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 A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 204 255 179 400
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 3 3 3 5
Total male and female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 117 122 108 191
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2022* 364 402 341 605
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 279 306 264 471
Total male and female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 107 120 86 158
Total male and female Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 2 2 2 3
Total male and female Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 110 113 103 179
Total male and female Employees J Information and communication 2022* 313 325 291 505
Total male and female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 243 253 228 398
Total male and female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 97 135 92 242
Total male and female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 1 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 7 9 6 13
Total male and female Self-employed J Information and communication 2022* 51 77 50 100
Total male and female Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 35 54 36 72
Male Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 136 169 126 294
Male Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 2 2 2 4
Male Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 85 88 80 144
Male Total J Information and communication 2022* 266 296 257 461
Male Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 212 234 206 371
Male Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 70 77 60 111
Male Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 2 2 2 3
Male Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 79 81 75 132
Male Employees J Information and communication 2022* 224 232 214 375
Male Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 182 188 174 306
Male Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 66 91 66 183
Male Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 1 0 1
Male Self-employed 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 6 8 5 11
Male Self-employed J Information and communication 2022* 42 64 43 86
Male Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 30 46 31 64
Female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 67 86 53 106
Female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 1 0 1
Female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 32 34 28 48
Female Total J Information and communication 2022* 98 106 84 144
Female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 66 72 58 100
Female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 37 42 26 47
Female Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 0 0 1
Female Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 31 32 27 46
Female Employees J Information and communication 2022* 89 93 77 130
Female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 61 65 53 92
Female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 30 44 27 59
Female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Self-employed 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 1 1 1 1
Female Self-employed J Information and communication 2022* 9 13 7 14
Female Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 5 8 4 8
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.