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 2022 6.6 6.6 300 1,722
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 6.5 6.4 294 1,751
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 6.0 6.0 273 1,749
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2022 6.7 6.6 303 1,751
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 6.8 6.7 306 1,745
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week C Manufacturing 2022 7.0 6.8 312 1,740
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2022 5.1 5.1 236 1,827
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2022 7.0 6.3 289 1,775
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week F Construction 2022 6.6 6.5 297 1,766
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 6.6 6.5 299 1,742
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 6.7 6.7 306 1,740
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 6.9 6.8 311 1,728
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2022 7.1 6.9 318 1,767
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2022 6.5 6.4 295 1,758
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week J Information and communication 2022 7.0 6.9 317 1,789
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week K Financial institutions 2022 6.7 6.7 307 1,796
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 6.6 6.6 304 1,774
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 6.2 6.1 280 1,737
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 6.6 6.6 300 1,779
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2022 6.1 6.0 276 1,728
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 6.7 6.7 304 1,671
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2022 6.8 6.8 307 1,655
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 5.3 5.3 246 1,701
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week P Education 2022 6.5 6.5 293 1,705
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 7.1 7.1 320 1,638
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 6.3 6.2 286 1,748
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 6.0 6.0 276 1,750
Total Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week S Other service activities 2022 6.8 6.8 311 1,744
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2022 16.0 16.0 727 1,704
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 16.3 16.1 739 1,738
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 15.9 15.8 724 1,744
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2022 16.3 16.2 742 1,737
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 16.4 16.2 744 1,729
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week C Manufacturing 2022 16.4 16.2 744 1,725
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2022 16.1 16.1 744 1,822
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2022 16.7 16.3 744 1,760
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week F Construction 2022 16.2 16.0 735 1,759
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 15.8 15.7 720 1,739
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 15.7 15.6 718 1,740
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 15.7 15.6 718 1,731
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2022 16.1 15.9 728 1,761
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2022 15.6 15.6 716 1,754
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week J Information and communication 2022 16.0 15.9 729 1,782
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week K Financial institutions 2022 16.2 16.2 745 1,779
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 16.2 16.2 744 1,755
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 15.9 15.7 719 1,731
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 16.1 16.1 735 1,776
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2022 15.8 15.7 716 1,722
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 16.3 16.3 736 1,656
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2022 16.3 16.3 736 1,648
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 16.8 16.8 780 1,685
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2022 16.4 16.4 742 1,678
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 16.3 16.2 731 1,635
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 16.1 16.0 734 1,735
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 15.9 15.9 730 1,738
Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week S Other service activities 2022 16.3 16.2 740 1,730
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2022 22.8 22.7 1,034 1,692
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 22.7 22.6 1,035 1,739
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 22.5 22.3 1,024 1,745
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2022 22.7 22.6 1,036 1,739
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 22.7 22.6 1,036 1,732
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week C Manufacturing 2022 22.7 22.6 1,034 1,728
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2022 22.9 22.8 1,058 1,818
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2022 23.2 23.0 1,048 1,756
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week F Construction 2022 22.7 22.6 1,038 1,759
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 22.7 22.6 1,036 1,745
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 22.7 22.6 1,037 1,744
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 22.7 22.6 1,040 1,741
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2022 22.7 22.4 1,025 1,754
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2022 22.5 22.5 1,031 1,751
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week J Information and communication 2022 23.0 22.9 1,051 1,781
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week K Financial institutions 2022 22.9 22.8 1,050 1,750
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 22.9 22.9 1,052 1,730
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 22.7 22.5 1,030 1,741
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 23.0 22.9 1,048 1,774
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2022 22.6 22.4 1,022 1,725
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 22.8 22.8 1,032 1,651
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2022 22.8 22.8 1,032 1,645
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 23.0 23.0 1,070 1,685
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week P Education 2022 22.6 22.6 1,021 1,675
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 22.9 22.8 1,031 1,634
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 22.7 22.7 1,040 1,726
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 22.6 22.5 1,036 1,730
Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week S Other service activities 2022 22.8 22.8 1,043 1,724
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2022 28.0 27.9 1,268 1,676
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 28.3 28.0 1,284 1,716
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 28.3 27.9 1,277 1,715
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week B-F Industry and energy 2022 28.3 28.0 1,285 1,716
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 28.4 28.1 1,288 1,713
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week C Manufacturing 2022 28.4 28.1 1,289 1,710
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week D Electricity and gas supply 2022 27.9 27.8 1,291 1,774
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2022 28.3 28.0 1,275 1,727
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week F Construction 2022 28.0 27.7 1,274 1,728
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 28.0 27.7 1,269 1,727
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 28.0 27.8 1,274 1,733
Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 27.9 27.8 1,275 1,732
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.

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.