Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts, 1995-2022

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Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts, 1995-2022
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 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 3 3 3 6
Total male and female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 432 555 343 626
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 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 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 270 327 203 338
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 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 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 1 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 162 228 140 288
Total male and female Self-employed R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 72 106 60 128
Total male and female Self-employed 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 60 88 51 108
Male Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 136 169 126 294
Male Total 01 Agriculture 2022* 132 164 121 284
Male Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 2 3 2 6
Male Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 164 215 141 265
Male Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 96 129 79 151
Male Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 57 76 49 98
Male Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 70 77 60 111
Male Employees 01 Agriculture 2022* 67 74 57 106
Male Employees 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 1 1 1 2
Male Employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 105 127 86 146
Male Employees R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 57 69 45 76
Male Employees 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 24 26 21 34
Male Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 66 91 66 183
Male Self-employed 01 Agriculture 2022* 65 89 64 179
Male Self-employed 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 1 1 1 3
Male Self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 59 87 55 119
Male Self-employed R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 39 60 34 75
Male Self-employed 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 33 50 29 63
Female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 67 86 53 106
Female Total 01 Agriculture 2022* 66 85 53 105
Female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 0 1 0 1
Female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 268 340 202 361
Female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 96 121 68 122
Female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 58 71 44 80
Female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 37 42 26 47
Female Employees 01 Agriculture 2022* 36 42 26 46
Female Employees 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 165 200 116 192
Female Employees R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 63 75 42 69
Female Employees 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 30 33 22 36
Female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 30 44 27 59
Female Self-employed 01 Agriculture 2022* 30 44 27 58
Female Self-employed 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 103 141 85 169
Female Self-employed R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 33 46 26 53
Female Self-employed 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 28 39 22 44
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: 1995 up to and including 2022.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and further are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2021 and further will not become final.

Changes as of June 24th 2024:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the 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.