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 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.
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.