Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Labour volume Number Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000) Labour volume Year-on-year change Full-time equivalent (fte) (%) Jobs of employees Number Jobs (full-time and part-time) Total (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Jobs (full-time and part-time) Male (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Jobs (full-time and part-time) Female (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Full-time jobs Total (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Full-time jobs Male (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Full-time jobs Female (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Part-time jobs Total (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Part-time jobs Male (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Number Part-time jobs Female (x 1,000) Jobs of employees Year-on-year change Jobs (full-time and part-time) Total (%)
A-U All economic activities 2022* 6,756 3.3 8,899 4,593 4,307 3,997 2,980 1,017 4,903 1,613 3,290 3.6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 86 0.5 120 77 42 62 49 14 57 29 29 -0.8
01 Agriculture 2022* 83 0.2 116 74 42 60 46 13 56 28 28 -1.0
02 Forestry and logging 2022* 2 12.8 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 10.9
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 1 2.2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2.6
B Mining and quarrying 2022* 7 2.1 7 6 1 6 5 1 1 1 1 2.0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 771 1.7 857 655 202 601 527 74 256 128 128 1.9
C Manufacturing 2022* 700 1.5 779 595 183 546 478 68 232 117 116 1.6
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 116 1.3 139 87 52 85 67 18 54 20 34 1.5
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 12 -0.5 14 9 5 9 7 2 5 2 4 -0.6
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 44 2.1 49 38 10 35 31 4 14 7 6 2.3
16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 14 5.5 15 14 2 12 11 1 4 2 1 5.4
17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 17 0.5 18 15 3 14 12 2 5 3 2 0.6
18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 13 0.7 15 10 5 10 8 2 5 2 3 1.4
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 5 -1.9 5 5 1 4 3 0 2 1 0 -1.8
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 43 2.8 45 36 10 34 29 5 12 7 5 2.8
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 59 5.5 63 46 17 45 37 8 17 9 9 5.4
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 16 13.4 17 10 7 12 8 3 6 2 4 13.0
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 31 2.9 34 27 7 25 22 3 9 5 4 2.9
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 52 2.1 56 46 10 42 38 4 14 8 6 2.2
23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 21 0.9 22 19 3 17 16 1 5 3 2 1.1
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 20 1.5 20 18 2 18 16 1 3 2 1 1.4
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 100 0.7 110 96 14 85 81 5 24 15 9 0.8
25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 81 0.5 89 77 12 68 64 4 21 13 8 0.7
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 27 2.0 29 22 7 22 18 3 7 4 3 2.2
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 50 3.6 54 42 12 40 34 6 13 7 6 3.9
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 23 5.6 25 19 6 19 16 3 6 3 3 6.0
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 92 4.3 98 83 14 77 71 6 21 13 8 4.4
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 23 1.1 24 21 3 21 19 2 4 3 1 1.4
29-30 Transport equipment 2022* 40 1.2 42 36 6 34 31 3 8 5 3 1.4
30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 16 1.3 18 15 3 14 12 1 4 2 2 1.4
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 130 -2.0 150 107 43 90 78 12 60 30 31 -1.8
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 93 -2.9 109 73 36 59 49 10 50 24 26 -2.7
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 38 0.3 41 35 7 31 29 2 11 6 5 0.6
D Energy supply 2022* 29 6.0 33 23 10 21 18 3 12 5 7 8.1
35 Energy supply 2022* 29 6.0 33 23 10 21 18 3 12 5 7 8.1
E Water supply and waste management 2022* 35 2.4 38 31 7 28 25 2 10 5 5 2.5
36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 5 3.6 6 4 2 4 3 0 2 1 1 3.6
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 30 2.2 32 26 6 24 22 2 8 4 4 2.3
F Construction 2022* 321 2.4 351 304 47 270 257 13 82 47 34 2.7
41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 90 3.6 100 84 15 74 70 4 25 14 11 3.9
42 Civil engineering 2022* 49 1.2 52 45 6 43 40 2 9 5 4 1.5
43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 182 2.2 200 174 26 153 147 6 47 28 20 2.4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 1,579 4.3 2,306 1,301 1,005 960 755 205 1,346 546 800 4.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 1,003 2.4 1,453 779 674 598 467 131 856 312 543 1.9
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 99 0.6 117 98 19 78 73 5 39 26 14 0.9
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* 461 2.4 533 361 172 350 284 67 182 78 105 2.3
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* 443 2.8 803 319 484 170 111 59 634 209 425 1.8
H Transportation and storage 2022* 335 3.0 401 301 100 251 214 37 150 87 63 2.7
49 Land transport 2022* 162 1.8 193 160 33 124 113 11 69 47 22 2.2
50 Water transport 2022* 14 0.0 16 13 3 12 11 1 4 2 2 1.7
51 Air transport 2022* 22 5.5 24 13 11 16 11 5 9 2 7 4.7
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 103 6.3 113 81 32 82 64 17 31 17 15 6.0
53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 34 -1.0 54 34 20 18 15 3 37 19 17 -2.6
I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 241 14.9 452 222 230 111 75 37 341 147 194 17.7
J Information and communication 2022* 291 6.3 325 232 93 222 177 45 102 55 48 6.3
58 Publishing 2022* 19 -0.4 22 11 11 12 8 4 10 3 6 -0.7
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 39 2.9 46 24 22 25 16 9 21 8 13 3.8
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 20 6.3 24 13 11 13 8 5 11 5 6 8.3
61 Telecommunications 2022* 24 -3.7 26 19 7 19 16 3 7 3 3 -3.7
62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 228 8.1 253 188 65 178 145 33 75 43 32 7.9
K Financial institutions 2022* 196 2.3 219 123 96 145 101 44 75 22 52 2.4
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 96 2.9 104 62 42 78 54 24 26 8 18 3.1
65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 52 -1.5 58 30 28 35 24 11 22 6 17 -1.2
66 Other financial services 2022* 48 5.5 57 31 26 31 23 8 26 8 18 5.2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 58 1.4 71 36 35 37 26 11 34 10 24 1.6
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 58 1.4 71 36 35 37 26 11 34 10 24 1.6
M-N Business services 2022* 1,297 4.3 1,715 993 722 797 580 218 918 413 504 4.9
M Other specialised business services 2022* 543 5.1 643 386 257 383 284 99 260 102 158 4.7
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 314 5.0 377 220 157 225 165 61 152 55 97 4.5
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 428 4.7 506 314 192 307 234 73 200 81 119 4.4
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* 114 3.7 129 95 35 81 69 12 48 26 22 4.0
72 Research and development 2022* 43 6.2 48 27 21 31 21 10 17 7 11 5.8
73 Advertising and market research 2022* 37 6.6 44 24 20 26 17 9 19 8 11 5.3
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 71 7.1 88 44 44 45 30 16 43 15 28 6.2
74-75 Other specialised services 2022* 34 7.6 44 20 24 20 13 7 24 7 17 7.2
N Renting and other business support 2022* 754 3.7 1,072 607 465 414 295 119 658 311 346 4.9
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 30 4.6 36 26 10 22 19 3 14 7 7 5.7
78 Employment activities 2022* 538 3.5 774 457 317 290 200 90 484 257 227 5.6
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* 15 13.9 18 8 10 11 6 5 7 1 6 12.2
80-82 Security, other business services 2022* 171 3.3 244 115 129 92 70 22 153 46 107 2.4
O-Q Government and care 2022* 1,955 2.3 2,608 744 1,864 813 455 358 1,796 289 1,507 2.3
O Public administration and services 2022* 505 2.4 568 314 253 353 243 110 215 72 143 2.8
84 Public administration and services 2022* 505 2.4 568 314 253 353 243 110 215 72 143 2.8
P Education 2022* 433 4.2 582 199 382 200 107 93 381 92 289 4.1
85 Education 2022* 433 4.2 582 199 382 200 107 93 381 92 289 4.1
Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,016 1.5 1,459 230 1,229 259 105 154 1,200 125 1,075 1.5
86 Human health activities 2022* 439 1.6 586 123 464 150 68 82 436 55 381 1.9
87-88 Care and social work 2022* 578 1.5 873 107 765 109 37 72 764 70 693 1.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 203 4.3 327 127 200 89 52 37 238 75 163 5.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 87 10.8 143 69 75 39 27 13 104 42 62 13.3
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 43 10.4 59 26 33 20 13 7 39 13 26 12.6
93 Sports and recreation 2022* 44 11.2 84 42 42 19 14 5 65 29 36 13.8
S Other service activities 2022* 93 -1.5 128 44 84 41 24 18 87 21 66 -1.0
94 Membership organisations 2022* 52 -3.3 67 27 39 25 15 11 41 13 29 -3.5
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 4 -4.4 5 4 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 -2.7
96 Other personal services 2022* 37 1.4 57 13 44 14 7 7 43 6 37 2.2
T Activities of households 2022* 23 6.0 55 15 41 9 2 7 47 13 34 2.6
U Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . . . . . . . . . .
99 Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . . . . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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

Labour volume
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours worked or full-time equivalents
Number
Full-time equivalent (fte)
A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
Year-on-year change
%-change with respect to the previous year
Full-time equivalent (fte)
A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
Jobs of employees
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. In this table only jobs of employees are included.
Number
Jobs (full-time and part-time)
Sum of full-time jobs and part-time jobs.
Total
Male
Female
Full-time jobs
An employee's job when he or she has a contract and tasks for a full working day and full working week.
Total
Male
Female
Part-time jobs
A job for which there is a permanent contract and for which a fixed number of hours was agreed that is less than the number of hours in a full day's or working week.
Total
Male
Female
Year-on-year change
%-change with respect to the previous year
Jobs (full-time and part-time)
Sum of full-time jobs and part-time jobs.
Total