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

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 2022 29.5 29.2 1,337 1,764
Total male and female Total Total A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 35.4 34.8 1,603 1,805
Total male and female Total Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 29.8 29.1 1,342 1,845
Total male and female Total Total B-F Industry and energy 2022 35.9 35.4 1,627 1,802
Total male and female Total Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 35.5 35.0 1,605 1,785
Total male and female Total Total B Mining and quarrying 2022 38.6 38.1 1,747 1,849
Total male and female Total Total C Manufacturing 2022 35.4 34.9 1,601 1,781
Total male and female Total Total D Electricity and gas supply 2022 34.0 33.8 1,577 1,833
Total male and female Total Total E Water supply and waste management 2022 38.0 36.6 1,675 1,807
Total male and female Total Total F Construction 2022 36.8 36.3 1,680 1,843
Total male and female Total Total G-N Commercial services 2022 29.2 28.8 1,325 1,797
Total male and female Total Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 27.1 26.7 1,227 1,792
Total male and female Total Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 27.1 26.9 1,236 1,792
Total male and female Total Total H Transportation and storage 2022 34.8 32.9 1,511 1,806
Total male and female Total Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022 20.6 20.6 947 1,775
Total male and female Total Total J Information and communication 2022 35.7 35.7 1,634 1,816
Total male and female Total Total K Financial institutions 2022 33.7 33.6 1,553 1,789
Total male and female Total Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 31.2 31.2 1,433 1,749
Total male and female Total Total M-N Business services 2022 30.1 29.6 1,360 1,803
Total male and female Total Total M Other specialised business services 2022 33.7 33.6 1,537 1,810
Total male and female Total Total N Renting and other business support 2022 28.1 27.5 1,265 1,799
Total male and female Total Total O-U Noncommercial services 2022 27.1 27.1 1,236 1,690
Total male and female Total Total O-Q Government and care 2022 27.3 27.3 1,245 1,683
Total male and female Total Total O Public administration and services 2022 33.2 33.1 1,542 1,733
Total male and female Total Total P Education 2022 27.6 27.5 1,246 1,682
Total male and female Total Total Q Health and social work activities 2022 25.0 24.9 1,131 1,659
Total male and female Total Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 25.2 25.1 1,154 1,756
Total male and female Total Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 23.2 23.1 1,065 1,762
Total male and female Total Total S Other service activities 2022 27.5 27.4 1,255 1,750
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2022 26.6 26.5 1,219 1,802
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 30.1 29.8 1,375 1,815
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 25.5 25.1 1,160 1,833
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons B-F Industry and energy 2022 31.4 31.1 1,436 1,811
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 29.6 29.4 1,348 1,792
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons C Manufacturing 2022 30.5 30.2 1,387 1,789
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 2022 17.0 17.0 781 1,832
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2022 34.1 33.5 1,539 1,838
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons F Construction 2022 33.0 32.8 1,517 1,828
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons G-N Commercial services 2022 27.0 26.8 1,233 1,808
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 23.8 23.6 1,089 1,796
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 26.8 26.7 1,232 1,798
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons H Transportation and storage 2022 31.4 29.8 1,371 1,847
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons I Accommodation and food serving 2022 17.3 17.2 793 1,772
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons J Information and communication 2022 32.7 32.7 1,494 1,815
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons K Financial institutions 2022 30.6 30.6 1,411 1,833
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 28.1 28.0 1,292 1,816
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons M-N Business services 2022 29.8 29.7 1,363 1,813
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons M Other specialised business services 2022 30.5 30.4 1,394 1,814
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons N Renting and other business support 2022 28.0 27.7 1,275 1,810
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons O-U Noncommercial services 2022 22.6 22.6 1,038 1,763
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons O-Q Government and care 2022 23.4 23.3 1,071 1,757
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons O Public administration and services 2022 30.9 30.8 1,441 1,731
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons P Education 2022 22.4 22.3 1,023 1,749
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons Q Health and social work activities 2022 23.5 23.4 1,078 1,759
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 21.6 21.5 991 1,772
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 19.9 19.8 914 1,789
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons S Other service activities 2022 23.0 22.9 1,053 1,760
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2022 30.3 29.9 1,372 1,794
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 35.0 34.4 1,581 1,810
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 31.4 30.5 1,407 1,850
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons B-F Industry and energy 2022 35.5 34.9 1,604 1,806
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 34.7 34.1 1,560 1,785
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2022 38.6 38.0 1,748 1,848
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons C Manufacturing 2022 34.5 33.9 1,553 1,782
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 2022 35.2 34.9 1,611 1,830
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2022 38.3 36.5 1,683 1,852
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons F Construction 2022 37.0 36.4 1,687 1,841
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons G-N Commercial services 2022 30.0 29.5 1,356 1,808
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 28.2 27.6 1,270 1,803
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 29.4 29.1 1,338 1,799
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons H Transportation and storage 2022 37.2 33.8 1,559 1,849
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons I Accommodation and food serving 2022 21.0 20.9 963 1,776
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons J Information and communication 2022 35.7 35.7 1,632 1,818
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons K Financial institutions 2022 34.6 34.5 1,590 1,817
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 32.3 32.2 1,482 1,746
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons M-N Business services 2022 31.5 31.1 1,428 1,816
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons M Other specialised business services 2022 33.8 33.7 1,543 1,807
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons N Renting and other business support 2022 29.3 28.7 1,322 1,826
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons O-U Noncommercial services 2022 25.5 25.4 1,162 1,708
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons O-Q Government and care 2022 25.3 25.2 1,152 1,689
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons O Public administration and services 2022 31.4 31.4 1,470 1,716
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons P Education 2022 25.7 25.7 1,168 1,685
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons Q Health and social work activities 2022 24.9 24.8 1,131 1,688
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 25.9 25.8 1,187 1,752
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 23.7 23.6 1,088 1,757
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons S Other service activities 2022 29.2 29.1 1,339 1,746
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons A-U All economic activities 2022 29.8 29.5 1,352 1,745
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 37.1 36.5 1,679 1,800
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 35.1 34.3 1,582 1,855
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons B-F Industry and energy 2022 37.1 36.6 1,681 1,799
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 36.7 36.2 1,661 1,784
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2022 38.9 38.4 1,762 1,851
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons C Manufacturing 2022 36.6 36.0 1,655 1,781
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 2022 37.2 36.9 1,726 1,833
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2022 38.2 36.9 1,682 1,790
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons F Construction 2022 38.7 38.2 1,762 1,852
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons G-N Commercial services 2022 29.7 29.2 1,342 1,788
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 27.7 27.3 1,253 1,783
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 25.7 25.5 1,171 1,785
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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 2022 are final.

Changes as of 13 October 2023:
The provisional figures for 2022 are replaced by final ones.

When will new figures be published?
The provisional figures for 2023 will be published in April 2024.

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.