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 Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 8,403 8,899 6,756 11,387
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 B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 842 857 771 1,327
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 765 779 700 1,201
Total male and female Employees 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 135 139 116 200
Total male and female Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 14 14 12 21
Total male and female Employees 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 48 49 44 74
Total male and female Employees 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 15 15 14 24
Total male and female Employees 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 18 18 17 29
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 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 45 45 43 74
Total male and female Employees 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 62 63 59 102
Total male and female Employees 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 17 17 16 28
Total male and female Employees 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 33 34 31 54
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 55 56 52 91
Total male and female Employees 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 22 22 21 37
Total male and female Employees 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 20 20 20 34
Total male and female Employees 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 107 110 100 175
Total male and female Employees 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 87 89 81 141
Total male and female Employees 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 28 29 27 46
Total male and female Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 53 54 50 86
Total male and female Employees 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 25 25 23 40
Total male and female Employees 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 96 98 92 160
Total male and female Employees 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 24 24 23 39
Total male and female Employees 29-30 Transport equipment 2022* 42 42 40 68
Total male and female Employees 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 17 18 16 29
Total male and female Employees 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 148 150 130 216
Total male and female Employees 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 107 109 93 150
Total male and female Employees 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 40 41 38 67
Total male and female Employees D Energy supply 2022* 32 33 29 50
Total male and female Employees 35 Energy supply 2022* 32 33 29 50
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 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 42 Civil engineering 2022* 51 52 49 90
Total male and female Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 195 200 182 321
Total male and female Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 2,190 2,306 1,579 2,746
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 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* 514 533 461 809
Total male and female Employees 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* 767 803 443 746
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 50 Water transport 2022* 15 16 14 25
Total male and female Employees 51 Air transport 2022* 24 24 22 35
Total male and female Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 110 113 103 179
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 Publishing 2022* 21 22 19 32
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 61 Telecommunications 2022* 25 26 24 42
Total male and female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 243 253 228 398
Total male and female Employees K Financial institutions 2022* 210 219 196 334
Total male and female Employees 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 102 104 96 163
Total male and female Employees 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 49 58 52 87
Total male and female Employees 66 Other financial services 2022* 60 57 48 84
Total male and female Employees L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 67 71 58 96
Total male and female Employees 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 67 71 58 96
Total male and female Employees M-N Business services 2022* 1,602 1,715 1,297 2,277
Total male and female Employees M Other specialised business services 2022* 613 643 543 946
Total male and female Employees 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 357 377 314 548
Total male and female Employees 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 483 506 428 748
Total male and female Employees 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* 126 129 114 200
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 74-75 Other specialised services 2022* 41 44 34 59
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 78 Employment activities 2022* 713 774 538 960
Total male and female Employees 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* 17 18 15 27
Total male and female Employees 80-82 Security, other business services 2022* 224 244 171 291
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 P Education 2022* 548 582 433 678
Total male and female Employees 85 Education 2022* 548 582 433 678
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 86 Human health activities 2022* 553 586 439 683
Total male and female Employees 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 817 873 578 857
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 Employees 93 Sports and recreation 2022* 66 84 44 75
Total male and female Employees S Other service activities 2022* 119 128 93 154
Total male and female Employees 94 Membership organisations 2022* 62 67 52 84
Total male and female Employees 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 5 5 4 7
Total male and female Employees 96 Other personal services 2022* 53 57 37 62
Total male and female Employees T Activities of households 2022* 31 55 23 40
Total male and female Employees U Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . .
Total male and female Employees 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.