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-U All economic activities 2022* 10,157 11,377 8,145 14,292
Total male and female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 316 347 300 561
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 57 64 41 71
Total male and female Total 78 Employment activities 2022* 720 785 544 972
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 S Other service activities 2022* 209 250 173 313
Total male and female Total T Activities of households 2022* 31 56 23 40
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 8,403 8,899 6,756 11,387
Total male and female Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 195 200 182 321
Total male and female Employees 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 50 54 34 58
Total male and female Employees 78 Employment activities 2022* 713 774 538 960
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 S Other service activities 2022* 119 128 93 154
Total male and female Employees T Activities of households 2022* 31 55 23 40
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 1,754 2,478 1,389 2,906
Total male and female Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 120 147 118 240
Total male and female Self-employed 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 7 9 6 13
Total male and female Self-employed 78 Employment activities 2022* 7 11 6 12
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 S Other service activities 2022* 90 122 80 160
Total male and female Self-employed T Activities of households 2022* 0 0 0 0
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 5,288 5,873 4,707 8,542
Male Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 282 304 277 519
Male Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 38 41 29 52
Male Total 78 Employment activities 2022* 430 463 339 615
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 S Other service activities 2022* 61 71 56 104
Male Total T Activities of households 2022* 8 15 6 10
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,377 4,593 3,855 6,705
Male Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 172 174 165 293
Male Employees 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 32 34 24 41
Male Employees 78 Employment activities 2022* 426 457 336 608
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 S Other service activities 2022* 41 44 35 60
Male Employees T Activities of households 2022* 8 15 6 10
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 910 1,280 852 1,837
Male Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 110 130 111 227
Male Self-employed 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 6 8 5 11
Male Self-employed 78 Employment activities 2022* 4 6 3 7
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 S Other service activities 2022* 20 27 21 44
Male Self-employed T Activities of households 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,869 5,505 3,437 5,750
Female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 33 43 24 41
Female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 20 22 12 19
Female Total 78 Employment activities 2022* 290 321 205 357
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 S Other service activities 2022* 148 178 117 210
Female Total T Activities of households 2022* 23 41 17 29
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,026 4,307 2,900 4,682
Female Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 23 26 17 29
Female Employees 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 19 20 11 17
Female Employees 78 Employment activities 2022* 287 317 202 353
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 S Other service activities 2022* 78 84 57 94
Female Employees T Activities of households 2022* 23 41 17 29
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 843 1,198 537 1,068
Female Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 10 17 6 13
Female Self-employed 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 1 2 1 2
Female Self-employed 78 Employment activities 2022* 3 5 2 5
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 S Other service activities 2022* 70 94 60 116
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.