Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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.
Explanation of symbols

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.