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

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

Sex of employee Type of employment contract Job characterics Industry class / branch (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 Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2023* 6.6 6.5 297 1,716
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 6.6 6.5 297 1,744
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 6.0 6.0 273 1,745
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2023* 6.8 6.7 306 1,744
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 7.0 6.8 311 1,738
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week C Manufacturing 2023* 7.0 6.9 313 1,734
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 5.6 5.6 257 1,820
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2023* 7.4 6.4 290 1,769
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week F Construction 2023* 6.6 6.5 297 1,760
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023* 6.5 6.5 295 1,738
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 6.6 6.6 301 1,735
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 6.7 6.6 303 1,722
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2023* 7.0 6.8 314 1,768
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 6.4 6.4 294 1,753
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week J Information and communication 2023* 7.0 7.0 319 1,781
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week K Financial institutions 2023* 6.7 6.7 308 1,789
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 6.7 6.7 304 1,767
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week M-N Business services 2023* 6.2 6.1 279 1,735
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2023* 6.7 6.6 302 1,774
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2023* 6.1 6.0 274 1,726
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 6.7 6.7 303 1,662
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 6.8 6.8 307 1,645
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week O Public administration and services 2023* 5.3 5.3 243 1,683
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week P Education 2023* 6.6 6.5 295 1,693
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 7.1 7.1 318 1,630
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 6.3 6.3 287 1,744
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 6.1 6.0 277 1,746
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week S Other service activities 2023* 6.9 6.8 312 1,740
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2023* 16.0 15.9 724 1,698
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 16.3 16.1 735 1,732
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 15.9 15.8 722 1,739
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2023* 16.3 16.2 738 1,731
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 16.4 16.2 740 1,723
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week C Manufacturing 2023* 16.4 16.2 740 1,719
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 16.4 16.3 751 1,810
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2023* 16.8 16.3 740 1,757
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week F Construction 2023* 16.1 16.0 731 1,754
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023* 15.8 15.7 717 1,736
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 15.7 15.6 716 1,736
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 15.7 15.7 715 1,725
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2023* 16.1 15.9 729 1,763
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 15.6 15.6 712 1,749
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week J Information and communication 2023* 16.0 15.9 726 1,773
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week K Financial institutions 2023* 16.2 16.2 741 1,773
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 16.2 16.1 738 1,749
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M-N Business services 2023* 15.9 15.7 716 1,730
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2023* 16.1 16.1 732 1,771
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2023* 15.8 15.7 713 1,721
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 16.3 16.2 731 1,648
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 16.3 16.3 731 1,639
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O Public administration and services 2023* 16.9 16.7 771 1,668
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2023* 16.4 16.4 733 1,664
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 16.2 16.2 728 1,628
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 16.0 16.0 730 1,731
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 15.9 15.8 725 1,734
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week S Other service activities 2023* 16.3 16.2 738 1,727
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2023* 22.8 22.7 1,030 1,684
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 22.8 22.6 1,032 1,733
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 22.5 22.4 1,021 1,739
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2023* 22.8 22.6 1,033 1,732
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 22.8 22.6 1,033 1,725
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week C Manufacturing 2023* 22.8 22.6 1,031 1,722
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 23.0 22.9 1,062 1,807
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2023* 23.3 23.0 1,044 1,749
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week F Construction 2023* 22.8 22.6 1,034 1,752
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023* 22.7 22.6 1,033 1,740
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 22.7 22.6 1,033 1,738
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 22.7 22.7 1,037 1,734
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2023* 22.7 22.4 1,023 1,749
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 22.5 22.5 1,027 1,746
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week J Information and communication 2023* 23.0 22.9 1,045 1,773
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week K Financial institutions 2023* 22.8 22.8 1,046 1,745
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 22.9 22.9 1,048 1,721
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week M-N Business services 2023* 22.7 22.6 1,028 1,740
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2023* 23.0 22.9 1,044 1,768
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2023* 22.6 22.4 1,019 1,726
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 22.8 22.8 1,027 1,642
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 22.8 22.8 1,027 1,637
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week O Public administration and services 2023* 23.1 23.0 1,060 1,666
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week P Education 2023* 22.6 22.6 1,011 1,660
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 22.9 22.9 1,027 1,627
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 22.7 22.7 1,037 1,722
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 22.6 22.6 1,033 1,724
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week S Other service activities 2023* 22.8 22.8 1,040 1,720
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2023* 28.0 27.9 1,263 1,672
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 28.4 28.0 1,278 1,706
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 28.4 27.9 1,271 1,706
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2023* 28.4 28.0 1,278 1,706
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 28.5 28.1 1,282 1,703
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week C Manufacturing 2023* 28.6 28.1 1,282 1,699
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 28.1 27.9 1,291 1,763
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2023* 28.5 28.0 1,269 1,725
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week F Construction 2023* 28.1 27.7 1,268 1,717
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023* 28.0 27.7 1,264 1,721
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 28.0 27.8 1,269 1,724
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 27.9 27.8 1,270 1,724
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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 2022 are definite. Figures for 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of 30 April 2024:
Provisional figures for 2023 are added.

The figures for 2023 are excluding the selections: ‘Type of employment contract: full-time’, ‘Type of employment contract: part-time’ for the branche ‘P Education’

When will new figures be published?
The final figures for 2023 will be published in October 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.