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 B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 893 929 822 1,433
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 57 58 53 94
Total male and female Total F Construction 2022* 570 639 550 1,027
Total male and female Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 192 228 191 356
Total male and female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 316 347 300 561
Total male and female Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 842 857 771 1,327
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 55 56 52 91
Total male and female Employees F Construction 2022* 343 351 321 566
Total male and female Employees 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 97 100 90 155
Total male and female Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 195 200 182 321
Total male and female Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 51 72 51 106
Total male and female Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed F Construction 2022* 226 287 229 461
Total male and female Self-employed 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 96 128 101 201
Total male and female Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 120 147 118 240
Male Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 686 707 657 1,157
Male Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 47 48 45 80
Male Total F Construction 2022* 509 562 505 950
Male Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 172 201 175 330
Male Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 282 304 277 519
Male Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 647 655 616 1,072
Male Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 46 46 44 77
Male Employees F Construction 2022* 300 304 288 512
Male Employees 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 83 84 79 138
Male Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 172 174 165 293
Male Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 39 52 40 85
Male Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 1 1 1 2
Male Self-employed F Construction 2022* 209 258 217 438
Male Self-employed 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 89 116 96 192
Male Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 110 130 111 227
Female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 207 222 165 277
Female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 10 11 8 14
Female Total F Construction 2022* 61 77 44 77
Female Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 20 27 15 26
Female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 33 43 24 41
Female Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 195 202 154 255
Female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 10 10 8 13
Female Employees F Construction 2022* 43 47 33 54
Female Employees 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 14 15 10 17
Female Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 23 26 17 29
Female Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 12 19 11 21
Female Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 0 1 0 1
Female Self-employed F Construction 2022* 17 30 12 23
Female Self-employed 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 7 12 5 9
Female Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 10 17 6 13
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.