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 | Total | A-U All economic activities | 2022* | 10,157 | 11,377 | 8,145 | 14,292 |
Total male and female | Total | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022* | 204 | 255 | 179 | 400 |
Total male and female | Total | 01 Agriculture | 2022* | 198 | 249 | 174 | 389 |
Total male and female | Total | 02 Forestry and logging | 2022* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Total male and female | Total | 03 Fishing and aquaculture | 2022* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Total male and female | Total | B Mining and quarrying | 2022* | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Total male and female | Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022* | 893 | 929 | 822 | 1,433 |
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 | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2022* | 17 | 18 | 15 | 25 |
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 | 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals | 2022* | 62 | 64 | 60 | 104 |
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 | 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry | 2022* | 54 | 55 | 50 | 87 |
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 | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2022* | 43 | 43 | 41 | 70 |
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 | 33 Repair and installation of machinery | 2022* | 49 | 52 | 45 | 83 |
Total male and female | Total | D Energy supply | 2022* | 33 | 35 | 29 | 51 |
Total male and female | Total | 35 Energy supply | 2022* | 33 | 35 | 29 | 51 |
Total male and female | Total | E Water supply and waste management | 2022* | 38 | 39 | 36 | 65 |
Total male and female | Total | 36 Water collection and distribution | 2022* | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Total male and female | Total | 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment | 2022* | 32 | 33 | 30 | 57 |
Total male and female | Total | F Construction | 2022* | 570 | 639 | 550 | 1,027 |
Total male and female | Total | 41 Construction buildings, development | 2022* | 192 | 228 | 191 | 356 |
Total male and female | Total | 42 Civil engineering | 2022* | 62 | 64 | 59 | 110 |
Total male and female | Total | 43 Specialised construction activities | 2022* | 316 | 347 | 300 | 561 |
Total male and female | Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022* | 2,475 | 2,721 | 1,842 | 3,334 |
Total male and female | Total | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022* | 1,559 | 1,691 | 1,163 | 2,077 |
Total male and female | Total | 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | 2022* | 144 | 160 | 130 | 240 |
Total male and female | Total | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2022* | 546 | 578 | 491 | 879 |
Total male and female | Total | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2022* | 869 | 953 | 542 | 958 |
Total male and female | Total | H Transportation and storage | 2022* | 431 | 464 | 374 | 697 |
Total male and female | Total | 49 Land transport | 2022* | 211 | 228 | 184 | 364 |
Total male and female | Total | 50 Water transport | 2022* | 21 | 26 | 19 | 35 |
Total male and female | Total | 51 Air transport | 2022* | 24 | 25 | 22 | 35 |
Total male and female | Total | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 2022* | 117 | 122 | 108 | 191 |
Total male and female | Total | 53 Postal and courier activities | 2022* | 57 | 64 | 41 | 71 |
Total male and female | Total | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022* | 485 | 567 | 306 | 560 |
Total male and female | Total | J Information and communication | 2022* | 364 | 402 | 341 | 605 |
Total male and female | Total | 58 Publishing | 2022* | 22 | 24 | 20 | 34 |
Total male and female | Total | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2022* | 60 | 69 | 53 | 92 |
Total male and female | Total | 59-60 Movies, TV and radio | 2022* | 37 | 45 | 33 | 58 |
Total male and female | Total | 61 Telecommunications | 2022* | 26 | 26 | 24 | 42 |
Total male and female | Total | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2022* | 279 | 306 | 264 | 471 |
Total male and female | Total | K Financial institutions | 2022* | 216 | 227 | 201 | 345 |
Total male and female | Total | 64 Financial institutions, no insurance | 2022* | 102 | 106 | 96 | 164 |
Total male and female | Total | 65 Insurance and pension funding | 2022* | 49 | 58 | 52 | 87 |
Total male and female | Total | 66 Other financial services | 2022* | 65 | 64 | 52 | 94 |
Total male and female | Total | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022* | 78 | 89 | 67 | 115 |
Total male and female | Total | 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022* | 78 | 89 | 67 | 115 |
Total male and female | Total | M-N Business services | 2022* | 2,156 | 2,479 | 1,621 | 2,925 |
Total male and female | Total | M Other specialised business services | 2022* | 872 | 998 | 730 | 1,329 |
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 | 71 Architects, technical services etc. | 2022* | 154 | 167 | 139 | 253 |
Total male and female | Total | 72 Research and development | 2022* | 49 | 51 | 45 | 77 |
Total male and female | Total | 73 Advertising and market research | 2022* | 86 | 103 | 56 | 104 |
Total male and female | Total | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2022* | 205 | 256 | 141 | 264 |
Total male and female | Total | 74-75 Other specialised services | 2022* | 119 | 153 | 85 | 160 |
Total male and female | Total | N Renting and other business support | 2022* | 1,284 | 1,482 | 891 | 1,596 |
Total male and female | Total | 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods | 2022* | 39 | 44 | 34 | 61 |
Total male and female | Total | 78 Employment activities | 2022* | 720 | 785 | 544 | 972 |
Total male and female | Total | 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc | 2022* | 21 | 22 | 18 | 32 |
Total male and female | Total | 80-82 Security, other business services | 2022* | 505 | 631 | 296 | 531 |
Total male and female | Total | O-Q Government and care | 2022* | 2,770 | 3,081 | 2,179 | 3,483 |
Total male and female | Total | O Public administration and services | 2022* | 540 | 568 | 506 | 820 |
Total male and female | Total | 84 Public administration and services | 2022* | 540 | 568 | 506 | 820 |
Total male and female | Total | P Education | 2022* | 614 | 691 | 490 | 788 |
Total male and female | Total | 85 Education | 2022* | 614 | 691 | 490 | 788 |
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 | 87-88 Care and social work | 2022* | 974 | 1,104 | 674 | 1,046 |
Total male and female | Total | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022* | 432 | 555 | 343 | 626 |
Total male and female | Total | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022* | 192 | 249 | 147 | 273 |
Total male and female | Total | 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries | 2022* | 115 | 147 | 93 | 178 |
Total male and female | Total | 93 Sports and recreation | 2022* | 77 | 102 | 54 | 95 |
Total male and female | Total | S Other service activities | 2022* | 209 | 250 | 173 | 313 |
Total male and female | Total | 94 Membership organisations | 2022* | 62 | 68 | 52 | 86 |
Total male and female | Total | 95 Repair computers and consumergoods | 2022* | 13 | 15 | 11 | 21 |
Total male and female | Total | 96 Other personal services | 2022* | 133 | 167 | 110 | 206 |
Total male and female | Total | T Activities of households | 2022* | 31 | 56 | 23 | 40 |
Total male and female | Total | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
Total male and female | Total | 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.