Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts

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) Change on corresponding period (y/y) Employed persons (x 1 000) Change on previous period (q/q) Employed persons seasonal adjusted (x 1 000)
Total A-U All economic activities 2023* 10,313 156
Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 204 0
Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 909 16
Total C Manufacturing 2023* 825 11
Total F Construction 2023* 591 22
Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 2,509 34
Total J Information and communication 2023* 380 15
Total K Financial institutions 2023* 222 6
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 79 2
Total M-N Business services 2023* 2,137 -19
Total 78 Employment activities 2023* . .
Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 2,836 66
Total O Public administration and services 2023* 563 23
Total P Education 2023* 626 12
Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 1,647 31
Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 447 15
Employees A-U All economic activities 2023* 8,512 109
Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 104 -3
Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 859 18
Employees C Manufacturing 2023* 779 14
Employees F Construction 2023* 350 6
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 2,229 39
Employees J Information and communication 2023* 322 9
Employees K Financial institutions 2023* 216 6
Employees L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 69 2
Employees M-N Business services 2023* 1,575 -27
Employees 78 Employment activities 2023* 660 -53
Employees O-Q Government and care 2023* 2,509 50
Employees O Public administration and services 2023* 563 23
Employees P Education 2023* 557 9
Employees Q Health and social work activities 2023* 1,389 19
Employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 279 9
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2023* 1,801 47
Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 100 3
Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 49 -2
Self-employed C Manufacturing 2023* 46 -3
Self-employed F Construction 2023* 242 15
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 280 -5
Self-employed J Information and communication 2023* 57 6
Self-employed K Financial institutions 2023* 6 0
Self-employed L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 10 0
Self-employed M-N Business services 2023* 561 7
Self-employed 78 Employment activities 2023* . .
Self-employed O-Q Government and care 2023* 327 16
Self-employed O Public administration and services 2023* 0 0
Self-employed P Education 2023* 69 4
Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2023* 258 12
Self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 168 6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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