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

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Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Jobs Jobs (x 1,000) Jobs Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) Change on corresponding period (y/y) Jobs (x 1 000) Change on previous period (q/q) Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1 000)
Total A-U All economic activities 11,572 11,646 117 42
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 241 252 -12 -4
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 951 951 6 2
C Manufacturing 860 860 -1 1
F Construction 666 675 17 0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,746 2,775 25 7
J Information and communication 411 409 -10 0
K Financial institutions 234 236 5 1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 90 91 -1 -1
M-N Business services 2,426 2,463 -8 16
78 Employment activities . . . .
O-Q Government and care 3,233 3,215 86 18
O Public administration and services 610 608 27 7
P Education 730 725 20 4
Q Health and social work activities 1,893 1,882 39 7
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 573 580 8 3
Employees A-U All economic activities 9,008 9,071 79 25
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 109 116 -1 -1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 879 879 7 1
C Manufacturing 793 793 2 -1
F Construction 359 359 3 0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,341 2,361 20 4
J Information and communication 337 336 2 1
K Financial institutions 225 228 5 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 73 74 1 0
M-N Business services 1,643 1,683 -16 8
78 Employment activities 662 700 -34 -3
O-Q Government and care 2,700 2,688 47 7
O Public administration and services 610 608 27 7
P Education 602 597 10 2
Q Health and social work activities 1,488 1,483 10 -2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 343 347 11 4
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2,564 2,575 38 17
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 132 136 -10 -3
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 72 72 -1 2
C Manufacturing 67 67 -3 1
F Construction 307 315 15 -1
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 406 414 5 3
J Information and communication 74 73 -12 -1
K Financial institutions 9 9 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 17 17 -2 -1
M-N Business services 783 780 7 8
78 Employment activities . . . .
O-Q Government and care 533 526 39 11
O Public administration and services 0 0 0 0
P Education 128 128 11 2
Q Health and social work activities 405 398 28 9
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 230 233 -4 -1
Source: CBS.
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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

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.
Change on corresponding period (y/y)
Change on corresponding period (year-on-year).
Jobs
Change on previous period (q/q)
Change on previous period (quarter-on-quarter).
Jobs seasonal adjusted