Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts
Sex 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 (million hours)
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 1995 7,268 8,021 5,935 10,768
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2019 9,623 10,788 7,751 13,867
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2020 9,584 10,710 7,670 13,309
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 9,773 10,941 7,859 13,751
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 10,157 11,377 8,145 14,292
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 1995 932 958 869 1,551
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2019 803 835 739 1,315
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2020 801 832 738 1,259
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2021* 800 832 737 1,288
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 814 847 750 1,303
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 5,953 6,316 4,992 8,529
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 8,011 8,527 6,415 10,961
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 7,952 8,419 6,390 10,565
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 8,112 8,588 6,542 11,011
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 8,403 8,899 6,756 11,387
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 1995 875 891 822 1,433
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2019 759 773 694 1,213
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2020 756 769 692 1,162
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 753 766 689 1,191
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 765 779 700 1,201
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 1,315 1,705 943 2,239
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 1,612 2,261 1,336 2,907
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 1,631 2,291 1,279 2,744
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 1,661 2,353 1,317 2,740
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 1,754 2,478 1,389 2,906
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 57 67 47 118
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 45 62 45 102
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 45 63 46 97
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 47 65 47 97
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 49 69 50 103
Male Total A-U All economic activities 1995 4,209 4,578 3,895 7,201
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2019 5,057 5,612 4,545 8,405
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2020 5,017 5,555 4,483 8,032
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 5,097 5,657 4,565 8,260
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 5,288 5,873 4,707 8,542
Male Total C Manufacturing 1995 755 772 726 1,291
Male Total C Manufacturing 2019 624 642 598 1,075
Male Total C Manufacturing 2020 621 639 596 1,024
Male Total C Manufacturing 2021* 617 636 592 1,045
Male Total C Manufacturing 2022* 625 645 599 1,051
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 3,506 3,692 3,281 5,669
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 4,230 4,457 3,741 6,599
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 4,174 4,377 3,701 6,299
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 4,238 4,444 3,758 6,530
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,377 4,593 3,855 6,705
Male Employees C Manufacturing 1995 718 729 694 1,207
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2019 590 598 563 995
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2020 586 593 560 947
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 582 589 555 968
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 588 595 560 969
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 703 886 615 1,532
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 827 1,154 804 1,807
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 843 1,178 782 1,733
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 859 1,213 806 1,731
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 910 1,280 852 1,837
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 37 43 32 84
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 34 45 35 80
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 34 46 36 77
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 35 47 37 77
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 38 50 39 82
Female Total A-U All economic activities 1995 3,060 3,443 2,040 3,567
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2019 4,566 5,176 3,207 5,462
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2020 4,567 5,155 3,187 5,277
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 4,676 5,284 3,294 5,491
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,869 5,505 3,437 5,750
Female Total C Manufacturing 1995 177 186 143 260
Female Total C Manufacturing 2019 180 192 140 240
Female Total C Manufacturing 2020 181 193 142 235
Female Total C Manufacturing 2021* 182 195 145 244
Female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 189 202 151 253
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 2,447 2,623 1,711 2,860
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 3,781 4,070 2,674 4,362
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 3,778 4,042 2,690 4,266
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 3,874 4,143 2,784 4,481
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,026 4,307 2,900 4,682
Female Employees C Manufacturing 1995 157 162 128 226
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2019 169 175 130 218
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2020 170 176 132 215
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 171 177 134 224
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 177 183 140 232
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 612 819 328 707
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 785 1,106 533 1,100
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 789 1,113 497 1,011
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 801 1,140 511 1,010
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 843 1,198 537 1,068
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 20 24 15 34
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 11 17 10 22
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 11 17 10 20
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 11 18 10 20
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 12 19 11 21
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: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and further are provisional.

Changes as of June 23rd 2023:
Data of 2022 have been added. Data of 2020 and 2021 have been revised.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 30 months after the end of the reporting year.

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.