Employment; quarterly, sex, National Accounts, 2010-q1 2024

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Employment type Sex Periods Labour volume Employed persons (x 1,000) Labour volume Jobs (x 1,000) Labour volume Hours worked (million hours) Labour volume Hours worked per employed person (hours) Labour volume Hours worked per job (hours) Labour volume seasonal adjusted Employed persons (x 1,000) Labour volume seasonal adjusted Jobs (x 1,000) Labour volume seasonal adjusted Hours worked (million hours) Labour volume seasonal adjusted Hours worked per employed person (hours) Labour volume seasonal adjusted Hours worked per job (hours)
Total Total male and female 2015 1st quarter 8,684 9,736 3,165 365 325 8,768 9,832 3,139 358 319
2015 2nd quarter 8,816 9,912 3,004 341 303 8,793 9,865 3,147 358 319
2015 3rd quarter 8,864 9,934 3,025 341 304 8,825 9,901 3,175 360 321
2015 4th quarter 8,865 9,938 3,365 380 339 8,858 9,944 3,199 361 322
2015 8,808 9,881 12,559 1,426 1,271
Male 2015 1st quarter 4,578 5,079 1,948 426 384 4,623 5,128 1,938 419 378
2015 2nd quarter 4,648 5,166 1,856 399 359 4,637 5,145 1,939 418 377
2015 3rd quarter 4,687 5,195 1,872 399 360 4,657 5,165 1,959 421 379
2015 4th quarter 4,673 5,178 2,068 443 399 4,675 5,186 1,969 421 380
2015 4,647 5,155 7,745 1,667 1,503
Female 2015 1st quarter 4,105 4,657 1,217 296 261 4,145 4,704 1,201 290 255
2015 2nd quarter 4,168 4,746 1,147 275 242 4,155 4,720 1,208 291 256
2015 3rd quarter 4,177 4,739 1,152 276 243 4,168 4,736 1,217 292 257
2015 4th quarter 4,192 4,761 1,297 309 272 4,183 4,757 1,230 294 258
2015 4,161 4,726 4,813 1,157 1,019
Employees Total male and female 2015 1st quarter 7,206 7,677 2,541 353 331 7,279 7,760 2,495 343 322
2015 2nd quarter 7,323 7,826 2,335 319 298 7,300 7,782 2,490 341 320
2015 3rd quarter 7,356 7,833 2,375 323 303 7,325 7,808 2,503 342 321
2015 4th quarter 7,374 7,857 2,667 362 339 7,354 7,842 2,531 344 323
2015 7,315 7,799 9,918 1,356 1,272
Male 2015 1st quarter 3,824 4,027 1,553 406 386 3,869 4,077 1,530 395 375
2015 2nd quarter 3,897 4,116 1,436 368 349 3,883 4,092 1,527 393 373
2015 3rd quarter 3,918 4,124 1,460 373 354 3,897 4,107 1,535 394 374
2015 4th quarter 3,923 4,133 1,632 416 395 3,913 4,124 1,549 396 376
2015 3,891 4,100 6,081 1,563 1,483
Female 2015 1st quarter 3,382 3,650 987 292 271 3,410 3,683 965 283 262
2015 2nd quarter 3,426 3,710 899 262 242 3,417 3,690 963 282 261
2015 3rd quarter 3,438 3,709 915 266 247 3,428 3,701 968 282 262
2015 4th quarter 3,451 3,724 1,035 300 278 3,442 3,718 981 285 264
2015 3,425 3,698 3,837 1,120 1,037
Self-employed Total male and female 2015 1st quarter 1,477 2,059 624 423 303 1,489 2,072 644 432 311
2015 2nd quarter 1,492 2,086 669 448 320 1,493 2,083 657 440 316
2015 3rd quarter 1,507 2,101 649 431 309 1,500 2,093 672 448 321
2015 4th quarter 1,491 2,081 699 468 336 1,504 2,102 668 444 318
2015 1,492 2,082 2,641 1,770 1,268
Male 2015 1st quarter 754 1,052 395 524 375 754 1,051 408 541 388
2015 2nd quarter 751 1,050 420 560 400 755 1,053 412 546 391
2015 3rd quarter 769 1,070 412 536 385 760 1,058 424 558 400
2015 4th quarter 751 1,045 437 582 418 762 1,062 420 551 395
2015 756 1,054 1,664 2,201 1,578
Female 2015 1st quarter 723 1,007 229 317 228 735 1,021 236 321 231
2015 2nd quarter 742 1,036 248 334 240 738 1,030 245 332 238
2015 3rd quarter 739 1,030 237 321 230 740 1,035 248 335 240
2015 4th quarter 741 1,036 262 354 253 742 1,040 248 335 239
2015 736 1,028 977 1,327 951
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 by sex on employed persons, jobs, and hours worked. The seasonal adjusted time series are also available in this table.

Data available from: 2010 first quarter up to and including 2024 first quarter.

Status of the figures:
Data from 2010 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

Labour volume
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of employed persons, jobs or hours worked.
Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
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.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
Hours worked per employed person
Hours worked per employed person.
Hours worked per job
Hours worked per job.
Labour volume seasonal adjusted
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of employed persons, jobs or hours worked with the removal of annually recurring patterns which are normal for a particular time of year.
Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
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.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
Hours worked per employed person
Hours worked per employed person.
Hours worked per job
Hours worked per job.