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 C Manufacturing 2022* 814 847 750 1,303
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 142 153 127 220
Total male and female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 17 19 15 26
Total male and female Total 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 52 54 48 82
Total male and female Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 17 18 16 28
Total male and female Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 18 18 17 29
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 45 46 43 75
Total male and female Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 17 18 17 29
Total male and female Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 34 34 31 54
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 57 58 53 94
Total male and female Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 23 24 22 39
Total male and female Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 20 20 20 34
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 117 121 110 195
Total male and female Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 97 101 90 160
Total male and female Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 29 29 27 47
Total male and female Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 25 26 23 41
Total male and female Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 97 99 92 161
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 25 25 24 40
Total male and female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 18 19 17 30
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 168 176 149 255
Total male and female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 119 124 104 172
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2022* 38 39 36 65
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 463 523 405 734
Total male and female Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 618 690 544 987
Total male and female Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 642 718 510 829
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 765 779 700 1,201
Total male and female Employees 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 135 139 116 200
Total male and female Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 14 14 12 21
Total male and female Employees 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 48 49 44 74
Total male and female Employees 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 15 15 14 24
Total male and female Employees 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 18 18 17 29
Total male and female Employees 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Employees 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 45 45 43 74
Total male and female Employees 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 17 17 16 28
Total male and female Employees 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 33 34 31 54
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 55 56 52 91
Total male and female Employees 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 22 22 21 37
Total male and female Employees 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 20 20 20 34
Total male and female Employees 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 107 110 100 175
Total male and female Employees 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 87 89 81 141
Total male and female Employees 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 28 29 27 46
Total male and female Employees 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 25 25 23 40
Total male and female Employees 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 96 98 92 160
Total male and female Employees 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 24 24 23 39
Total male and female Employees 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 17 18 16 29
Total male and female Employees 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 148 150 130 216
Total male and female Employees 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 107 109 93 150
Total male and female Employees E Water supply and waste management 2022* 37 38 35 64
Total male and female Employees 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 357 377 314 548
Total male and female Employees 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 483 506 428 748
Total male and female Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 553 586 439 683
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 49 69 50 103
Total male and female Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 7 14 11 20
Total male and female Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 3 5 3 6
Total male and female Self-employed 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 4 5 4 8
Total male and female Self-employed 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 2 3 2 4
Total male and female Self-employed 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 0 1 1 1
Total male and female Self-employed 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 0 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 1 2 1 2
Total male and female Self-employed 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 10 12 9 20
Total male and female Self-employed 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 10 12 9 19
Total male and female Self-employed 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 0 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 0 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 1 1 1 2
Total male and female Self-employed 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 0 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 1 1 1 1
Total male and female Self-employed 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 20 26 18 39
Total male and female Self-employed 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 12 15 11 22
Total male and female Self-employed E Water supply and waste management 2022* 1 1 1 1
Total male and female Self-employed 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 106 146 90 186
Total male and female Self-employed 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 135 184 116 239
Total male and female Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 89 132 71 146
Male Total C Manufacturing 2022* 625 645 599 1,051
Male Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 90 95 87 153
Male Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 10 10 9 16
Male Total 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 41 43 39 68
Male Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 15 16 14 25
Male Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 15 15 14 24
Male Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 5 5 4 7
Male Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 36 36 35 61
Male Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 10 11 10 18
Male Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 27 27 26 45
Male Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 47 48 45 80
Male Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 20 20 19 35
Male Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 18 18 18 31
Male Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 103 106 99 176
Male Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 85 87 81 145
Male Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 22 23 21 37
Male Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 19 20 19 33
Male Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 83 84 81 142
Male Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 22 22 21 36
Male Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 15 16 15 26
Male Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 123 128 114 198
Male Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 81 84 74 124
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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.