Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts
| Employment type | Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Employed persons Employed persons (x 1,000) | Employed persons Employed persons seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) | Jobs Jobs (x 1,000) | Jobs Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) | Hours worked Hours worked (million hours) | Hours worked Hours worked seasonal adjusted (million hours) | Change on corresponding period (y/y) Employed persons (x 1 000) | Change on corresponding period (y/y) Jobs (x 1 000) | Change on previous period (q/q) Employed persons seasonal adjusted (x 1 000) | Change on previous period (q/q) Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1 000) |
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| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2018 1st quarter | 9,259 | 9,324 | 10,400 | 10,470 | 3,422 | 3,367 | 263 | 303 | 73 | 76 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2018 2nd quarter | 9,395 | 9,378 | 10,565 | 10,535 | 3,280 | 3,385 | 242 | 269 | 54 | 64 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2018 3rd quarter | 9,478 | 9,441 | 10,630 | 10,601 | 3,238 | 3,434 | 264 | 301 | 63 | 67 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2018 4th quarter | 9,495 | 9,502 | 10,651 | 10,659 | 3,570 | 3,448 | 235 | 248 | 61 | 58 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2018 | 9,408 | 10,562 | 13,510 | 251 | 280 | |||||
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2019 1st quarter | 9,515 | 9,569 | 10,662 | 10,722 | 3,503 | 3,473 | 256 | 262 | 67 | 62 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2019 2nd quarter | 9,632 | 9,595 | 10,807 | 10,759 | 3,409 | 3,478 | 237 | 242 | 26 | 38 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2019 3rd quarter | 9,637 | 9,631 | 10,793 | 10,795 | 3,326 | 3,494 | 159 | 163 | 35 | 36 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2019 4th quarter | 9,707 | 9,669 | 10,888 | 10,846 | 3,629 | 3,516 | 212 | 237 | 38 | 51 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2019 | 9,623 | 10,788 | 13,867 | 215 | 226 | |||||
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2020 1st quarter | 9,617 | 9,695 | 10,776 | 10,851 | 3,399 | 3,330 | 102 | 114 | 26 | 5 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2020 2nd quarter | 9,495 | 9,459 | 10,601 | 10,549 | 3,225 | 3,356 | -137 | -206 | -236 | -302 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2018 1st quarter | 777 | 778 | 807 | 808 | 330 | 320 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2018 2nd quarter | 785 | 783 | 817 | 815 | 310 | 322 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2018 3rd quarter | 786 | 788 | 819 | 821 | 301 | 323 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2018 4th quarter | 794 | 794 | 826 | 827 | 341 | 329 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2018 | 786 | 818 | 1,282 | 15 | 17 | |||||
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2019 1st quarter | 802 | 801 | 834 | 833 | 339 | 332 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 7 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2019 2nd quarter | 804 | 802 | 837 | 833 | 319 | 327 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2019 3rd quarter | 799 | 802 | 828 | 833 | 313 | 331 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2019 4th quarter | 809 | 804 | 839 | 837 | 344 | 333 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2019 | 803 | 835 | 1,315 | 18 | 17 | |||||
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2020 1st quarter | 803 | 805 | 836 | 838 | 327 | 316 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2020 2nd quarter | 802 | 800 | 835 | 831 | 305 | 321 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -8 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2018 1st quarter | 7,686 | 7,762 | 8,189 | 8,272 | 2,741 | 2,666 | 224 | 243 | 66 | 65 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2018 2nd quarter | 7,831 | 7,804 | 8,361 | 8,318 | 2,572 | 2,688 | 220 | 234 | 42 | 46 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2018 3rd quarter | 7,884 | 7,857 | 8,390 | 8,370 | 2,546 | 2,714 | 215 | 223 | 53 | 52 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2018 4th quarter | 7,934 | 7,911 | 8,446 | 8,425 | 2,828 | 2,738 | 217 | 220 | 54 | 55 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2018 | 7,835 | 8,347 | 10,686 | 219 | 230 | |||||
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2019 1st quarter | 7,891 | 7,970 | 8,401 | 8,485 | 2,794 | 2,745 | 205 | 212 | 59 | 59 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2019 2nd quarter | 8,023 | 7,993 | 8,560 | 8,516 | 2,662 | 2,744 | 193 | 198 | 23 | 31 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2019 3rd quarter | 8,049 | 8,026 | 8,554 | 8,538 | 2,645 | 2,786 | 165 | 165 | 33 | 23 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2019 4th quarter | 8,078 | 8,054 | 8,592 | 8,570 | 2,860 | 2,780 | 144 | 146 | 28 | 32 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2019 | 8,011 | 8,527 | 10,961 | 177 | 180 | |||||
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2020 1st quarter | 7,990 | 8,071 | 8,485 | 8,566 | 2,710 | 2,624 | 99 | 84 | 17 | -4 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2020 2nd quarter | 7,866 | 7,830 | 8,309 | 8,263 | 2,573 | 2,714 | -157 | -251 | -241 | -303 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2018 1st quarter | 735 | 736 | 749 | 750 | 308 | 297 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2018 2nd quarter | 741 | 739 | 757 | 754 | 285 | 298 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2018 3rd quarter | 742 | 744 | 756 | 758 | 279 | 299 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2018 4th quarter | 748 | 748 | 763 | 763 | 313 | 304 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2018 | 742 | 756 | 1,185 | 15 | 16 | |||||
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2019 1st quarter | 754 | 755 | 768 | 769 | 312 | 305 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2019 2nd quarter | 760 | 758 | 775 | 772 | 294 | 302 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2019 3rd quarter | 758 | 760 | 771 | 774 | 291 | 307 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2019 4th quarter | 762 | 761 | 776 | 775 | 316 | 307 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2019 | 759 | 773 | 1,213 | 17 | 16 | |||||
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2020 1st quarter | 761 | 762 | 775 | 776 | 303 | 291 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2020 2nd quarter | 756 | 754 | 769 | 767 | 281 | 297 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2018 1st quarter | 1,574 | 1,562 | 2,211 | 2,198 | 682 | 700 | 38 | 60 | 7 | 11 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2018 2nd quarter | 1,564 | 1,574 | 2,203 | 2,217 | 708 | 697 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 19 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2018 3rd quarter | 1,594 | 1,584 | 2,240 | 2,231 | 692 | 720 | 49 | 78 | 10 | 15 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2018 4th quarter | 1,561 | 1,591 | 2,205 | 2,234 | 742 | 710 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 3 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2018 | 1,573 | 2,215 | 2,824 | 32 | 51 | |||||
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2019 1st quarter | 1,624 | 1,599 | 2,261 | 2,237 | 710 | 728 | 50 | 50 | 8 | 3 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2019 2nd quarter | 1,608 | 1,602 | 2,247 | 2,244 | 746 | 734 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 7 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2019 3rd quarter | 1,588 | 1,605 | 2,238 | 2,256 | 681 | 708 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 13 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2019 4th quarter | 1,628 | 1,615 | 2,297 | 2,276 | 769 | 736 | 68 | 91 | 10 | 20 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2019 | 1,612 | 2,261 | 2,907 | 39 | 46 | |||||
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2020 1st quarter | 1,626 | 1,624 | 2,291 | 2,286 | 689 | 706 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 9 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2020 2nd quarter | 1,628 | 1,629 | 2,292 | 2,286 | 653 | 643 | 20 | 45 | 5 | 0 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2018 1st quarter | 43 | 42 | 58 | 57 | 22 | 23 | -2 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2018 2nd quarter | 44 | 43 | 60 | 60 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2018 3rd quarter | 44 | 45 | 63 | 63 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2018 4th quarter | 45 | 46 | 64 | 64 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2018 | 44 | 61 | 97 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2019 1st quarter | 48 | 46 | 65 | 64 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2019 2nd quarter | 44 | 44 | 62 | 61 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -3 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2019 3rd quarter | 41 | 42 | 57 | 60 | 22 | 24 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -1 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2019 4th quarter | 47 | 42 | 64 | 62 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2019 | 45 | 62 | 102 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2020 1st quarter | 43 | 43 | 61 | 63 | 24 | 24 | -5 | -4 | 1 | 1 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2020 2nd quarter | 46 | 46 | 65 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||
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This table provides data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual and quarterly data on employed persons, jobs, and hours worked. The seasonal adjusted time series are also available in this table.
Data available from: 1995 first quarter.
Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and further are provisional.
Changes as of March 25th 2024:
Data of the second estimate of the fourth quarter 2023 have been added to the table. The data of the previous three quarters 2023 are revised.
When will new figures be published?
The preliminary estimate (flash estimate) of a quarter is released within 45 days. The second estimate is published after 85 days. At the second estimate of the fourth quarter, data of the previous three quarters will also be revised.
Description topics
- Employed persons
- Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
- Employed persons
- Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
- Employed persons seasonal adjusted
- The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
- 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.- 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.
- Jobs seasonal adjusted
- The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
- Hours worked
- The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
- Hours worked
- The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
- Hours worked seasonal adjusted
- The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
- Change on corresponding period (y/y)
- Change on corresponding period (year-on-year).
- Employed persons
- Jobs
- Change on previous period (q/q)
- Change on previous period (quarter-on-quarter).
- Employed persons seasonal adjusted
- Jobs seasonal adjusted