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 M-N Business services 2,073 2,384 1,606 2,906
M Other specialised business services 873 993 763 1,400
N Renting and other business support 1,200 1,390 842 1,506
80-82 Security, other business services 515 646 308 561
Employees M-N Business services 1,545 1,650 1,273 2,207
M Other specialised business services 658 692 581 1,005
N Renting and other business support 887 958 692 1,202
80-82 Security, other business services 216 237 171 286
Self-employed M-N Business services 528 733 333 700
M Other specialised business services 215 301 182 396
N Renting and other business support 313 432 150 304
80-82 Security, other business services 299 409 137 275
Male Total M-N Business services 1,104 1,229 966 1,777
M Other specialised business services 525 592 483 899
N Renting and other business support 579 637 484 879
80-82 Security, other business services 154 181 140 262
Employees M-N Business services 928 980 805 1,411
M Other specialised business services 398 415 369 645
N Renting and other business support 530 565 435 766
80-82 Security, other business services 114 122 100 169
Self-employed M-N Business services 176 249 162 366
M Other specialised business services 127 177 114 254
N Renting and other business support 49 72 48 112
80-82 Security, other business services 40 58 40 93
Female Total M-N Business services 969 1,155 639 1,129
M Other specialised business services 348 402 281 501
N Renting and other business support 621 753 358 628
80-82 Security, other business services 361 465 168 299
Employees M-N Business services 617 670 468 795
M Other specialised business services 260 277 212 360
N Renting and other business support 357 393 256 435
80-82 Security, other business services 103 115 71 117
Self-employed M-N Business services 352 485 171 334
M Other specialised business services 88 125 69 141
N Renting and other business support 264 360 102 192
80-82 Security, other business services 258 351 97 182
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:
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 and 2025 have been updated.

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.