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 B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 893 929 822 1,433
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 142 153 127 220
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 54 55 50 87
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 485 567 306 560
Total male and female Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 842 857 771 1,327
Total male and female Employees 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 135 139 116 200
Total male and female Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 53 54 50 86
Total male and female Employees I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 411 452 241 410
Total male and female Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 51 72 51 106
Total male and female Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 7 14 11 20
Total male and female Self-employed 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 1 1 1 2
Total male and female Self-employed I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 74 115 65 150
Male Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 686 707 657 1,157
Male Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 90 95 87 153
Male Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 42 42 40 70
Male Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 246 290 168 313
Male Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 647 655 616 1,072
Male Employees 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 85 87 80 139
Male Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 41 42 40 68
Male Employees I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 203 222 128 220
Male Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 39 52 40 85
Male Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 4 8 7 13
Male Self-employed 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 1 1 1 1
Male Self-employed I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 43 68 39 94
Female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 207 222 165 277
Female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 52 57 40 68
Female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 12 12 10 18
Female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 239 277 138 247
Female Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 195 202 154 255
Female Employees 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 50 52 37 61
Female Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 12 12 10 17
Female Employees I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 208 230 113 190
Female Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 12 19 11 21
Female Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 3 5 4 7
Female Self-employed 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Self-employed I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 31 47 25 57
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.