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 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.
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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.