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 Q Health and social work activities 2023* 7.1 7.1 318 1,630
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: 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: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 27.8 27.8 1,250 1,628
Total Total Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32.3 32.2 1,455 1,633
Total Total Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 37.7 37.6 1,716 1,722
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 7.1 7.1 318 1,630
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 16.2 16.2 728 1,628
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 22.9 22.9 1,027 1,627
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 27.8 27.8 1,250 1,630
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32.2 32.2 1,453 1,639
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 36.0 36.0 1,653 1,815
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 28.5 28.4 1,229 1,229
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 33.7 33.4 1,490 1,490
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 37.8 37.7 1,719 1,719
Sex: Male Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 6.6 6.5 295 1,652
Sex: Male Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 16.1 16.1 726 1,647
Sex: Male Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 22.9 22.9 1,035 1,641
Sex: Male Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 28.1 28.1 1,266 1,631
Sex: Male Total Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32.3 32.2 1,459 1,636
Sex: Male Total Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 37.7 37.6 1,716 1,721
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 6.6 6.5 295 1,652
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 16.1 16.1 726 1,647
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 22.9 22.9 1,035 1,641
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 28.1 28.1 1,266 1,636
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32.2 32.2 1,457 1,644
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 36.1 36.1 1,658 1,826
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 34.0 33.4 1,496 1,496
Sex: Male Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 37.7 37.6 1,718 1,718
Sex: Female Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 7.2 7.2 321 1,627
Sex: Female Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 16.2 16.2 728 1,627
Sex: Female Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 22.9 22.9 1,027 1,626
Sex: Female Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 27.8 27.7 1,248 1,627
Sex: Female Total Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32.2 32.2 1,454 1,632
Sex: Female Total Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 37.7 37.7 1,716 1,724
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 7.2 7.2 321 1,627
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 16.2 16.2 728 1,627
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 22.9 22.9 1,027 1,626
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 27.8 27.7 1,248 1,629
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32.2 32.2 1,452 1,638
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 36.0 35.9 1,650 1,810
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 28.4 28.3 1,227 1,227
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023* 33.5 33.4 1,488 1,488
Sex: Female Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: 35 hours a week or more Q Health and social work activities 2023* 37.8 37.8 1,720 1,720
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.