Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Compensation of employees Amount Compensation of employees (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Wages and salaries (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Employers' social contributions (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Wage costs (million euros) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Compensation of employees (%) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wages and salaries (%) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wage costs (%) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Compensation per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Wages per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Wage costs per fte (1,000 euro)
A-U All economic activities 2022* 451,678 351,575 100,103 448,443 7.7 7.2 9.8 66.9 52.0 66.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 4,155 3,300 855 4,074 5.0 5.4 6.0 48.1 38.2 47.1
01 Agriculture 2022* 3,916 3,106 810 3,839 4.9 5.1 5.9 47.2 37.4 46.3
02 Forestry and logging 2022* 130 104 26 130 8.8 13.9 8.8 61.9 49.6 61.9
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 109 90 19 105 5.7 5.2 7.1 80.2 66.4 77.2
B Mining and quarrying 2022* 885 669 216 880 12.8 10.6 13.7 124.9 94.4 124.2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 56,132 43,625 12,507 55,418 6.6 5.9 8.3 72.8 56.6 71.9
C Manufacturing 2022* 50,117 38,999 11,118 49,411 6.2 5.6 8.1 71.6 55.7 70.6
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 8,068 6,269 1,799 8,019 5.2 4.4 6.0 69.3 53.9 68.9
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 744 570 174 737 2.7 1.9 5.7 61.1 46.8 60.5
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 2,691 2,100 591 2,683 5.4 4.2 8.6 61.2 47.8 61.0
16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 763 591 172 760 10.5 10.0 12.9 54.7 42.4 54.5
17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 1,218 958 260 1,216 3.6 2.3 5.3 71.3 56.1 71.2
18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 710 551 159 707 3.1 1.9 10.0 54.9 42.6 54.7
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 651 467 184 651 18.4 17.3 18.4 134.1 96.2 134.1
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 4,282 3,452 830 4,248 7.1 6.3 7.4 100.5 81.0 99.7
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 5,759 4,638 1,121 5,712 10.0 9.2 10.3 98.2 79.1 97.4
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 1,477 1,186 291 1,464 19.3 18.7 19.4 92.2 74.1 91.4
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 2,037 1,572 465 2,017 6.6 5.2 8.1 65.5 50.6 64.9
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 3,489 2,680 809 3,461 5.9 4.7 7.2 67.3 51.7 66.7
23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 1,452 1,108 344 1,444 5.0 4.1 6.0 69.9 53.3 69.5
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 1,630 1,275 355 1,626 8.5 8.3 9.2 83.1 65.0 82.9
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 6,804 5,274 1,530 6,753 5.3 5.0 7.2 67.7 52.5 67.2
25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 5,174 3,999 1,175 5,127 4.3 4.0 6.7 64.0 49.5 63.4
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 2,476 1,943 533 2,390 1.3 -0.2 2.3 92.5 72.6 89.3
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 4,300 3,368 932 4,183 4.3 3.2 5.4 86.4 67.6 84.0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 1,824 1,425 399 1,793 8.6 8.2 10.0 79.2 61.9 77.9
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 7,676 6,037 1,639 7,473 9.1 8.7 10.7 83.8 65.9 81.6
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 1,750 1,365 385 1,729 5.9 5.2 8.0 75.3 58.7 74.4
29-30 Transport equipment 2022* 2,975 2,323 652 2,925 5.9 5.3 10.0 74.9 58.5 73.6
30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 1,225 958 267 1,196 5.9 5.5 13.0 74.3 58.1 72.5
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 6,960 5,273 1,687 6,814 3.5 3.1 7.4 53.4 40.4 52.2
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 4,277 3,248 1,029 4,164 2.2 1.5 2.6 46.0 34.9 44.8
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 2,683 2,025 658 2,650 5.7 5.9 16.1 71.5 54.0 70.7
D Energy supply 2022* 2,656 2,088 568 2,654 10.7 10.3 10.8 92.9 73.0 92.8
35 Energy supply 2022* 2,656 2,088 568 2,654 10.7 10.3 10.8 92.9 73.0 92.8
E Water supply and waste management 2022* 2,474 1,869 605 2,473 7.2 6.4 8.4 70.5 53.3 70.5
36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 426 322 104 426 7.2 6.4 7.7 79.7 60.2 79.7
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 2,048 1,547 501 2,047 7.3 6.5 8.6 68.9 52.0 68.8
F Construction 2022* 21,812 16,954 4,858 21,762 5.9 5.8 6.9 68.0 52.9 67.9
41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 6,564 5,125 1,439 6,557 7.9 7.9 8.8 73.2 57.1 73.1
42 Civil engineering 2022* 3,831 3,000 831 3,809 4.7 4.2 5.2 78.7 61.6 78.2
43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 11,417 8,829 2,588 11,396 5.2 5.2 6.4 62.6 48.4 62.5
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 88,647 69,880 18,767 87,406 8.6 8.4 13.4 56.1 44.2 55.3
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 56,957 45,082 11,875 56,545 7.3 7.2 9.6 56.8 45.0 56.4
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 5,581 4,360 1,221 5,548 5.0 4.7 8.0 56.3 44.0 55.9
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* 33,215 26,593 6,622 33,028 7.2 7.3 8.9 72.1 57.7 71.7
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* 18,161 14,129 4,032 17,969 8.2 7.7 11.3 41.0 31.9 40.6
H Transportation and storage 2022* 22,576 17,350 5,226 22,311 7.5 7.2 12.9 67.3 51.7 66.5
49 Land transport 2022* 9,969 7,577 2,392 9,925 5.4 5.0 7.2 61.4 46.6 61.1
50 Water transport 2022* 1,100 872 228 1,033 5.1 4.9 8.0 76.6 60.7 72.0
51 Air transport 2022* 2,284 1,767 517 2,174 10.9 11.5 68.7 105.0 81.2 100.0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 7,452 5,786 1,666 7,420 10.4 9.9 12.6 72.7 56.4 72.4
53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 1,771 1,348 423 1,759 5.0 4.2 5.1 51.4 39.1 51.1
I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 9,114 7,448 1,666 8,550 20.1 20.0 50.2 37.8 30.9 35.5
J Information and communication 2022* 25,442 20,842 4,600 25,194 9.7 9.5 11.0 87.6 71.7 86.7
58 Publishing 2022* 1,493 1,214 279 1,489 4.3 4.8 6.1 78.6 63.9 78.4
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 2,989 2,428 561 2,977 6.9 6.8 9.7 77.5 62.9 77.1
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 1,496 1,214 282 1,488 9.6 8.9 13.5 76.4 62.0 75.9
61 Telecommunications 2022* 2,197 1,772 425 2,199 2.1 1.7 2.6 91.5 73.8 91.6
62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 20,256 16,642 3,614 20,018 11.1 10.8 12.3 88.9 73.0 87.8
K Financial institutions 2022* 20,858 16,286 4,572 20,863 5.3 5.7 5.7 106.7 83.3 106.7
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 10,887 8,548 2,339 10,875 4.8 5.0 5.3 113.8 89.3 113.6
65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 5,282 4,038 1,244 5,307 0.8 1.3 0.8 101.1 77.3 101.6
66 Other financial services 2022* 4,689 3,700 989 4,681 12.3 12.5 13.0 98.4 77.7 98.3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 4,324 3,417 907 4,323 4.5 4.2 4.8 74.3 58.7 74.2
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 4,324 3,417 907 4,323 4.5 4.2 4.8 74.3 58.7 74.2
M-N Business services 2022* 82,446 66,104 16,342 81,410 9.6 9.4 11.6 63.6 51.0 62.8
M Other specialised business services 2022* 46,650 37,959 8,691 46,210 9.0 9.0 10.1 85.9 69.9 85.1
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 29,453 24,148 5,305 29,378 8.4 8.4 9.0 93.7 76.8 93.5
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 38,072 31,119 6,953 37,896 8.4 8.3 9.2 88.9 72.6 88.5
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* 8,619 6,971 1,648 8,518 8.4 7.8 9.9 75.6 61.1 74.7
72 Research and development 2022* 3,802 2,965 837 3,577 9.9 9.7 10.4 87.9 68.6 82.7
73 Advertising and market research 2022* 2,662 2,175 487 2,640 16.3 17.0 22.2 71.4 58.3 70.8
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 4,776 3,875 901 4,737 13.7 13.8 18.1 67.1 54.5 66.6
74-75 Other specialised services 2022* 2,114 1,700 414 2,097 10.5 10.0 13.3 62.5 50.2 61.9
N Renting and other business support 2022* 35,796 28,145 7,651 35,200 10.4 10.0 13.6 47.5 37.3 46.7
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 2,025 1,599 426 2,011 9.6 9.5 13.3 67.7 53.4 67.2
78 Employment activities 2022* 24,203 18,971 5,232 23,754 10.1 9.5 12.6 45.0 35.3 44.1
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* 1,421 1,217 204 1,377 32.1 34.0 55.7 91.8 78.7 89.0
80-82 Security, other business services 2022* 8,147 6,358 1,789 8,058 8.2 7.6 11.4 47.7 37.2 47.2
O-Q Government and care 2022* 136,227 101,892 34,335 136,498 7.1 5.9 7.8 69.7 52.1 69.8
O Public administration and services 2022* 41,069 30,168 10,901 41,442 8.5 7.8 9.0 81.3 59.7 82.0
84 Public administration and services 2022* 41,069 30,168 10,901 41,442 8.5 7.8 9.0 81.3 59.7 82.0
P Education 2022* 32,405 24,232 8,173 32,386 10.2 9.7 10.6 74.8 56.0 74.8
85 Education 2022* 32,405 24,232 8,173 32,386 10.2 9.7 10.6 74.8 56.0 74.8
Q Health and social work activities 2022* 62,753 47,492 15,261 62,670 4.7 2.9 5.6 61.7 46.7 61.7
86 Human health activities 2022* 31,249 23,978 7,271 31,222 4.2 2.5 5.3 71.2 54.7 71.2
87-88 Care and social work 2022* 31,504 23,514 7,990 31,448 5.1 3.3 5.9 54.5 40.7 54.4
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 11,635 9,275 2,360 11,495 6.6 5.8 15.1 57.4 45.7 56.7
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 4,966 3,928 1,038 4,868 12.6 11.8 30.4 57.2 45.2 56.0
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 2,583 1,998 585 2,533 11.2 10.0 30.3 60.6 46.9 59.5
93 Sports and recreation 2022* 2,383 1,930 453 2,335 14.1 13.6 30.5 53.8 43.6 52.7
S Other service activities 2022* 5,655 4,392 1,263 5,613 2.4 1.6 5.7 61.1 47.4 60.6
94 Membership organisations 2022* 3,876 2,982 894 3,868 1.3 0.2 2.0 75.0 57.7 74.8
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 190 149 41 189 -1.2 -1.7 0.9 47.8 37.4 47.5
96 Other personal services 2022* 1,589 1,261 328 1,556 5.6 5.2 16.8 43.0 34.1 42.1
T Activities of households 2022* 1,014 955 59 1,014 3.6 3.0 7.7 43.5 41.0 43.5
U Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . . . . . . . .
99 Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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This table provides annual data about the compensation of employees, the wage costs and the labour volume of employees. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions. The wage costs are the total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies. The labour volume is given in jobs (by sex and by full-time or part-time), full-time equivalent (fte), hours paid, hours agreed and hours worked. The table additionally provides the compensation of employees, wages and salaries and wage costs related to full-time equivalents and hours worked.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2021 are final. Data over 2022 are provisional.

Changes as of June 23rd 2023:
Data of 2022 have been added. Data of 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 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

Description topics

Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Amount
Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
Employers' social contributions
Employers' social contributions consist of payments to insurers made by employers for the benefit of their employees. They can be classified in employers' social security contributions, employers' private social contributions (of which pension schemes) and the imputed social contributions.
Wage costs
The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
Year-on-year change
%-change with respect to the previous year
Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
Wage costs
The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
Compensation per labour volume
Compensation of employees per labour volume.
Amount
Compensation per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
Compensation per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wages per fte
Wages and salaries per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wage costs per fte
Wage costs per full-time equivalent (fte).