Employment; quarterly, sex, National Accounts

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Employment type Sex 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 10,305 11,575 3,774 366 326 10,382 11,655 3,736 360 321
Male 5,354 5,951 2,228 416 374 5,396 5,996 2,212 410 369
Female 4,951 5,624 1,546 312 275 4,986 5,658 1,523 306 269
Employees Total male and female 8,677 9,218 3,035 350 329 8,733 9,270 2,983 342 322
Male 4,514 4,752 1,769 392 372 4,543 4,778 1,742 383 365
Female 4,164 4,467 1,267 304 284 4,190 4,492 1,241 296 276
Self-employed Total male and female 1,628 2,357 739 454 313 1,650 2,385 753 456 316
Male 840 1,200 459 547 383 853 1,218 470 551 386
Female 787 1,157 279 355 241 797 1,166 283 355 242
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

Status of the figures:
The data from 2010 through 2023 are final. Data from 2024 onwards are provisional.

Changes as of July 2nd 2026:
The figures for 2023 have been updated and are final now; the figures for 2024 through the first quarter of 2026 have been updated.

When will new figures be published?
The preliminary estimate (flash estimate) of a quarter is released after 30 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

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.