Cao wages, contractual wage costs and working hours; index (2020=100)
Cao sector | Sector/Branches SIC 2008 | Version | Periods | Index figures Contractual working hours (2020=100) | Year-on-year change Contractual working hours (%) |
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Total collective labour agreement sector | Q Health and social work activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
Total collective labour agreement sector | Q Health and social work activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | . |
Total collective labour agreement sector | 87-88 Care and social work | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
Total collective labour agreement sector | 87-88 Care and social work | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | . |
Sector private companies | Q Health and social work activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.4 | -0.6 |
Sector private companies | Q Health and social work activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.4 | . |
Sector private companies | 87-88 Care and social work | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . |
Sector private companies | 87-88 Care and social work | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . |
Sector subsidised corporations | Q Health and social work activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
Sector subsidised corporations | Q Health and social work activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | . |
Sector subsidised corporations | 87-88 Care and social work | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | 0.0 |
Sector subsidised corporations | 87-88 Care and social work | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.9 | . |
Sector government | Q Health and social work activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.7 | -0.3 |
Sector government | Q Health and social work activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 99.7 | . |
Sector government | 87-88 Care and social work | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . |
Sector government | 87-88 Care and social work | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table contains index figures of the quantification of the development of the contractual wages (also known as cao wages or negotiated wages), contractual wage costs and contractual working hours of employees in the Netherlands. The table contains index figures on a number of elements contained in the collective labour agreements (in Dutch: cao), namely wages per month and per hour including and excluding special payments, contractual wage costs (per month and per hour) and contractual working hours. In addition, it presents developments calculated on the basis of these indices and the percentage of collective labour agreements completed.
Data available from: 1972, for the annual figures (up to and including 2019 to a limited extent) and from 2020, for the monthly figures and quarterly figures. No index figures based on 2020=100 are yet available for 1972-2019; those figures will be added later in this table.
Status of the figures:
All the figures from 1972 to 2023 are definitive. The figures for 2024 are provisional.
Changes as of 3 October 2024:
The provisional figures for September and the 3rd quarter 2024 have been added. The provisional figures from January to August 2024 have been revised.
When will new figures be published?
The monthly figures are published within one week after the end of the calendar month concerned. This initial figure is called the first-published figure. The index is subsequently reviewed every month based on the additional completed collective labour agreements in that month.
Current figures marked with * are provisional. Up to the second quarter they can be reviewed monthly based on new completed collective labour agreements. In the second quarter the figures of the previous calendar year become definitive (current figures without *).
Description topics
- Index figures
- Index
An index is the ratio between two values, based on a base year which equals to100.
The use of indices makes it simpler and easier to monitor and compare the development of certain quantities (wages, prices) over time.- Contractual working hours
- The contractual working hours are the agreed annual working hours of full-time employees.
- Year-on-year change
- Year-on-year change
These percentage changes are always related to the current figures and are compared to same period in the previous year.- Contractual working hours
- The contractual working hours are the agreed annual working hours of full-time employees.