Employment; economic activity, sex, national accounts,1969-2016

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Employment; economic activity, sex, national accounts,1969-2016
Gender Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Employed persons (x 1 000) Jobs (x 1 000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1 000) Hours worked (mil hour)
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2016* 8,901 9,999 7,131 12,788
Total male and female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 195 257 162 369
Total male and female Total 01 Agriculture 2016* 190 252 158 359
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2016* 2 2 2 4
Total male and female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2016* 3 3 2 6
Total male and female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2016* 833 863 763 1,363
Total male and female Total B Mining and quarrying 2016* 9 9 9 17
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2016* 768 795 701 1,249
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 129 136 112 200
Total male and female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 17 18 14 26
Total male and female Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2016* 14 14 12 23
Total male and female Total 16-18 Man. of paper-, wood prod.,print. 2016* 52 54 48 85
Total male and female Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2016* 17 17 16 28
Total male and female Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2016* 21 23 19 34
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 6 6 6 10
Total male and female Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 44 44 42 73
Total male and female Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 13 14 12 21
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2016* 56 58 54 94
Total male and female Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2016* 32 32 29 53
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 2016* 52 54 49 89
Total male and female Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2016* 21 21 20 36
Total male and female Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2016* 20 20 19 34
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 109 113 102 188
Total male and female Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2016* 90 93 83 154
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2016* 46 47 43 77
Total male and female Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 25 25 23 41
Total male and female Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 21 22 20 36
Total male and female Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 81 82 76 140
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2016* 21 21 20 35
Total male and female Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2016* 38 39 36 65
Total male and female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 17 18 16 30
Total male and female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 136 140 118 197
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 182 188 160 276
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2016* 45 47 42 78
Total male and female Total D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 24 26 23 40
Total male and female Total 35 Electricity and gas supply 2016* 24 26 23 40
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2016* 32 33 30 57
Total male and female Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2016* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Total 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2016* 27 28 25 49
Total male and female Total F Construction 2016* 460 511 447 846
Total male and female Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2016* 158 189 159 298
Total male and female Total 42 Civil engineering 2016* 54 56 52 99
Total male and female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2016* 248 266 235 450
Total male and female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2016* 2,216 2,415 1,627 3,059
Total male and female Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 1,431 1,542 1,042 1,930
Total male and female Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2016* 134 145 119 226
Total male and female Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2016* 501 528 446 820
Total male and female Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2016* 796 869 478 884
Total male and female Total H Transportation and storage 2016* 380 408 325 629
Total male and female Total 49 Land transport 2016* 185 201 166 342
Total male and female Total 50 Water transport 2016* 19 19 16 31
Total male and female Total 51 Air transport 2016* 25 26 22 38
Total male and female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2016* 91 95 84 152
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2016* 59 68 37 66
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 405 464 260 500
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2016* 277 307 262 480
Total male and female Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and tv 2016* 54 62 49 87
Total male and female Total 58 Publishing 2016* 26 28 23 39
Total male and female Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2016* 29 34 26 49
Total male and female Total 61 Telecommunications 2016* 31 32 29 53
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 192 213 184 340
Total male and female Total K Financial institutions 2016* 231 241 211 362
Total male and female Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2016* 114 118 106 179
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2016* 57 58 52 88
Total male and female Total 66 Other financial services 2016* 60 65 53 95
Total male and female Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 73 85 63 112
Total male and female Total M-N Business services 2016* 1,855 2,164 1,386 2,559
Total male and female Total M Other specialised business services 2016* 704 812 587 1,106
Total male and female Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 73 85 63 112
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2016* 354 401 314 584
Total male and female Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 481 540 431 805
Total male and female Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2016* 128 138 117 221
Total male and female Total 72 Research and development 2016* 38 40 35 61
Total male and female Total 73 Advertising and market research 2016* 91 110 57 110
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 185 232 122 240
Total male and female Total 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 94 122 65 129
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2016* 1,151 1,353 799 1,453
Total male and female Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2016* 33 38 29 55
Total male and female Total 78 Employment activities 2016* 656 733 489 874
Total male and female Total 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc. 2016* 23 25 20 36
Total male and female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 439 557 261 487
Total male and female Total O-Q Government and care 2016* 2,384 2,663 1,898 3,055
Total male and female Total O Public administration and services 2016* 483 512 459 739
Total male and female Total 84 Public administration and services 2016* 483 512 459 739
Total male and female Total P Education 2016* 522 587 429 689
Total male and female Total 85 Education 2016* 522 587 429 689
Total male and female Total Q Health and social work activities 2016* 1,379 1,563 1,010 1,627
Total male and female Total 86 Human health activities 2016* 559 625 452 750
Total male and female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 820 938 558 876
Total male and female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 377 492 313 584
Total male and female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 163 217 135 259
Total male and female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2016* 95 125 87 172
Total male and female Total 93 Sports and recreation 2016* 68 92 48 87
Total male and female Total S Other service activities 2016* 191 231 163 301
Total male and female Total 94 Membership organisations 2016* 57 64 47 78
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumer goods 2016* 13 15 11 22
Total male and female Total 96 Other personal services 2016* 121 153 105 200
Total male and female Total T Activities of households 2016* 23 44 15 24
Total male and female Total U Extraterritorial organisations 2016* . . . .
Total male and female Total 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2016* . . . .
Source: CBS.
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This table provides annual data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual data on employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked.

Data available from: 1969 up to and including 2016.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1969 up to and including 2014 are final. Data of 2015 and 2016 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2015 and 2016 will not become final.

Changes as of June 22nd 2018:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources and estimation methods have been used during the revision. Therefore this table has been replaced by table Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
Jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit which specifies that labour will be carried out in return for (financial) remuneration.

A distinction is made between jobs of employees and jobs of self-employed persons.
Full-time equivalent (fte)
A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.