Employment; sex,type of employment contract,job characteristics,cao-sector

Employment; sex,type of employment contract,job characteristics,cao-sector

Sex of employee Type of employment contract Cao-sector Job characteristics 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 Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 6.4 6.2 280 1,673
Total Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 16.2 16.0 730 1,650
Total Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 22.7 22.5 1,018 1,640
Total Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 27.8 27.5 1,239 1,608
Total Total Total Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 32.6 32.2 1,466 1,636
Total Total Total Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 32.5 32.3 1,467 1,694
Total Total Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 35.9 35.9 1,650 1,822
Total Total Sector private companies Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 34.3 34.3 1,574 1,828
Total Total Sector private companies Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 6.5 6.5 297 1,744
Total Total Sector private companies Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 15.9 15.8 723 1,736
Total Total Sector private companies Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 22.7 22.6 1,028 1,736
Total Total Sector private companies Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 28.0 27.7 1,262 1,715
Total Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 23.0 22.9 1,034 1,666
Total Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 26.2 26.2 1,181 1,644
Total Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 35.4 35.4 1,617 1,819
Total Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 7.2 7.2 321 1,624
Total Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 16.4 16.4 739 1,590
Total Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 22.7 22.7 1,014 1,565
Total Total Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 30.4 30.3 1,372 1,657
Total Total Sector government Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 27.5 27.4 1,233 1,672
Total Total Sector government Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 30.9 30.8 1,395 1,653
Total Total Sector government Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Total Sector government Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 6.3 6.2 277 1,613
Total Total Sector government Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 16.8 16.8 757 1,622
Total Part-time Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 24.5 24.5 1,131 1,659
Total Part-time Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 20.4 20.1 918 1,676
Total Part-time Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 16.1 15.8 720 1,671
Total Part-time Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 20.6 20.4 926 1,659
Total Part-time Total Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 15.2 15.1 693 1,741
Total Part-time Total Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 19.3 19.3 886 1,814
Total Part-time Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 22.1 22.1 1,016 1,814
Total Part-time Sector private companies Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 22.1 22.1 1,012 1,765
Total Part-time Sector private companies Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Part-time Sector private companies Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 23.4 23.3 1,068 1,754
Total Part-time Sector private companies Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 17.0 16.8 767 1,744
Total Part-time Sector private companies Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 22.3 22.1 1,011 1,741
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 14.0 14.0 626 1,636
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 23.6 23.6 1,083 1,802
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 21.0 21.0 938 1,617
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 24.8 24.8 1,144 1,663
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 21.9 21.8 983 1,601
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 18.8 18.7 840 1,593
Total Part-time Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 6.6 6.6 298 1,627
Total Part-time Sector government Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 11.5 11.5 523 1,649
Total Part-time Sector government Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Total Part-time Sector government Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 21.8 21.8 993 1,648
Total Part-time Sector government Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 25.4 25.3 1,174 1,670
Total Part-time Sector government Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 23.0 23.0 1,045 1,641
Total Full-time Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 39.1 38.6 1,763 1,763
Total Full-time Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 40.7 39.5 1,830 1,830
Total Full-time Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 40.2 39.7 1,824 1,824
Total Full-time Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 39.6 39.5 1,816 1,816
Total Full-time Total Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 38.5 38.5 1,769 1,769
Total Full-time Total Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 39.5 39.5 1,805 1,805
Total Full-time Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 39.0 38.4 1,759 1,759
Total Full-time Sector private companies Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 39.6 39.0 1,788 1,788
Total Full-time Sector private companies Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 40.2 39.6 1,822 1,822
Total Full-time Sector private companies Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 42.1 40.4 1,865 1,865
Total Full-time Sector private companies Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 42.4 41.5 1,911 1,911
Total Full-time Sector private companies Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 39.9 39.9 1,831 1,831
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 39.6 39.6 1,807 1,807
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 40.0 39.7 1,823 1,823
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 40.5 39.5 1,805 1,805
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 37.5 37.4 1,702 1,702
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 40.6 39.6 1,820 1,820
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 38.1 38.0 1,724 1,724
Total Full-time Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 40.0 37.5 1,708 1,708
Total Full-time Sector government Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 36.5 36.5 1,653 1,653
Total Full-time Sector government Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 38.6 38.5 1,761 1,761
Total Full-time Sector government Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 36.5 36.4 1,644 1,644
Total Full-time Sector government Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 37.0 36.8 1,679 1,679
Total Full-time Sector government Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 0.0 0.0 0 0
Male Total Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 37.1 37.0 1,690 1,690
Male Total Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 38.8 36.9 1,717 1,717
Male Total Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 36.8 36.8 1,678 1,678
Male Total Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 37.4 37.2 1,708 1,708
Male Total Total Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 37.1 36.9 1,687 1,687
Male Total Total Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 37.7 37.7 1,724 1,724
Male Total Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 33.3 32.5 1,475 1,640
Male Total Sector private companies Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 32.8 32.4 1,474 1,704
Male Total Sector private companies Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 39.9 39.3 1,807 1,814
Male Total Sector private companies Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 42.1 37.5 1,725 1,824
Male Total Sector private companies Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 32.4 32.4 1,480 1,778
Male Total Sector private companies Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 38.9 38.7 1,772 1,821
Male Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 22.6 22.4 1,018 1,741
Male Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 28.2 27.7 1,261 1,709
Male Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 32.9 32.3 1,467 1,709
Male Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 40.4 39.5 1,812 1,818
Male Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 41.9 37.0 1,693 1,812
Male Total Subsidised corporations Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 31.9 31.9 1,454 1,792
Male Total Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 16.7 16.6 756 1,628
Male Total Sector government Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 22.6 22.5 1,016 1,595
Male Total Sector government Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 28.2 28.1 1,273 1,589
Male Total Sector government Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 32.4 32.3 1,456 1,591
Male Total Sector government Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 2022 37.4 37.2 1,701 1,703
Male Total Sector government Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 2022 37.0 34.2 1,571 1,706
Male Part-time Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2022 5.9 5.9 261 1,607
Male Part-time Total Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2022 16.5 16.4 734 1,603
Male Part-time Total Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2022 22.7 22.5 1,006 1,608
Male Part-time Total Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2022 27.9 27.7 1,218 1,543
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 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, working hours company car: yes or no, and overtime: yes or no)
- 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 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 paid hours for a job, divided by 52. Paid hours include leave, paid overtime and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours. Weekly working hours without overtime is also determined.
The yearly working hours of a job are the average paid hours a year excluding overtime and holiday leave, reduction of working hours and national holidays. For the yearly working hours of a working year 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.