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

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

Gender Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Jobs (x 1 000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2016* 9,999 7,131
Total male and female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 257 162
Total male and female Total 01 Agriculture 2016* 252 158
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2016* 2 2
Total male and female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2016* 3 2
Total male and female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2016* 863 763
Total male and female Total B Mining and quarrying 2016* 9 9
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2016* 795 701
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 136 112
Total male and female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 18 14
Total male and female Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2016* 14 12
Total male and female Total 16-18 Man. of paper-, wood prod.,print. 2016* 54 48
Total male and female Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2016* 17 16
Total male and female Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2016* 23 19
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 6 6
Total male and female Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2016* 44 42
Total male and female Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2016* 14 12
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2016* 58 54
Total male and female Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2016* 32 29
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 2016* 54 49
Total male and female Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2016* 21 20
Total male and female Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2016* 20 19
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 113 102
Total male and female Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2016* 93 83
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2016* 47 43
Total male and female Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2016* 25 23
Total male and female Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2016* 22 20
Total male and female Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2016* 82 76
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2016* 21 20
Total male and female Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2016* 39 36
Total male and female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 18 16
Total male and female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 140 118
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 188 160
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2016* 47 42
Total male and female Total D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 26 23
Total male and female Total 35 Electricity and gas supply 2016* 26 23
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2016* 33 30
Total male and female Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2016* 5 5
Total male and female Total 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2016* 28 25
Total male and female Total F Construction 2016* 511 447
Total male and female Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2016* 189 159
Total male and female Total 42 Civil engineering 2016* 56 52
Total male and female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2016* 266 235
Total male and female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2016* 2,415 1,627
Total male and female Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 1,542 1,042
Total male and female Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2016* 145 119
Total male and female Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2016* 528 446
Total male and female Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2016* 869 478
Total male and female Total H Transportation and storage 2016* 408 325
Total male and female Total 49 Land transport 2016* 201 166
Total male and female Total 50 Water transport 2016* 19 16
Total male and female Total 51 Air transport 2016* 26 22
Total male and female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2016* 95 84
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2016* 68 37
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 464 260
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2016* 307 262
Total male and female Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and tv 2016* 62 49
Total male and female Total 58 Publishing 2016* 28 23
Total male and female Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2016* 34 26
Total male and female Total 61 Telecommunications 2016* 32 29
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 213 184
Total male and female Total K Financial institutions 2016* 241 211
Total male and female Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2016* 118 106
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2016* 58 52
Total male and female Total 66 Other financial services 2016* 65 53
Total male and female Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 85 63
Total male and female Total M-N Business services 2016* 2,164 1,386
Total male and female Total M Other specialised business services 2016* 812 587
Total male and female Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2016* 85 63
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2016* 401 314
Total male and female Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2016* 540 431
Total male and female Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2016* 138 117
Total male and female Total 72 Research and development 2016* 40 35
Total male and female Total 73 Advertising and market research 2016* 110 57
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 232 122
Total male and female Total 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 122 65
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2016* 1,353 799
Total male and female Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2016* 38 29
Total male and female Total 78 Employment activities 2016* 733 489
Total male and female Total 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc. 2016* 25 20
Total male and female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 557 261
Total male and female Total O-Q Government and care 2016* 2,663 1,898
Total male and female Total O Public administration and services 2016* 512 459
Total male and female Total 84 Public administration and services 2016* 512 459
Total male and female Total P Education 2016* 587 429
Total male and female Total 85 Education 2016* 587 429
Total male and female Total Q Health and social work activities 2016* 1,563 1,010
Total male and female Total 86 Human health activities 2016* 625 452
Total male and female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 938 558
Total male and female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 492 313
Total male and female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 217 135
Total male and female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2016* 125 87
Total male and female Total 93 Sports and recreation 2016* 92 48
Total male and female Total S Other service activities 2016* 231 163
Total male and female Total 94 Membership organisations 2016* 64 47
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumer goods 2016* 15 11
Total male and female Total 96 Other personal services 2016* 153 105
Total male and female Total T Activities of households 2016* 44 15
Total male and female Total U Extraterritorial organisations 2016* . .
Total male and female Total 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2016* . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


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

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.