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

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Other characteristics employee 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 A-U All economic activities 9,041 6,868 28.98 3,247 3,216 45,220 38,960 6,250 570 29.5
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
B-F Manifacturing and energy 1,248 1,126 30.26 4,143 4,078 57,280 49,720 7,560 970 35.8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 883 794 30.66 4,149 4,082 58,530 49,790 8,740 670 35.5
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 43.82 6,403 6,318 104,790 76,840 27,960 800 38.4
C Manufacturing 796 715 30.27 4,079 4,014 57,360 48,940 8,420 640 35.3
D Energy supply 39 35 37.89 5,235 5,193 75,340 62,820 12,520 1,250 35.7
E Water supply and waste management 39 36 28.28 4,042 3,893 55,980 48,510 7,470 680 37.7
F Construction 366 332 29.33 4,128 4,070 54,260 49,540 4,720 1,690 36.7
G-N Commercial services 4,622 3,413 27.34 3,049 3,012 42,460 36,580 5,880 780 29.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,383 1,617 23.84 2,453 2,407 33,620 29,440 4,180 570 26.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,479 1,018 24.19 2,500 2,479 34,610 30,010 4,600 740 27.0
H Transportation and storage 409 342 27.38 3,611 3,427 49,610 43,330 6,270 480 34.5
I Accommodation and food serving 495 257 17.63 1,353 1,350 17,430 16,230 1,200 120 20.1
J Information and communication 331 298 34.92 4,747 4,735 68,510 56,970 11,540 1,680 35.7
K Financial institutions 238 212 41.80 5,497 5,488 80,290 65,960 14,330 1,040 34.3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 78 64 32.93 3,917 3,914 53,670 47,000 6,660 1,360 31.2
M-N Business services 1,591 1,221 27.33 3,178 3,142 44,070 38,130 5,930 860 30.6
M Other specialised business services 622 525 35.11 4,472 4,461 62,940 53,670 9,270 1,530 33.5
N Renting and other business support 970 696 21.42 2,348 2,297 31,970 28,180 3,790 430 28.7
O-U Noncommercial services 3,060 2,248 31.23 3,206 3,200 44,890 38,470 6,420 90 27.3
O-Q Government and care 2,769 2,056 31.71 3,278 3,272 46,010 39,340 6,680 60 27.5
O Public administration and services 624 559 34.10 4,330 4,318 62,330 51,960 10,370 20 33.4
P Education 601 444 33.78 3,467 3,465 48,810 41,610 7,200 60 27.9
Q Health and social work activities 1,544 1,053 29.53 2,780 2,775 38,340 33,350 4,980 80 25.0
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
S Other service activities 131 94 27.36 2,869 2,860 38,900 34,430 4,470 360 27.6
Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 43 6 5.77 121 121 1,510 1,460 50 0 5.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 5 1 5.75 158 157 1,940 1,900 40 0 7.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 1 5.47 148 147 1,800 1,770 30 0 7.1
B-F Manifacturing and energy 1 0 6.39 183 182 2,270 2,200 70 10 7.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1 0 6.23 170 168 2,110 2,040 70 0 7.1
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 1 0 6.15 167 165 2,070 2,000 70 0 7.1
D Energy supply 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
F Construction 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G-N Commercial services 36 5 5.74 115 115 1,440 1,380 50 0 5.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 34 5 5.63 111 111 1,380 1,330 50 0 5.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 26 3 5.55 103 102 1,280 1,230 50 0 4.8
H Transportation and storage 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
I Accommodation and food serving 8 1 5.79 138 138 1,700 1,650 50 0 6.2
J Information and communication 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
K Financial institutions 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
M-N Business services 2 0 6.72 167 166 2,120 2,000 120 0 6.5
M Other specialised business services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
N Renting and other business support 2 0 6.44 158 157 2,000 1,890 110 0 6.4
O-U Noncommercial services 1 0 6.45 160 160 2,020 1,920 100 0 6.5
O-Q Government and care 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
O Public administration and services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
P Education 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Q Health and social work activities 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 1 0 5.47 133 133 1,640 1,600 50 0 6.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 1 0 5.27 128 128 1,570 1,530 40 0 6.3
S Other service activities 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
15 to 19 years A-U All economic activities 703 244 10.07 512 507 6,590 6,150 440 10 13.3
A-F Agriculture and industry 51 28 10.04 827 808 10,460 9,920 540 30 21.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 14 6 10.23 635 618 7,890 7,620 270 10 16.1
B-F Manifacturing and energy 37 22 10.00 900 880 11,440 10,800 640 40 23.3
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 23 12 9.64 730 714 9,330 8,760 570 20 19.7
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 22 11 9.56 719 703 9,170 8,620 550 10 19.6
D Energy supply 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
F Construction 14 10 10.39 1,179 1,155 14,910 14,150 760 70 29.4
G-N Commercial services 544 172 9.86 460 455 5,880 5,520 360 10 12.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 450 135 9.28 408 404 5,170 4,890 280 0 11.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 270 81 8.69 380 377 4,870 4,560 310 0 11.4
H Transportation and storage 11 5 12.51 920 866 11,770 11,050 720 20 18.8
I Accommodation and food serving 169 48 9.89 417 416 5,210 5,000 210 0 11.0
J Information and communication 5 2 8.40 602 599 7,680 7,230 450 40 18.8
K Financial institutions 1 1 10.67 701 698 8,920 8,410 500 100 17.1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 1 1 9.27 556 554 7,000 6,670 330 90 15.7
M-N Business services 87 34 12.21 719 706 9,370 8,630 740 20 15.4
M Other specialised business services 11 5 9.52 620 617 7,870 7,440 430 110 17.1
N Renting and other business support 76 30 12.64 733 718 9,580 8,800 780 10 15.1
O-U Noncommercial services 108 44 10.93 627 626 8,350 7,530 820 0 15.2
O-Q Government and care 81 35 11.08 652 651 8,660 7,830 840 0 15.7
O Public administration and services 7 3 12.52 914 912 13,440 10,970 2,470 0 19.2
P Education 12 7 8.61 711 709 9,230 8,530 700 10 22.0
Q Health and social work activities 63 24 11.58 612 612 8,030 7,350 680 0 14.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 26 9 10.44 550 549 7,380 6,600 780 20 13.8
R Culture, sports and recreation 18 5 11.46 504 503 6,980 6,050 930 20 11.5
S Other service activities 8 4 9.02 656 652 8,300 7,880 420 0 19.0
20 to 24 years A-U All economic activities 967 609 17.59 1,646 1,624 21,850 19,760 2,090 110 24.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 95 79 18.07 2,329 2,269 30,380 27,940 2,440 220 33.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 13 9 16.53 1,894 1,816 24,020 22,730 1,290 80 29.5
B-F Manifacturing and energy 81 69 18.29 2,399 2,342 31,410 28,790 2,620 240 34.0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 50 41 17.80 2,238 2,179 29,820 26,850 2,960 110 32.7
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 47 38 17.69 2,216 2,159 29,470 26,590 2,880 100 32.6
D Energy supply 2 1 19.73 2,438 2,411 33,840 29,260 4,590 240 31.9
E Water supply and waste management 2 1 18.52 2,587 2,439 34,770 31,040 3,720 270 36.1
F Construction 31 28 18.99 2,658 2,603 33,960 31,890 2,070 460 36.2
G-N Commercial services 601 363 16.83 1,532 1,507 20,070 18,390 1,680 130 23.8
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 343 195 16.61 1,419 1,395 18,430 17,030 1,400 70 22.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 202 118 16.54 1,451 1,435 18,970 17,410 1,560 90 22.9
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 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 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.