Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts, 1995-q1 2024

Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts, 1995-q1 2024

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)
Total A-U All economic activities 2018 1st quarter 9,259 9,324 10,400 10,470 3,422 3,367 263 303 73 77
Total A-U All economic activities 2018 2nd quarter 9,395 9,379 10,565 10,535 3,280 3,384 242 269 55 64
Total A-U All economic activities 2018 3rd quarter 9,478 9,441 10,630 10,602 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 57
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 63
Total A-U All economic activities 2019 2nd quarter 9,632 9,596 10,807 10,759 3,409 3,478 237 242 27 37
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 9,694 10,776 10,852 3,399 3,329 102 114 25 6
Total A-U All economic activities 2020 2nd quarter 9,495 9,459 10,601 10,549 3,225 3,356 -137 -206 -235 -303
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 3
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 -7
Employees A-U All economic activities 2018 1st quarter 7,686 7,762 8,189 8,273 2,741 2,666 224 243 66 66
Employees A-U All economic activities 2018 2nd quarter 7,831 7,804 8,361 8,318 2,572 2,688 220 234 43 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 53 54
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 7,969 8,401 8,485 2,794 2,745 205 212 59 60
Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 2nd quarter 8,023 7,993 8,560 8,516 2,662 2,744 193 198 24 31
Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 3rd quarter 8,049 8,026 8,554 8,539 2,645 2,786 165 165 33 23
Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 4th quarter 8,078 8,054 8,592 8,569 2,860 2,780 144 146 28 31
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 8,070 8,485 8,566 2,710 2,624 99 84 16 -3
Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 2nd quarter 7,866 7,830 8,309 8,263 2,573 2,714 -157 -251 -240 -303
Employees C Manufacturing 2018 1st quarter 735 736 749 750 308 297 14 15 4 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 748 748 763 762 313 304 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 1 1
Employees C Manufacturing 2019 759 773 1,213 17 16
Employees C Manufacturing 2020 1st quarter 761 762 775 776 303 291 7 6 1 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 1,603 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 2,257 681 709 -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 1,628 2,292 2,285 653 642 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.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


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 up to and including 2024 first quarter.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and further are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2021 and further will not become final.

Changes as of June 24th 2024:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

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