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 | 2024 | 29.5 | 29.3 | 1,335 | 1,756 |
| Total | Total | Total | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 35.4 | 34.9 | 1,597 | 1,797 |
| Total | Total | Total | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 1,359 | 1,841 |
| Total | Total | Total | B-F Manifacturing and energy | 2024 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 1,618 | 1,794 |
| Total | Total | Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 35.5 | 35.0 | 1,599 | 1,777 |
| Total | Total | Total | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 38.4 | 37.9 | 1,733 | 1,842 |
| Total | Total | Total | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 35.4 | 34.9 | 1,593 | 1,773 |
| Total | Total | Total | D Energy supply | 2024 | 35.5 | 35.3 | 1,637 | 1,817 |
| Total | Total | Total | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 37.7 | 36.4 | 1,653 | 1,799 |
| Total | Total | Total | F Construction | 2024 | 36.7 | 36.2 | 1,666 | 1,834 |
| Total | Total | Total | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 1,324 | 1,790 |
| Total | Total | Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 1,212 | 1,785 |
| Total | Total | Total | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 1,230 | 1,786 |
| Total | Total | Total | H Transportation and storage | 2024 | 34.5 | 32.9 | 1,503 | 1,796 |
| Total | Total | Total | I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 919 | 1,767 |
| Total | Total | Total | J Information and communication | 2024 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 1,627 | 1,808 |
| Total | Total | Total | K Financial institutions | 2024 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 1,574 | 1,766 |
| Total | Total | Total | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 1,425 | 1,744 |
| Total | Total | Total | M-N Business services | 2024 | 30.7 | 30.3 | 1,385 | 1,800 |
| Total | Total | Total | M Other specialised business services | 2024 | 33.5 | 33.4 | 1,524 | 1,805 |
| Total | Total | Total | N Renting and other business support | 2024 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 1,295 | 1,796 |
| Total | Total | Total | O-U Noncommercial services | 2024 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 1,235 | 1,680 |
| Total | Total | Total | O-Q Government and care | 2024 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1,244 | 1,674 |
| Total | Total | Total | O Public administration and services | 2024 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 1,516 | 1,695 |
| Total | Total | Total | P Education | 2024 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 1,259 | 1,697 |
| Total | Total | Total | Q Health and social work activities | 2024 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 1,128 | 1,653 |
| Total | Total | Total | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2024 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 1,148 | 1,750 |
| Total | Total | Total | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 1,062 | 1,756 |
| Total | Total | Total | S Other service activities | 2024 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 1,254 | 1,744 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 253 | 1,733 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 331 | 1,745 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 326 | 1,743 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | B-F Manifacturing and energy | 2024 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 341 | 1,751 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 323 | 1,743 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 322 | 1,742 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | D Energy supply | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | F Construction | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 240 | 1,730 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 236 | 1,726 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 221 | 1,717 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | H Transportation and storage | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 285 | 1,747 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | J Information and communication | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | K Financial institutions | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | M-N Business services | 2024 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 294 | 1,773 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | M Other specialised business services | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | N Renting and other business support | 2024 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 290 | 1,770 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | O-U Noncommercial services | 2024 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 301 | 1,762 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | O-Q Government and care | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | O Public administration and services | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | P Education | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | Q Health and social work activities | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2024 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 294 | 1,780 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 291 | 1,784 |
| Total | Total | Younger than 15 years | S Other service activities | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 605 | 1,743 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 964 | 1,792 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 724 | 1,805 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | B-F Manifacturing and energy | 2024 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 1,056 | 1,789 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 889 | 1,774 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 883 | 1,772 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | D Energy supply | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | F Construction | 2024 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 1,331 | 1,805 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 554 | 1,752 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 522 | 1,746 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 520 | 1,736 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | H Transportation and storage | 2024 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 832 | 1,806 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | I Accommodation and food serving | 2024 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 505 | 1,757 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | J Information and communication | 2024 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 855 | 1,808 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | K Financial institutions | 2024 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 779 | 1,795 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2024 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 717 | 1,778 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | M-N Business services | 2024 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 699 | 1,769 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | M Other specialised business services | 2024 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 774 | 1,804 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | N Renting and other business support | 2024 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 688 | 1,764 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | O-U Noncommercial services | 2024 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 689 | 1,679 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | O-Q Government and care | 2024 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 708 | 1,656 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | O Public administration and services | 2024 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 883 | 1,716 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | P Education | 2024 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 997 | 1,710 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | Q Health and social work activities | 2024 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 634 | 1,633 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2024 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 630 | 1,764 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2024 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 527 | 1,775 |
| Total | Total | 15 to 19 years | S Other service activities | 2024 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 867 | 1,750 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | A-U All economic activities | 2024 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 1,111 | 1,760 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2024 | 33.4 | 32.8 | 1,507 | 1,816 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2024 | 29.5 | 28.6 | 1,321 | 1,875 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | B-F Manifacturing and energy | 2024 | 34.0 | 33.5 | 1,538 | 1,808 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2024 | 32.7 | 32.1 | 1,470 | 1,787 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | B Mining and quarrying | 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | C Manufacturing | 2024 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 1,465 | 1,785 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | D Energy supply | 2024 | 31.6 | 31.4 | 1,457 | 1,826 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | E Water supply and waste management | 2024 | 36.2 | 34.7 | 1,584 | 1,815 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | F Construction | 2024 | 36.2 | 35.7 | 1,646 | 1,838 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | G-N Commercial services | 2024 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 1,078 | 1,784 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2024 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 1,008 | 1,777 |
| Total | Total | 20 to 24 years | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2024 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 1,042 | 1,774 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||
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 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 2024 are final.
Changes as of 10 October 2025:
Provisional figures for 2024 are replaced by final figures.
When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2025 will be published in May 2026.
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.