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 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 204 255 179 400
Total male and female Total 01 Agriculture 2022* 198 249 174 389
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 3 3 3 5
Total male and female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 3 3 3 6
Total male and female Total B Mining and quarrying 2022* 8 8 7 14
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 142 153 127 220
Total male and female Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 17 18 15 25
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 62 64 60 104
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 57 58 53 94
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 117 121 110 195
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 54 55 50 87
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 25 25 24 40
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 168 176 149 255
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 49 52 45 83
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2022* 38 39 36 65
Total male and female Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 6 6 5 9
Total male and female Total 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 32 33 30 57
Total male and female Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 1,559 1,691 1,163 2,077
Total male and female Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 144 160 130 240
Total male and female Total H Transportation and storage 2022* 431 464 374 697
Total male and female Total 49 Land transport 2022* 211 228 184 364
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 57 64 41 71
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 485 567 306 560
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2022* 364 402 341 605
Total male and female Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 60 69 53 92
Total male and female Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 37 45 33 58
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 279 306 264 471
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 49 58 52 87
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 463 523 405 734
Total male and female Total 72 Research and development 2022* 49 51 45 77
Total male and female Total 73 Advertising and market research 2022* 86 103 56 104
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 205 256 141 264
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2022* 1,284 1,482 891 1,596
Total male and female Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 39 44 34 61
Total male and female Total O-Q Government and care 2022* 2,770 3,081 2,179 3,483
Total male and female Total O Public administration and services 2022* 540 568 506 820
Total male and female Total 84 Public administration and services 2022* 540 568 506 820
Total male and female Total Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,616 1,822 1,184 1,875
Total male and female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 974 1,104 674 1,046
Total male and female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 192 249 147 273
Total male and female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 115 147 93 178
Total male and female Total 93 Sports and recreation 2022* 77 102 54 95
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 13 15 11 21
Total male and female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 107 120 86 158
Total male and female Employees 01 Agriculture 2022* 103 116 83 152
Total male and female Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 2 2 2 3
Total male and female Employees 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Employees B Mining and quarrying 2022* 7 7 7 13
Total male and female Employees 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 135 139 116 200
Total male and female Employees 18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 15 15 13 21
Total male and female Employees 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Employees 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 62 63 59 102
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 55 56 52 91
Total male and female Employees 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 107 110 100 175
Total male and female Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 53 54 50 86
Total male and female Employees 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 24 24 23 39
Total male and female Employees 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 148 150 130 216
Total male and female Employees 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 40 41 38 67
Total male and female Employees E Water supply and waste management 2022* 37 38 35 64
Total male and female Employees 36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 6 6 5 9
Total male and female Employees 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 31 32 30 55
Total male and female Employees G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 1,394 1,453 1,003 1,725
Total male and female Employees 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 113 117 99 171
Total male and female Employees H Transportation and storage 2022* 385 401 335 611
Total male and female Employees 49 Land transport 2022* 185 193 162 315
Total male and female Employees 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 50 54 34 58
Total male and female Employees I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 411 452 241 410
Total male and female Employees J Information and communication 2022* 313 325 291 505
Total male and female Employees 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 44 46 39 65
Total male and female Employees 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 23 24 20 34
Total male and female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 243 253 228 398
Total male and female Employees 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 49 58 52 87
Total male and female Employees 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 357 377 314 548
Total male and female Employees 72 Research and development 2022* 47 48 43 74
Total male and female Employees 73 Advertising and market research 2022* 42 44 37 65
Total male and female Employees 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 83 88 71 124
Total male and female Employees N Renting and other business support 2022* 989 1,072 754 1,331
Total male and female Employees 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 35 36 30 53
Total male and female Employees O-Q Government and care 2022* 2,459 2,608 1,955 3,038
Total male and female Employees O Public administration and services 2022* 540 568 505 820
Total male and female Employees 84 Public administration and services 2022* 540 568 505 820
Total male and female Employees Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,370 1,459 1,016 1,540
Total male and female Employees 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 817 873 578 857
Total male and female Employees R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 120 143 87 145
Total male and female Employees 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 54 59 43 70
Total male and female Employees 93 Sports and recreation 2022* 66 84 44 75
Total male and female Employees 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 5 5 4 7
Total male and female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 97 135 92 242
Total male and female Self-employed 01 Agriculture 2022* 95 133 91 237
Total male and female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 1 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 1 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed B Mining and quarrying 2022* 0 0 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 7 14 11 20
Total male and female Self-employed 18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 2 3 2 4
Total male and female Self-employed 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 0 1 1 2
Total male and female Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 10 12 9 20
Total male and female Self-employed 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 1 1 1 2
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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.