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) |
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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 | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022* | 97 | 135 | 92 | 242 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 01 Agriculture | 2022* | 95 | 133 | 91 | 237 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 02 Forestry and logging | 2022* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 03 Fishing and aquaculture | 2022* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | B Mining and quarrying | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022* | 51 | 72 | 51 | 106 |
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 | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2022* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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 | 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals | 2022* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 | 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry | 2022* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2022* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 | 33 Repair and installation of machinery | 2022* | 8 | 10 | 8 | 16 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | D Energy supply | 2022* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 35 Energy supply | 2022* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | E Water supply and waste management | 2022* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 36 Water collection and distribution | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment | 2022* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | F Construction | 2022* | 226 | 287 | 229 | 461 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 41 Construction buildings, development | 2022* | 96 | 128 | 101 | 201 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 42 Civil engineering | 2022* | 11 | 13 | 10 | 20 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 43 Specialised construction activities | 2022* | 120 | 147 | 118 | 240 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022* | 285 | 416 | 263 | 588 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022* | 166 | 237 | 160 | 352 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | 2022* | 31 | 43 | 31 | 69 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2022* | 33 | 45 | 30 | 70 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2022* | 102 | 149 | 99 | 213 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | H Transportation and storage | 2022* | 45 | 63 | 38 | 85 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 49 Land transport | 2022* | 26 | 35 | 22 | 49 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 50 Water transport | 2022* | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 51 Air transport | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 2022* | 7 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 53 Postal and courier activities | 2022* | 7 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022* | 74 | 115 | 65 | 150 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | J Information and communication | 2022* | 51 | 77 | 50 | 100 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 58 Publishing | 2022* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2022* | 16 | 23 | 14 | 27 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 59-60 Movies, TV and radio | 2022* | 14 | 21 | 13 | 24 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 61 Telecommunications | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2022* | 35 | 54 | 36 | 72 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | K Financial institutions | 2022* | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 64 Financial institutions, no insurance | 2022* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 65 Insurance and pension funding | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 66 Other financial services | 2022* | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022* | 10 | 18 | 9 | 18 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022* | 10 | 18 | 9 | 18 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | M-N Business services | 2022* | 554 | 764 | 324 | 648 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | M Other specialised business services | 2022* | 259 | 355 | 187 | 382 |
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 | 71 Architects, technical services etc. | 2022* | 29 | 38 | 25 | 53 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 72 Research and development | 2022* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 73 Advertising and market research | 2022* | 44 | 59 | 19 | 39 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2022* | 122 | 168 | 69 | 140 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 74-75 Other specialised services | 2022* | 78 | 109 | 51 | 101 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | N Renting and other business support | 2022* | 295 | 410 | 137 | 265 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods | 2022* | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 78 Employment activities | 2022* | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc | 2022* | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 80-82 Security, other business services | 2022* | 281 | 387 | 126 | 241 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | O-Q Government and care | 2022* | 311 | 473 | 225 | 445 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | O Public administration and services | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 84 Public administration and services | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | P Education | 2022* | 66 | 109 | 57 | 110 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 85 Education | 2022* | 66 | 109 | 57 | 110 |
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 | 87-88 Care and social work | 2022* | 156 | 232 | 97 | 189 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022* | 162 | 228 | 140 | 288 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022* | 72 | 106 | 60 | 128 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries | 2022* | 60 | 88 | 51 | 108 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 93 Sports and recreation | 2022* | 12 | 18 | 9 | 21 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | S Other service activities | 2022* | 90 | 122 | 80 | 160 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 94 Membership organisations | 2022* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 95 Repair computers and consumergoods | 2022* | 8 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 96 Other personal services | 2022* | 81 | 110 | 73 | 144 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | T Activities of households | 2022* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total male and female | Self-employed | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
Total male and female | Self-employed | 99 Extraterritorial organisations | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
Source: CBS. |
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.