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 O-Q Government and care 2022* 2,770 3,081 2,179 3,483
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 T Activities of households 2022* 31 56 23 40
Total male and female Employees O-Q Government and care 2022* 2,459 2,608 1,955 3,038
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 T Activities of households 2022* 31 55 23 40
Total male and female Self-employed O-Q Government and care 2022* 311 473 225 445
Total male and female Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2022* 246 363 168 335
Total male and female Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 89 132 71 146
Total male and female Self-employed 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 156 232 97 189
Total male and female Self-employed T Activities of households 2022* 0 0 0 0
Male Total O-Q Government and care 2022* 803 918 721 1,193
Male Total Q Health and social work activities 2022* 295 354 243 403
Male Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 144 168 129 217
Male Total 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 150 187 114 186
Male Total T Activities of households 2022* 8 15 6 10
Male Employees O-Q Government and care 2022* 694 744 639 1,029
Male Employees Q Health and social work activities 2022* 215 230 188 294
Male Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 116 123 105 167
Male Employees 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 100 107 84 127
Male Employees T Activities of households 2022* 8 15 6 10
Male Self-employed O-Q Government and care 2022* 109 174 82 164
Male Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2022* 79 124 55 109
Male Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 29 45 24 49
Male Self-employed 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 51 79 31 60
Male Self-employed T Activities of households 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Total O-Q Government and care 2022* 1,967 2,163 1,459 2,290
Female Total Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,321 1,468 941 1,472
Female Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 498 550 381 612
Female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 823 918 560 860
Female Total T Activities of households 2022* 23 41 17 29
Female Employees O-Q Government and care 2022* 1,765 1,864 1,316 2,009
Female Employees Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,155 1,229 828 1,246
Female Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 437 464 334 516
Female Employees 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 718 765 494 730
Female Employees T Activities of households 2022* 23 41 17 29
Female Self-employed O-Q Government and care 2022* 202 298 142 281
Female Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2022* 166 239 113 226
Female Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 61 87 47 96
Female Self-employed 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 106 152 66 129
Female Self-employed T Activities of households 2022* 0 0 0 0
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.