Employment; sex; type of employment contract, job characteristics, SIC2008

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Job characterics Industry class / branch (SIC2008) Employment Labour volume (x 1 000)
Total A-U All economic activities 6,877
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,209
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 82
B-F Industry and energy 1,128
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 795
B Mining and quarrying 8
C Manufacturing 716
D Electricity and gas supply 35
E Water supply and waste management 36
F Construction 333
G-N Commercial services 3,418
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,619
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,019
H Transportation and storage 342
I Accommodation and food serving 258
J Information and communication 298
K Financial institutions 213
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 64
M-N Business services 1,223
M Other specialised business services 526
N Renting and other business support 697
O-U Noncommercial services 2,249
O-Q Government and care 2,058
O Public administration and services 558
P Education 446
Q Health and social work activities 1,054
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 192
R Culture, sports and recreation 98
S Other service activities 94
Job type: temporary A-U All economic activities 302
A-F Agriculture and industry 2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1
B-F Industry and energy 1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 0
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 0
D Electricity and gas supply 0
E Water supply and waste management 0
F Construction 1
G-N Commercial services 299
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1
G Wholesale and retail trade 0
H Transportation and storage 0
I Accommodation and food serving 0
J Information and communication 0
K Financial institutions 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 0
M-N Business services 298
M Other specialised business services 2
N Renting and other business support 297
O-U Noncommercial services 1
O-Q Government and care 0
O Public administration and services 0
P Education 0
Q Health and social work activities 0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0
R Culture, sports and recreation 0
S Other service activities 0
Job type: stand-by A-U All economic activities 359
A-F Agriculture and industry 33
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 15
B-F Industry and energy 17
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 12
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 12
D Electricity and gas supply 0
E Water supply and waste management 0
F Construction 5
G-N Commercial services 270
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 201
G Wholesale and retail trade 100
H Transportation and storage 16
I Accommodation and food serving 85
J Information and communication 4
K Financial institutions 1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 1
M-N Business services 63
M Other specialised business services 9
N Renting and other business support 54
O-U Noncommercial services 56
O-Q Government and care 38
O Public administration and services 1
P Education 6
Q Health and social work activities 32
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 17
R Culture, sports and recreation 13
S Other service activities 5
Job type: manager large shareholder A-U All economic activities 276
A-F Agriculture and industry 45
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 7
B-F Industry and energy 38
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 16
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 15
D Electricity and gas supply 0
E Water supply and waste management 0
F Construction 23
G-N Commercial services 204
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 59
G Wholesale and retail trade 43
Source: CBS.
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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 into
- employee characteristics (sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract, working hours, car of the company: yes or no and overtime: yes or no)
- 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

Employment
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.