Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

Sex Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Hours worked (million hours)
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 14,292
Total male and female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 400
Total male and female Total 01 Agriculture 2022* 389
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 5
Total male and female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 6
Total male and female Total B Mining and quarrying 2022* 14
Total male and female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 1,433
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 1,303
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 220
Total male and female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 26
Total male and female Total 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 82
Total male and female Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 28
Total male and female Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 29
Total male and female Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 25
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 8
Total male and female Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 75
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 104
Total male and female Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 29
Total male and female Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 54
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 94
Total male and female Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 39
Total male and female Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 34
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 195
Total male and female Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 160
Total male and female Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 47
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 87
Total male and female Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 41
Total male and female Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 161
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 40
Total male and female Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2022* 70
Total male and female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 30
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 255
Total male and female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 172
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 83
Total male and female Total D Energy supply 2022* 51
Total male and female Total 35 Energy supply 2022* 51
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2022* 65
Total male and female Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 9
Total male and female Total 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 57
Total male and female Total F Construction 2022* 1,027
Total male and female Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 356
Total male and female Total 42 Civil engineering 2022* 110
Total male and female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 561
Total male and female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 3,334
Total male and female Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 2,077
Total male and female Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 240
Total male and female Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* 879
Total male and female Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* 958
Total male and female Total H Transportation and storage 2022* 697
Total male and female Total 49 Land transport 2022* 364
Total male and female Total 50 Water transport 2022* 35
Total male and female Total 51 Air transport 2022* 35
Total male and female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 191
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 71
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 560
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2022* 605
Total male and female Total 58 Publishing 2022* 34
Total male and female Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 92
Total male and female Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 58
Total male and female Total 61 Telecommunications 2022* 42
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 471
Total male and female Total K Financial institutions 2022* 345
Total male and female Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 164
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 87
Total male and female Total 66 Other financial services 2022* 94
Total male and female Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 115
Total male and female Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 115
Total male and female Total M-N Business services 2022* 2,925
Total male and female Total M Other specialised business services 2022* 1,329
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 734
Total male and female Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 987
Total male and female Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* 253
Total male and female Total 72 Research and development 2022* 77
Total male and female Total 73 Advertising and market research 2022* 104
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 264
Total male and female Total 74-75 Other specialised services 2022* 160
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2022* 1,596
Total male and female Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 61
Total male and female Total 78 Employment activities 2022* 972
Total male and female Total 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* 32
Total male and female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2022* 531
Total male and female Total O-Q Government and care 2022* 3,483
Total male and female Total O Public administration and services 2022* 820
Total male and female Total 84 Public administration and services 2022* 820
Total male and female Total P Education 2022* 788
Total male and female Total 85 Education 2022* 788
Total male and female Total Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,875
Total male and female Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 829
Total male and female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 1,046
Total male and female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 626
Total male and female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 273
Total male and female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 178
Total male and female Total 93 Sports and recreation 2022* 95
Total male and female Total S Other service activities 2022* 313
Total male and female Total 94 Membership organisations 2022* 86
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 21
Total male and female Total 96 Other personal services 2022* 206
Total male and female Total T Activities of households 2022* 40
Total male and female Total U Extraterritorial organisations 2022* .
Total male and female Total 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2022* .
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

Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.