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 86 Human health activities 2022* 642 718 510 829
Total male and female Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 553 586 439 683
Total male and female Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 89 132 71 146
Male Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 144 168 129 217
Male Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 116 123 105 167
Male Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 29 45 24 49
Female Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 498 550 381 612
Female Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 437 464 334 516
Female Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 61 87 47 96
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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.