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 2,038 2,357 1,592 2,907
M Other specialised business services 858 980 757 1,404
N Renting and other business support 1,180 1,377 835 1,503
80-82 Security, other business services 508 639 303 551
Employees M-N Business services 1,511 1,622 1,255 2,200
M Other specialised business services 642 677 570 999
N Renting and other business support 869 945 685 1,202
80-82 Security, other business services 211 232 167 281
Self-employed M-N Business services 527 735 337 707
M Other specialised business services 216 303 187 405
N Renting and other business support 312 432 150 302
80-82 Security, other business services 297 408 136 270
Male Total M-N Business services 1,073 1,200 947 1,758
M Other specialised business services 516 584 475 895
N Renting and other business support 557 617 471 862
80-82 Security, other business services 144 169 133 249
Employees M-N Business services 902 956 789 1,399
M Other specialised business services 389 406 363 642
N Renting and other business support 513 550 426 758
80-82 Security, other business services 108 117 96 164
Self-employed M-N Business services 171 244 158 358
M Other specialised business services 127 177 112 254
N Renting and other business support 44 67 45 105
80-82 Security, other business services 36 52 37 85
Female Total M-N Business services 965 1,157 645 1,150
M Other specialised business services 342 397 281 509
N Renting and other business support 623 760 364 641
80-82 Security, other business services 364 470 170 302
Employees M-N Business services 609 666 466 801
M Other specialised business services 253 270 207 357
N Renting and other business support 356 395 259 444
80-82 Security, other business services 103 115 71 117
Self-employed M-N Business services 356 491 179 349
M Other specialised business services 89 126 74 152
N Renting and other business support 267 365 105 197
80-82 Security, other business services 261 355 99 185
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.