Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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 2022* 10,157 11,377 8,145 14,292
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 B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 893 929 822 1,433
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 814 847 750 1,303
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 142 153 127 220
Total male and female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 17 19 15 26
Total male and female Total 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 52 54 48 82
Total male and female Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 17 18 16 28
Total male and female Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 18 18 17 29
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 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 45 46 43 75
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 62 64 60 104
Total male and female Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 17 18 17 29
Total male and female Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 34 34 31 54
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 57 58 53 94
Total male and female Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 23 24 22 39
Total male and female Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 20 20 20 34
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 117 121 110 195
Total male and female Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 97 101 90 160
Total male and female Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 29 29 27 47
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 54 55 50 87
Total male and female Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 25 26 23 41
Total male and female Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 97 99 92 161
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 25 25 24 40
Total male and female Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2022* 43 43 41 70
Total male and female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 18 19 17 30
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 168 176 149 255
Total male and female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 119 124 104 172
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 49 52 45 83
Total male and female Total D Energy supply 2022* 33 35 29 51
Total male and female Total 35 Energy supply 2022* 33 35 29 51
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 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 42 Civil engineering 2022* 62 64 59 110
Total male and female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 316 347 300 561
Total male and female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 2,475 2,721 1,842 3,334
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 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* 546 578 491 879
Total male and female Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* 869 953 542 958
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 50 Water transport 2022* 21 26 19 35
Total male and female Total 51 Air transport 2022* 24 25 22 35
Total male and female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 117 122 108 191
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 Publishing 2022* 22 24 20 34
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 61 Telecommunications 2022* 26 26 24 42
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 279 306 264 471
Total male and female Total K Financial institutions 2022* 216 227 201 345
Total male and female Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 102 106 96 164
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 49 58 52 87
Total male and female Total 66 Other financial services 2022* 65 64 52 94
Total male and female Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 78 89 67 115
Total male and female Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 78 89 67 115
Total male and female Total M-N Business services 2022* 2,156 2,479 1,621 2,925
Total male and female Total M Other specialised business services 2022* 872 998 730 1,329
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 463 523 405 734
Total male and female Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 618 690 544 987
Total male and female Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* 154 167 139 253
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 74-75 Other specialised services 2022* 119 153 85 160
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 78 Employment activities 2022* 720 785 544 972
Total male and female Total 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* 21 22 18 32
Total male and female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2022* 505 631 296 531
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 P Education 2022* 614 691 490 788
Total male and female Total 85 Education 2022* 614 691 490 788
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 86 Human health activities 2022* 642 718 510 829
Total male and female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 974 1,104 674 1,046
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 Total 93 Sports and recreation 2022* 77 102 54 95
Total male and female Total S Other service activities 2022* 209 250 173 313
Total male and female Total 94 Membership organisations 2022* 62 68 52 86
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 13 15 11 21
Total male and female Total 96 Other personal services 2022* 133 167 110 206
Total male and female Total T Activities of households 2022* 31 56 23 40
Total male and female Total U Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . .
Total male and female Total 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . .
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.