Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Sex Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Employed persons (x 1,000) Jobs (x 1,000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000) Hours worked (million hours)
Total male and female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 845 893 788 1,392
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 148 162 131 227
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 54 55 51 88
Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 791 810 733 1,272
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 139 144 121 208
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 53 54 50 87
Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 54 83 55 120
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 8 18 10 19
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 1 1 1 2
Male Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 651 679 625 1,115
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 92 100 87 154
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 41 42 40 69
Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 610 620 585 1,024
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 87 89 82 142
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 41 41 39 68
Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 41 59 40 91
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 5 11 5 12
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 1 1 1 1
Female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 194 214 163 277
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 56 62 44 74
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 13 13 11 19
Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 181 190 148 248
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 52 55 39 66
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 13 13 11 19
Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 13 24 15 29
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 4 8 4 8
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 0 0 0 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual data on employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2022 are final. Data of 2023 and further are provisional.

Changes as of June 24th 2025:
Data of 2024 is added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 30 months after the end of the reporting year.

Description topics

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.
Full-time equivalent (fte)
A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.