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

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Employment;sex,type of employment contract,employee characteristics,SIC2008
Sex of employee Type of employment contract Other characteristics employee 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 Total A-U All economic activities 2023* 29.5 29.2 1,334 1,756
Total Total Total A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 35.4 34.9 1,598 1,796
Total Total Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 30.1 29.5 1,354 1,840
Total Total Total B-F Manifacturing and energy 2023* 35.9 35.4 1,620 1,793
Total Total Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 35.5 35.0 1,599 1,776
Total Total Total B Mining and quarrying 2023* 38.4 37.9 1,732 1,837
Total Total Total C Manufacturing 2023* 35.4 34.9 1,593 1,773
Total Total Total D Energy supply 2023* 35.7 35.5 1,648 1,817
Total Total Total E Water supply and waste management 2023* 37.8 36.4 1,658 1,797
Total Total Total F Construction 2023* 36.7 36.3 1,669 1,834
Total Total Total G-N Commercial services 2023* 29.2 28.9 1,321 1,788
Total Total Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 27.0 26.5 1,215 1,784
Total Total Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 27.0 26.8 1,230 1,784
Total Total Total H Transportation and storage 2023* 34.6 32.9 1,504 1,796
Total Total Total I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 20.3 20.2 927 1,769
Total Total Total J Information and communication 2023* 35.8 35.7 1,628 1,807
Total Total Total K Financial institutions 2023* 33.7 33.7 1,549 1,782
Total Total Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 31.2 31.2 1,426 1,739
Total Total Total M-N Business services 2023* 30.3 29.9 1,367 1,794
Total Total Total M Other specialised business services 2023* 33.7 33.6 1,532 1,802
Total Total Total N Renting and other business support 2023* 28.4 27.8 1,271 1,788
Total Total Total O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 27.3 27.2 1,235 1,682
Total Total Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 27.5 27.4 1,244 1,676
Total Total Total O Public administration and services 2023* 33.4 33.3 1,535 1,713
Total Total Total P Education 2023* 27.7 27.7 1,244 1,684
Total Total Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 25.0 25.0 1,129 1,652
Total Total Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 25.2 25.1 1,151 1,750
Total Total Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 23.3 23.2 1,064 1,756
Total Total Total S Other service activities 2023* 27.6 27.5 1,254 1,743
Total Total Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 2023* 5.8 5.8 265 1,731
Total Total Younger than 15 years A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 7.4 7.4 337 1,743
Total Total Younger than 15 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 7.3 7.3 335 1,739
Total Total Younger than 15 years B-F Manifacturing and energy 2023* 7.5 7.4 341 1,753
Total Total Younger than 15 years B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 7.1 7.1 325 1,746
Total Total Younger than 15 years B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years C Manufacturing 2023* 7.2 7.1 327 1,746
Total Total Younger than 15 years D Energy supply 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years E Water supply and waste management 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years F Construction 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years G-N Commercial services 2023* 5.6 5.6 255 1,727
Total Total Younger than 15 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 5.5 5.5 251 1,724
Total Total Younger than 15 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 5.2 5.2 237 1,714
Total Total Younger than 15 years H Transportation and storage 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 6.5 6.5 296 1,749
Total Total Younger than 15 years J Information and communication 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years K Financial institutions 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years M-N Business services 2023* 6.4 6.4 293 1,762
Total Total Younger than 15 years M Other specialised business services 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years N Renting and other business support 2023* 6.4 6.4 293 1,759
Total Total Younger than 15 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 6.6 6.6 302 1,763
Total Total Younger than 15 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years O Public administration and services 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years P Education 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 6.7 6.7 305 1,778
Total Total Younger than 15 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 6.8 6.8 311 1,784
Total Total Younger than 15 years S Other service activities 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total 15 to 19 years A-U All economic activities 2023* 13.5 13.4 613 1,741
Total Total 15 to 19 years A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 21.1 20.8 953 1,790
Total Total 15 to 19 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 15.9 15.7 718 1,800
Total Total 15 to 19 years B-F Manifacturing and energy 2023* 23.1 22.8 1,046 1,787
Total Total 15 to 19 years B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 19.7 19.4 888 1,774
Total Total 15 to 19 years B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total 15 to 19 years C Manufacturing 2023* 19.5 19.3 881 1,772
Total Total 15 to 19 years D Energy supply 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total 15 to 19 years E Water supply and waste management 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total 15 to 19 years F Construction 2023* 29.0 28.6 1,315 1,803
Total Total 15 to 19 years G-N Commercial services 2023* 12.5 12.4 566 1,748
Total Total 15 to 19 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 11.7 11.7 535 1,743
Total Total 15 to 19 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 11.7 11.6 533 1,731
Total Total 15 to 19 years H Transportation and storage 2023* 19.3 18.6 854 1,809
Total Total 15 to 19 years I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 11.3 11.3 516 1,757
Total Total 15 to 19 years J Information and communication 2023* 19.6 19.5 889 1,805
Total Total 15 to 19 years K Financial institutions 2023* 15.2 15.2 698 1,798
Total Total 15 to 19 years L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 15.7 15.7 718 1,778
Total Total 15 to 19 years M-N Business services 2023* 15.4 15.2 693 1,760
Total Total 15 to 19 years M Other specialised business services 2023* 17.6 17.6 801 1,800
Total Total 15 to 19 years N Renting and other business support 2023* 15.1 14.9 679 1,754
Total Total 15 to 19 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 15.5 15.4 699 1,682
Total Total 15 to 19 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 15.9 15.9 718 1,659
Total Total 15 to 19 years O Public administration and services 2023* 18.2 18.2 839 1,729
Total Total 15 to 19 years P Education 2023* 21.9 21.8 996 1,716
Total Total 15 to 19 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 14.5 14.5 651 1,633
Total Total 15 to 19 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 14.0 13.9 639 1,764
Total Total 15 to 19 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 11.7 11.7 535 1,773
Total Total 15 to 19 years S Other service activities 2023* 19.1 19.1 875 1,753
Total Total 20 to 24 years A-U All economic activities 2023* 24.6 24.4 1,114 1,760
Total Total 20 to 24 years A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 33.3 32.7 1,502 1,815
Total Total 20 to 24 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 29.4 28.6 1,318 1,876
Total Total 20 to 24 years B-F Manifacturing and energy 2023* 33.9 33.3 1,532 1,806
Total Total 20 to 24 years B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 32.6 32.1 1,469 1,787
Total Total 20 to 24 years B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total 20 to 24 years C Manufacturing 2023* 32.6 32.0 1,465 1,785
Total Total 20 to 24 years D Energy supply 2023* 31.8 31.5 1,460 1,823
Total Total 20 to 24 years E Water supply and waste management 2023* 35.7 34.3 1,568 1,814
Total Total 20 to 24 years F Construction 2023* 36.0 35.4 1,636 1,835
Total Total 20 to 24 years G-N Commercial services 2023* 23.9 23.6 1,083 1,782
Total Total 20 to 24 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 22.5 22.2 1,020 1,777
Total Total 20 to 24 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 23.0 22.8 1,048 1,773
Source: CBS.
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This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is classified according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008) and can be broken down into:
- employee characteristics (age and sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract and working hours)
- company characteristics (size of the firm and collective wage agreements)

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.