Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts
| Sex | Employment type | Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | 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 | 2025* | 849 | 894 | 790 | 1,378 |
| Total male and female | Total | D Energy supply | 2025* | 42 | 44 | 40 | 68 |
| Total male and female | Total | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 42 | 44 | 40 | 68 |
| Total male and female | Employees | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 799 | 818 | 740 | 1,272 |
| Total male and female | Employees | D Energy supply | 2025* | 41 | 43 | 39 | 68 |
| Total male and female | Employees | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 41 | 43 | 39 | 68 |
| Total male and female | Self-employed | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 49 | 75 | 50 | 107 |
| Total male and female | Self-employed | D Energy supply | 2025* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Self-employed | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Male | Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 652 | 678 | 626 | 1,101 |
| Male | Total | D Energy supply | 2025* | 31 | 32 | 30 | 52 |
| Male | Total | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 31 | 32 | 30 | 52 |
| Male | Employees | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 615 | 625 | 589 | 1,020 |
| Male | Employees | D Energy supply | 2025* | 30 | 31 | 29 | 51 |
| Male | Employees | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 30 | 31 | 29 | 51 |
| Male | Self-employed | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 37 | 53 | 37 | 81 |
| Male | Self-employed | D Energy supply | 2025* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Male | Self-employed | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 196 | 215 | 164 | 277 |
| Female | Total | D Energy supply | 2025* | 11 | 12 | 10 | 17 |
| Female | Total | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 11 | 12 | 10 | 17 |
| Female | Employees | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 185 | 193 | 151 | 252 |
| Female | Employees | D Energy supply | 2025* | 11 | 12 | 10 | 17 |
| Female | Employees | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 11 | 12 | 10 | 17 |
| Female | Self-employed | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025* | 12 | 22 | 13 | 25 |
| Female | Self-employed | D Energy supply | 2025* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | Self-employed | 35 Energy supply | 2025* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
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.