Employment; sex, type of employment contract, size of company, cao-sector

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Sex of employee Type of employment contract Size of company 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 Total Total employed persons 1,200 989 34.40 4,007 4,001 57,170 48,090 9,080 10 30.8
0 to 9 employed persons 2 1 37.03 3,391 3,389 47,170 40,690 6,480 70 24.2
10 to 99 employed persons 36 26 33.55 3,350 3,348 47,240 40,200 7,030 10 26.5
100 or more employed persons 1,161 962 34.42 4,029 4,022 57,490 48,350 9,150 10 30.9
Type of employment contract: part-time Total employed persons 628 417 33.90 3,126 3,123 44,280 37,510 6,760 0 24.4
0 to 9 employed persons 2 1 34.61 2,603 2,601 35,950 31,230 4,720 30 19.9
10 to 99 employed persons 26 16 32.73 2,740 2,738 38,680 32,880 5,800 0 22.2
100 or more employed persons 600 401 33.94 3,144 3,141 44,540 37,730 6,810 0 24.5
Type of employment contract: full-time Total employed persons 572 572 34.76 4,975 4,964 71,330 59,700 11,620 20 37.7
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 to 99 employed persons 10 10 34.78 4,904 4,899 69,000 58,850 10,150 40 37.4
100 or more employed persons 561 561 34.76 4,976 4,964 71,360 59,710 11,650 20 37.7
Sex: Male Total Total employed persons 507 450 35.05 4,452 4,440 63,980 53,420 10,560 20 33.4
0 to 9 employed persons 1 0 42.41 4,442 4,437 62,030 53,300 8,720 220 27.6
10 to 99 employed persons 9 8 35.09 4,159 4,153 58,630 49,910 8,720 50 31.3
100 or more employed persons 498 442 35.04 4,457 4,445 64,080 53,480 10,600 20 33.5
Type of employment contract: part-time Total employed persons 158 101 35.16 3,107 3,104 44,270 37,290 6,980 0 23.4
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 to 99 employed persons 4 3 33.30 2,933 2,930 41,350 35,200 6,150 10 23.3
100 or more employed persons 153 98 35.20 3,113 3,109 44,360 37,350 7,010 0 23.4
Type of employment contract: full-time Total employed persons 349 349 35.02 5,057 5,042 72,860 60,690 12,170 20 38.0
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 to 99 employed persons 5 5 35.97 5,137 5,128 72,410 61,640 10,770 70 37.7
100 or more employed persons 344 344 34.99 5,055 5,040 72,860 60,660 12,190 20 38.0
Sex: Female Total Total employed persons 693 539 33.86 3,682 3,679 52,180 44,180 8,000 10 28.8
0 to 9 employed persons 1 1 34.74 3,018 3,017 41,900 36,210 5,680 20 23.0
10 to 99 employed persons 27 18 32.91 3,085 3,083 43,500 37,020 6,480 0 24.9
100 or more employed persons 664 519 33.89 3,708 3,705 52,560 44,500 8,060 10 29.0
Type of employment contract: part-time Total employed persons 470 316 33.50 3,132 3,130 44,280 37,590 6,690 0 24.8
0 to 9 employed persons 1 1 33.66 2,572 2,570 35,600 30,860 4,740 20 20.2
10 to 99 employed persons 22 13 32.62 2,705 2,704 38,200 32,460 5,740 0 22.0
100 or more employed persons 447 303 33.54 3,155 3,153 44,600 37,860 6,740 0 24.9
Type of employment contract: full-time Total employed persons 222 222 34.36 4,846 4,841 68,910 58,150 10,760 20 37.3
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
10 to 99 employed persons 5 5 33.63 4,683 4,681 65,770 56,200 9,570 10 37.1
100 or more employed persons 217 217 34.37 4,849 4,845 68,980 58,190 10,790 20 37.3
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 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

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.