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

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Sex of employee Type of employment contract Cao-sector Job characteristics 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 6.5 6.5 296 1,719
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.0 16.0 726 1,703
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.8 22.8 1,032 1,689
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.0 27.9 1,263 1,673
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.4 32.3 1,466 1,693
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 39.6 39.1 1,788 1,797
Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.4 6.4 292 1,743
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 15.9 15.8 722 1,741
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.8 22.7 1,036 1,742
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.0 27.8 1,266 1,722
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.5 32.3 1,472 1,732
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 40.0 39.4 1,806 1,817
Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 7.1 7.0 316 1,625
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.2 16.2 726 1,622
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.9 22.8 1,025 1,622
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 27.9 27.8 1,251 1,623
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.3 32.2 1,454 1,633
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 37.9 37.7 1,718 1,724
Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.4 6.4 290 1,683
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.5 16.4 748 1,685
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.8 22.8 1,038 1,682
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.2 28.2 1,277 1,650
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.4 32.3 1,460 1,642
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 37.8 37.8 1,719 1,721
Part-time Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.5 6.5 296 1,719
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.0 16.0 726 1,703
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.8 22.8 1,032 1,689
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.0 27.9 1,264 1,679
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.4 32.2 1,464 1,706
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 36.4 36.0 1,644 1,793
Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.4 6.4 292 1,743
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 15.9 15.8 722 1,741
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.8 22.7 1,036 1,742
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 27.9 27.7 1,267 1,734
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.4 32.2 1,471 1,748
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 36.4 36.0 1,647 1,796
Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 7.1 7.0 316 1,625
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.2 16.2 726 1,622
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.9 22.8 1,025 1,622
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 27.9 27.8 1,251 1,625
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.2 32.2 1,452 1,637
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 36.4 36.0 1,645 1,786
Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.4 6.4 290 1,683
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.5 16.4 748 1,685
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.8 22.8 1,038 1,682
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.2 28.2 1,277 1,657
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.2 32.2 1,455 1,655
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 36.0 36.0 1,553 1,681
Full-time Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.5 28.2 1,228 1,228
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 33.8 33.4 1,503 1,503
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 39.8 39.3 1,797 1,797
Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.6 28.2 1,227 1,227
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 33.7 33.2 1,499 1,499
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 40.3 39.7 1,818 1,818
Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.4 28.3 1,223 1,223
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 33.8 33.6 1,497 1,497
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 37.9 37.8 1,721 1,721
Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.2 28.2 1,230 1,230
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 34.0 33.8 1,517 1,517
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 37.9 37.8 1,721 1,721
Male Total Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.3 6.3 286 1,735
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 15.9 15.8 720 1,730
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.7 22.5 1,027 1,724
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.3 28.0 1,273 1,686
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.7 32.4 1,474 1,704
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 39.8 39.3 1,797 1,805
Sector private companies Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.3 6.3 287 1,744
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 15.8 15.7 718 1,744
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.7 22.5 1,027 1,747
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.2 27.8 1,266 1,713
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.8 32.4 1,476 1,728
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 40.2 39.5 1,810 1,819
Subsidised corporations Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.6 6.5 296 1,658
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.2 16.1 731 1,655
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.8 22.7 1,030 1,647
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.2 28.1 1,271 1,639
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.4 32.2 1,462 1,646
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 37.9 37.7 1,721 1,726
Sector government Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 5.8 5.8 263 1,677
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 16.3 16.3 739 1,671
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.6 22.6 1,029 1,670
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.5 28.5 1,295 1,644
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 32.7 32.6 1,477 1,636
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 38.1 38.0 1,732 1,733
Part-time Total Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6.3 6.3 286 1,735
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 15.9 15.8 720 1,730
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 22.7 22.5 1,027 1,724
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 28.3 28.0 1,274 1,704
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, 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 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 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.