Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

Changed on: 02/07/2026 06:30

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	A-U All economic activities	2025*	10,362	11,639	8,413	14,857
Total male and female	Total	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2025*	197	248	179	400
Total male and female	Total	01 Agriculture	2025*	191	242	174	390
Total male and female	Total	02 Forestry and logging	2025*	3	3	2	4
Total male and female	Total	03 Fishing and aquaculture	2025*	3	3	2	5
Total male and female	Total	B Mining and quarrying	2025*	8	9	8	15
Total male and female	Total	B-E Industry (no construction), energy	2025*	849	894	790	1,378
Total male and female	Total	C Manufacturing	2025*	757	799	704	1,225
Total male and female	Total	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2025*	148	162	130	225
Total male and female	Total	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025*	16	18	14	25
Total male and female	Total	16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing	2025*	51	53	47	80
Total male and female	Total	16 Manufacture of wood products	2025*	17	18	16	28
Total male and female	Total	17 Manufacture of paper	2025*	18	18	17	29
Total male and female	Total	18 Printing and reproduction	2025*	15	16	14	23
Total male and female	Total	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	2025*	5	5	5	9
Total male and female	Total	20 Manufacture of chemicals	2025*	48	48	45	79
Total male and female	Total	20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	2025*	69	75	69	120
Total male and female	Total	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	2025*	21	27	24	41
Total male and female	Total	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	2025*	33	33	30	52
Total male and female	Total	22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod	2025*	55	56	51	88
Total male and female	Total	23 Manufacture of building materials	2025*	22	23	21	36
Total male and female	Total	24 Manufacture of basic metals	2025*	20	20	19	33
Total male and female	Total	24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products	2025*	115	119	107	189
Total male and female	Total	25 Manufacture of metal products	2025*	95	99	88	156
Total male and female	Total	26 Manufacture of electronic products	2025*	29	30	28	47
Total male and female	Total	26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry	2025*	52	53	49	84
Total male and female	Total	27 Manufacture of electric equipment	2025*	23	24	22	37
Total male and female	Total	28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c.	2025*	107	110	102	176
Total male and female	Total	29 Manufacture of cars and trailers	2025*	20	21	19	32
Total male and female	Total	29-30 Transport equipment	2025*	39	40	37	64
Total male and female	Total	30 Manufacture of other transport	2025*	19	20	18	32
Total male and female	Total	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025*	99	107	91	165
Total male and female	Total	31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other	2025*	47	51	42	76
Total male and female	Total	33 Repair and installation of machinery	2025*	52	56	49	90
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	Total	E Water supply and waste management	2025*	41	42	38	70
Total male and female	Total	36 Water collection and distribution	2025*	7	7	6	10
Total male and female	Total	37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment	2025*	35	35	32	60
Total male and female	Total	F Construction	2025*	602	674	578	1,123
Total male and female	Total	41 Construction buildings, development	2025*	206	244	203	399
Total male and female	Total	42 Civil engineering	2025*	66	69	63	120
Total male and female	Total	43 Specialised construction activities	2025*	329	360	311	604
Total male and female	Total	G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering	2025*	2,480	2,727	1,840	3,353
Total male and female	Total	G Wholesale and retail trade	2025*	1,527	1,662	1,137	2,003
Total male and female	Total	45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles	2025*	151	168	138	250
Total male and female	Total	46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles)	2025*	535	561	479	845
Total male and female	Total	47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles)	2025*	841	934	521	908
Total male and female	Total	H Transportation and storage	2025*	439	471	385	772
Total male and female	Total	49 Land transport	2025*	206	221	183	415
Total male and female	Total	50 Water transport	2025*	20	25	19	35
Total male and female	Total	51 Air transport	2025*	27	28	25	41
Total male and female	Total	52 Warehousing, services for transport	2025*	126	131	116	205
Total male and female	Total	53 Postal and courier activities	2025*	60	66	42	76
Total male and female	Total	I Accommodation and food serving	2025*	514	593	318	578
Total male and female	Total	J Information and communication	2025*	379	415	351	640
Total male and female	Total	58 Publishing	2025*	21	23	19	33
Total male and female	Total	58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV	2025*	61	72	54	102
Total male and female	Total	59-60 Movies, TV and radio	2025*	40	49	35	69
Total male and female	Total	61 Telecommunications	2025*	24	25	23	39
Total male and female	Total	62-63 IT- and information services	2025*	293	319	274	499
Total male and female	Total	K Financial institutions	2025*	224	231	207	349
Total male and female	Total	64 Financial institutions, no insurance	2025*	99	101	95	158
Total male and female	Total	65 Insurance and pension funding	2025*	41	41	38	62
Total male and female	Total	66 Other financial services	2025*	84	89	74	129
Total male and female	Total	L Renting, buying, selling real estate	2025*	83	93	72	121
Total male and female	Total	68 Renting, buying, selling real estate	2025*	83	93	72	121
Total male and female	Total	M-N Business services	2025*	2,073	2,384	1,606	2,906
Total male and female	Total	M Other specialised business services	2025*	873	993	763	1,400
Total male and female	Total	69-70 Legal and management consultancy	2025*	504	570	439	799
Total male and female	Total	69-71 Management, technical consultancy	2025*	667	748	587	1,068
Total male and female	Total	71 Architects, technical services etc.	2025*	164	178	148	269
Total male and female	Total	72 Research and development	2025*	48	50	44	75
Total male and female	Total	73 Advertising and market research	2025*	57	66	50	94
Total male and female	Total	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025*	158	195	133	257
Total male and female	Total	74-75 Other specialised services	2025*	101	130	83	163
Total male and female	Total	N Renting and other business support	2025*	1,200	1,390	842	1,506
Total male and female	Total	77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods	2025*	41	47	37	68
Total male and female	Total	78 Employment activities	2025*	620	672	476	840
Total male and female	Total	79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc	2025*	23	25	21	37
Total male and female	Total	80-82 Security, other business services	2025*	515	646	308	561
Total male and female	Total	O-Q Government and care	2025*	3,007	3,358	2,406	3,837
Total male and female	Total	O Public administration and services	2025*	684	714	638	1,002
Total male and female	Total	84 Public administration and services	2025*	684	714	638	1,002
Total male and female	Total	P Education	2025*	641	743	512	852
Total male and female	Total	85 Education	2025*	641	743	512	852
Total male and female	Total	Q Health and social work activities	2025*	1,682	1,901	1,256	1,982
Total male and female	Total	86 Human health activities	2025*	663	742	539	875
Total male and female	Total	87-88 Care and social work	2025*	1,019	1,160	717	1,107
Total male and female	Total	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025*	469	616	384	749
Total male and female	Total	R Culture, sports and recreation	2025*	208	271	163	344
Total male and female	Total	90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries	2025*	124	160	104	231
Total male and female	Total	93 Sports and recreation	2025*	84	111	60	112
Total male and female	Total	S Other service activities	2025*	221	273	190	354
Total male and female	Total	94 Membership organisations	2025*	65	72	55	91
Total male and female	Total	95 Repair computers and consumergoods	2025*	13	15	11	22
Total male and female	Total	96 Other personal services	2025*	144	187	124	242
Total male and female	Total	T Activities of households	2025*	40	71	30	52
Total male and female	Total	U Extraterritorial organisations	2025*	.	.	.	.
Total male and female	Total	99 Extraterritorial organisations	2025*	.	.	.	.
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.