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

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Type of employment contract Job characterics Industry class / branch (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)
Total Total A-F Agriculture and industry 1,359 1,207 29.69 4,015 3,950 55,320 48,170 7,140 920 35.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 110 82 22.03 2,562 2,497 33,210 30,740 2,470 390 30.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 292 191 26.29 2,522 2,516 34,210 30,270 3,940 310 25.2
R Culture, sports and recreation 161 97 25.26 2,241 2,237 30,400 26,890 3,510 280 23.2
Job type: temporary A-F Agriculture and industry 3 2 17.70 2,332 2,144 29,910 27,990 1,920 110 33.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 1 16.43 2,134 1,969 26,780 25,610 1,170 30 33.6
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Job type: stand-by A-F Agriculture and industry 75 33 16.01 1,099 1,078 13,820 13,190 640 20 17.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 30 15 14.63 1,218 1,199 14,940 14,610 330 10 21.5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 59 17 15.84 697 696 8,830 8,370 460 0 11.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 45 13 15.62 648 648 8,210 7,780 430 0 10.9
Job type: manager large shareholder A-F Agriculture and industry 51 44 37.39 4,984 4,982 62,290 59,800 2,490 3,440 34.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8 6 33.53 4,025 4,025 49,440 48,300 1,140 2,110 31.3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 8 6 36.58 4,679 4,679 58,320 56,150 2,170 2,880 33.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 5 4 36.79 4,785 4,785 59,550 57,420 2,130 2,800 34.0
Job type: WSW A-F Agriculture and industry 44 37 16.88 1,998 1,996 26,860 23,980 2,880 0 30.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Job type: trainee post A-F Agriculture and industry 12 10 3.57 467 466 5,710 5,600 100 10 34.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 5 4 3.05 297 297 3,600 3,560 30 0 25.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 3 2 2.60 286 286 3,470 3,440 30 0 28.8
Job type: regular job A-F Agriculture and industry 1,174 1,081 30.48 4,275 4,202 59,300 51,300 8,010 920 36.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 71 59 23.01 2,989 2,897 39,430 35,860 3,570 370 33.8
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 219 164 27.51 2,991 2,982 40,920 35,890 5,040 310 28.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 108 78 26.84 2,840 2,834 39,030 34,080 4,950 290 27.7
Type of contract: specified time A-F Agriculture and industry 241 192 20.31 2,482 2,441 32,450 29,790 2,670 260 31.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 36 25 15.96 1,795 1,748 22,490 21,540 950 40 29.1
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 124 68 21.15 1,701 1,697 22,910 20,420 2,490 100 21.1
R Culture, sports and recreation 78 39 21.45 1,570 1,568 21,530 18,840 2,680 110 19.2
Type of contract: unspecified time A-F Agriculture and industry 1,067 971 31.20 4,315 4,242 60,160 51,780 8,380 950 36.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 66 50 23.70 2,797 2,714 37,020 33,570 3,450 370 30.7
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 160 117 28.70 3,055 3,047 41,820 36,660 5,150 360 28.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 78 55 27.05 2,746 2,740 37,370 32,960 4,420 290 26.6
Type of contract: other A-F Agriculture and industry 51 44 37.39 4,984 4,982 62,290 59,800 2,490 3,440 34.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8 6 33.53 4,025 4,025 49,440 48,300 1,140 2,110 31.3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 8 6 36.58 4,679 4,679 58,320 56,150 2,170 2,880 33.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 5 4 36.79 4,785 4,785 59,550 57,420 2,130 2,800 34.0
Working hours: less than12 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 74 13 19.34 495 479 6,840 5,940 900 180 6.6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 22 3 14.97 344 341 4,320 4,130 190 80 6.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 65 11 18.46 440 439 5,760 5,290 470 30 6.2
R Culture, sports and recreation 47 7 17.52 403 402 5,220 4,840 390 30 6.0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 45 19 21.25 1,329 1,303 17,850 15,940 1,910 260 16.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8 3 17.68 1,081 1,067 13,730 12,970 760 160 16.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 31 13 19.49 1,191 1,186 15,690 14,290 1,400 50 16.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 18 8 18.53 1,122 1,120 14,650 13,470 1,190 50 15.9
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 65 39 23.43 2,040 2,018 27,220 24,480 2,740 270 22.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8 5 20.50 1,766 1,748 22,610 21,200 1,420 220 22.6
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 37 22 21.97 1,904 1,900 25,250 22,850 2,400 70 22.8
R Culture, sports and recreation 18 11 21.33 1,842 1,839 24,250 22,100 2,140 80 22.6
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 47 35 25.60 2,786 2,721 37,720 33,430 4,290 280 28.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5 4 20.75 2,250 2,196 29,170 27,000 2,170 170 28.3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 25 19 23.95 2,550 2,545 34,090 30,600 3,500 90 28.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 12 9 23.63 2,515 2,511 33,330 30,190 3,140 60 28.0
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 155 133 29.55 3,697 3,637 50,600 44,370 6,240 480 32.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8 7 22.41 2,795 2,744 36,490 33,540 2,940 270 32.8
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 43 37 25.84 3,169 3,162 42,450 38,020 4,430 170 32.3
R Culture, sports and recreation 19 16 24.48 3,005 3,000 39,960 36,060 3,890 110 32.2
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more A-F Agriculture and industry 972 968 30.37 4,650 4,576 64,240 55,800 8,440 1,150 40.0
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 60 59 22.78 3,668 3,564 47,630 44,010 3,620 600 41.8
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 91 90 29.81 4,407 4,395 60,700 52,880 7,820 830 38.7
R Culture, sports and recreation 46 46 29.02 4,316 4,308 59,870 51,790 8,070 840 38.9
Overtime: yes A-F Agriculture and industry 180 173 26.39 4,284 3,796 58,060 51,410 6,650 430 41.5
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 11 10 19.87 3,503 2,858 45,150 42,030 3,120 130 44.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 6 5 21.00 2,830 2,522 38,460 33,960 4,490 90 34.6
R Culture, sports and recreation 2 2 22.45 2,887 2,552 38,940 34,640 4,300 80 32.9
Overtime: no A-F Agriculture and industry 1,179 1,035 30.24 3,973 3,973 54,900 47,680 7,220 1,000 34.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 99 71 22.35 2,456 2,456 31,860 29,470 2,390 420 28.7
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 286 186 26.43 2,516 2,516 34,120 30,190 3,930 320 25.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 159 96 25.30 2,233 2,233 30,290 26,790 3,500 280 23.1
Car of the company: yes A-F Agriculture and industry 154 148 42.59 6,274 6,223 88,560 75,280 13,270 8,120 38.5
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5 5 39.02 5,423 5,384 73,680 65,080 8,600 8,150 36.5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 12 11 45.79 6,367 6,362 92,560 76,400 16,150 7,540 36.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 6 5 50.31 7,094 7,090 107,180 85,120 22,050 7,900 36.8
Car of the company: no A-F Agriculture and industry 1,205 1,059 27.85 3,725 3,659 51,070 44,700 6,360 0 35.0
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 105 77 20.98 2,417 2,351 31,160 29,010 2,160 0 29.9
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 280 180 25.03 2,356 2,349 31,680 28,270 3,410 0 24.7
R Culture, sports and recreation 155 92 23.76 2,063 2,059 27,590 24,760 2,830 0 22.7
Type of employment contract: part-time Total A-F Agriculture and industry 428 277 27.43 2,616 2,575 35,640 31,390 4,250 400 25.0
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 53 24 20.31 1,362 1,342 17,590 16,340 1,260 170 17.5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 207 107 23.34 1,745 1,742 23,250 20,940 2,310 100 19.6
R Culture, sports and recreation 118 54 21.93 1,462 1,459 19,300 17,540 1,760 70 17.5
Job type: temporary A-F Agriculture and industry 1 1 16.79 1,538 1,435 20,080 18,460 1,620 60 23.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 0 15.94 1,393 1,330 17,840 16,720 1,120 10 22.9
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Job type: stand-by A-F Agriculture and industry 62 19 15.60 719 708 9,080 8,630 440 10 12.0
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 21 7 13.48 603 599 7,450 7,240 210 0 11.7
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 57 16 15.73 631 631 7,990 7,580 410 0 10.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 44 11 15.47 594 594 7,510 7,130 380 0 10.1
Job type: manager large shareholder A-F Agriculture and industry 12 6 35.82 2,621 2,619 33,050 31,450 1,600 2,320 19.1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 1 32.16 2,063 2,063 25,320 24,760 560 1,410 16.8
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2 1 35.92 2,518 2,517 31,680 30,220 1,470 1,980 18.3
R Culture, sports and recreation 1 1 36.47 2,693 2,693 33,930 32,320 1,610 1,890 19.3
Job type: WSW A-F Agriculture and industry 22 15 16.54 1,608 1,607 21,580 19,300 2,280 0 25.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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.

Figures for the years 2009 to 2023 are final. Figures for 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of 28 April 2025:
Provisional figures for 2024 are added.
The figures for 2024 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 2024 will be published in October 2025.

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.