30.3 1,378 1,778
D Electricity and gas supply 2 1 35.84 2,817 2,808 36,980 33,800 3,180 870 20.6 20.6 940 1,818
E Water supply and waste management 2 2 28.87 3,696 3,639 47,840 44,360 3,480 1,350 33.5 33.0 1,513 1,842
F Construction 84 70 27.91 3,539 3,517 44,670 42,470 2,200 1,250 33.2 33.0 1,512 1,816
G-N Commercial services 900 608 29.66 3,016 3,004 39,340 36,200 3,140 1,300 26.8 26.6 1,215 1,799
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 465 278 23.45 2,101 2,084 27,260 25,210 2,040 660 23.5 23.3 1,066 1,785
G Wholesale and retail trade 263 180 25.20 2,587 2,577 33,780 31,040 2,740 960 27.0 26.9 1,228 1,788
H Transportation and storage 36 26 26.13 3,058 2,905 39,820 36,690 3,130 990 30.6 29.2 1,334 1,833
I Accommodation and food serving 166 71 17.94 1,129 1,127 14,260 13,550 710 110 16.6 16.5 754 1,759
J Information and communication 60 49 33.70 4,184 4,181 54,960 50,210 4,750 1,660 32.9 32.8 1,489 1,808
K Financial institutions 44 32 41.17 4,553 4,549 63,190 54,640 8,560 2,570 29.0 29.0 1,326 1,822
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 31 22 32.74 3,536 3,533 46,010 42,430 3,580 2,380 28.3 28.3 1,295 1,813
M-N Business services 301 227 34.36 3,922 3,912 50,750 47,060 3,690 1,910 30.1 30.0 1,367 1,810
M Other specialised business services 232 178 36.67 4,269 4,265 55,180 51,230 3,950 2,220 30.7 30.6 1,395 1,813
N Renting and other business support 70 49 25.90 2,765 2,741 36,000 33,180 2,820 870 28.1 27.8 1,270 1,797
O-U Noncommercial services 236 140 29.79 2,587 2,583 33,630 31,040 2,590 420 22.9 22.8 1,041 1,760
O-Q Government and care 140 86 33.20 2,994 2,991 38,970 35,930 3,030 490 23.8 23.7 1,081 1,754
O Public administration and services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
P Education 23 13 29.17 2,500 2,497 32,340 30,000 2,330 740 22.6 22.6 1,028 1,783
Q Health and social work activities 117 73 33.88 3,082 3,078 40,130 36,980 3,150 440 24.0 23.9 1,090 1,750
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 96 53 24.32 1,994 1,991 25,870 23,930 1,940 310 21.6 21.5 982 1,768
R Culture, sports and recreation 43 22 24.36 1,841 1,838 23,570 22,090 1,480 380 19.9 19.8 905 1,784
S Other service activities 53 31 24.29 2,120 2,116 27,760 25,440 2,320 260 22.9 22.9 1,046 1,758
10 to 99 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2,093 1,587 27.70 3,155 3,108 43,260 37,860 5,390 730 30.0 29.6 1,346 1,776
A-F Agriculture and industry 439 383 27.81 3,706 3,629 49,170 44,470 4,700 870 35.0 34.4 1,566 1,793
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 52 40 21.61 2,681 2,583 34,810 32,170 2,640 290 32.3 31.3 1,434 1,838
B-F Industry and energy 387 343 28.56 3,843 3,769 51,100 46,120 4,980 950 35.3 34.8 1,583 1,788
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 250 218 28.23 3,697 3,623 49,900 44,370 5,530 750 34.5 34.0 1,540 1,768
B Mining and quarrying 2 2 39.99 5,866 5,754 85,810 70,390 15,420 1,020 38.5 37.8 1,727 1,837
C Manufacturing 237 206 27.99 3,646 3,577 49,040 43,750 5,280 740 34.3 33.8 1,534 1,764
D Electricity and gas supply 3 2 38.66 5,317 5,290 78,580 63,800 14,770 1,090 36.1 35.9 1,642 1,817
E Water supply and waste management 8 8 27.77 4,039 3,812 55,410 48,470 6,940 970 38.0 36.1 1,647 1,831
F Construction 137 124 29.14 4,111 4,037 53,300 49,340 3,960 1,300 36.8 36.2 1,663 1,824
G-N Commercial services 1,300 964 27.38 3,078 3,029 42,790 36,940 5,860 830 29.6 29.1 1,328 1,789
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 779 536 24.14 2,537 2,474 34,370 30,440 3,930 660 27.5 26.9 1,230 1,785
G Wholesale and retail trade 445 332 25.92 2,902 2,872 40,020 34,820 5,200 960 29.4 29.1 1,329 1,783
H Transportation and storage 100 84 25.55 3,625 3,275 48,490 43,500 4,980 590 36.8 33.7 1,538 1,834
I Accommodation and food serving 233 120 18.11 1,372 1,369 17,500 16,460 1,050 110 19.9 19.9 907 1,760
J Information and communication 104 93 34.48 4,652 4,644 67,120 55,820 11,300 1,640 35.7 35.7 1,616 1,797
K Financial institutions 29 25 45.58 6,082 6,068 99,460 72,990 26,470 1,380 35.1 35.0 1,597 1,800
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 22 18 34.52 4,210 4,206 58,920 50,520 8,400 1,140 32.1 32.1 1,462 1,726
M-N Business services 367 291 29.02 3,479 3,445 48,400 41,750 6,640 900 31.6 31.3 1,424 1,797
M Other specialised business services 184 157 33.29 4,245 4,229 60,230 50,940 9,280 1,220 33.7 33.6 1,524 1,788
N Renting and other business support 183 134 24.08 2,709 2,656 36,500 32,510 3,990 580 29.5 29.0 1,324 1,808
O-U Noncommercial services 355 239 28.86 2,757 2,752 37,640 33,090 4,550 200 25.4 25.4 1,144 1,697
O-Q Government and care 243 164 29.58 2,803 2,798 38,550 33,630 4,920 170 25.3 25.3 1,135 1,680
O Public administration and services 6 5 36.27 4,310 4,304 60,570 51,720 8,850 30 31.5 31.5 1,424 1,668
P Education 53 36 31.63 3,052 3,049 42,090 36,630 5,470 240 26.4 26.4 1,157 1,704
Q Health and social work activities 184 123 28.68 2,680 2,676 36,800 32,160 4,640 150 24.8 24.8 1,119 1,673
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 111 75 27.33 2,658 2,652 35,650 31,900 3,740 270 25.6 25.6 1,165 1,735
R Culture, sports and recreation 70 43 25.20 2,261 2,256 30,170 27,130 3,040 200 23.6 23.5 1,074 1,740
S Other service activities 41 31 30.28 3,336 3,329 44,980 40,040 4,940 380 29.0 29.0 1,319 1,728
100 or more employed persons A-U All economic activities 5,748 4,487 31.83 3,602 3,572 51,080 43,220 7,860 450 30.0 29.8 1,347 1,725
A-F Agriculture and industry 739 688 34.32 4,812 4,742 67,920 57,750 10,170 1,060 36.9 36.4 1,658 1,782
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 18 16 28.90 3,922 3,857 53,270 47,070 6,200 760 35.5 35.0 1,601 1,849
B-F Industry and energy 721 672 34.45 4,835 4,765 68,290 58,020 10,270 1,060 36.9 36.4 1,660 1,780
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 564 524 34.59 4,801 4,730 68,620 57,610 11,020 650 36.6 36.1 1,641 1,767
B Mining and quarrying 5 5 47.30 6,929 6,851 110,820 83,150 27,670 700 38.8 38.3 1,738 1,828
C Manufacturing 492 456 34.29 4,741 4,672 67,670 56,890 10,780 590 36.4 36.0 1,635 1,762
D Electricity and gas supply 36 34 40.32 5,727 5,687 82,480 68,720 13,760 1,470 36.8 36.6 1,692 1,806
E Water supply and waste management 31 29 30.18 4,303 4,162 60,320 51,640 8,680 640 37.9 36.7 1,655 1,784
F Construction 157 149 33.97 4,957 4,889 67,080 59,480 7,600 2,560 38.2 37.8 1,727 1,826
G-N Commercial services 2,457 1,867 29.26 3,324 3,282 47,660 39,890 7,760 680 29.9 29.6 1,346 1,771
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,142 800 26.23 2,753 2,705 38,510 33,040 5,470 520 27.6 27.2 1,238 1,767
G Wholesale and retail trade 756 495 25.06 2,437 2,418 34,460 29,250 5,210 600 25.6 25.4 1,158 1,770
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 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 2025 are final.

Changes as of 8 October 2026:
Provisional figures for 2025 are replaced by final figures.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2026 will be published in May 2027.

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.
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.
Wage per job
Hourly wage
The hourly wage are calculated by the sum of gross wage of all the jobs of employees of the related population divide by the sum of the corresponding working hours. These wages and hours are summed by subpopulation and period.

The agreed gross wage is the taxable salary excluding bonuses/allowances, overtime pay and additional tax for the company car.
The working hours are the hours paid for a job excluding overtime hours, holiday leave and public holidays. Leave in compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) is not recognized as working hours, so this is not included in the calculation.

Bonuses and allowances are occasional payments that are part of the gross wages such as holiday allowance, profit sharing and performance bonuses.
Monthly wages
The monthly wage is the agreed gross salary, excluding bonuses/allowances, but including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax and paid overtime. The private tax benefits of a company car are not included. There is a difference between monthly wage including paid overtime and excluding paid overtime.
The average monthly wage in a year is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by 12 times the average number of jobs in that year.

Monthly wage including overtime
The monthly wage including paid overtime.
Monthly wage excluding overtime
The monthly wage excluding paid overtime.
Yearly wage
Agreed gross salary including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax and paid overtime. The private tax benefits of a company car are not included. The average yearly wage is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by the average number of jobs in a year.
Yearly wage including bonuses
The yearly wage including bonuses and allowances, such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
Yearly wage excluding special payments
The yearly wage excluding bonuses and allowances, such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
Bonuses and allowances
Occasional payments that are part of the gross wages such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
These do not include contributions to wage savings schemes, compensation for dismissal, compensation for medical expenses and wages paid for overtime.
Additional tax liability for company car
Fixed value of private use of a company car minus extra payment by the employee for this use.

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.