Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Employed persons (x 1,000) Jobs (x 1,000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000) Hours worked (million hours)
A-U All economic activities 8,513 9,056 6,898 11,631
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 102 114 84 155
01 Agriculture 98 110 81 149
02 Forestry and logging 2 2 2 3
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2 2 1 3
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 8 14
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 791 810 733 1,272
C Manufacturing 707 723 654 1,131
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 139 144 121 208
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 14 14 12 21
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 47 48 43 73
16 Manufacture of wood products 15 15 14 24
17 Manufacture of paper 18 18 17 29
18 Printing and reproduction 14 14 12 20
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20 Manufacture of chemicals 48 49 46 80
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 67 68 64 112
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 19 20 18 32
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 33 33 31 53
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 53 54 50 87
23 Manufacture of building materials 21 21 20 35
24 Manufacture of basic metals 20 20 19 34
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 106 108 99 172
25 Manufacture of metal products 86 88 80 139
26 Manufacture of electronic products 28 29 27 46
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 53 54 50 87
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 25 25 23 40
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 103 105 99 171
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 21 21 20 34
29-30 Transport equipment 40 40 38 65
30 Manufacture of other transport 19 19 18 31
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 79 81 72 126
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 36 38 32 55
33 Repair and installation of machinery 42 44 40 71
D Energy supply 38 39 35 62
35 Energy supply 38 39 35 62
E Water supply and waste management 39 39 36 66
36 Water collection and distribution 6 6 6 10
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 32 33 30 56
F Construction 350 361 329 582
41 Construction buildings, development 99 102 92 159
42 Civil engineering 52 53 50 92
43 Specialised construction activities 200 206 187 331
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,228 2,365 1,606 2,801
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,395 1,465 1,009 1,743
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 120 125 106 185
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 517 533 463 813
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 758 807 440 744
H Transportation and storage 392 408 342 619
49 Land transport 177 185 157 302
50 Water transport 16 17 15 26
51 Air transport 28 28 25 41
52 Warehousing, services for transport 116 119 107 186
53 Postal and courier activities 55 60 37 63
I Accommodation and food serving 441 492 255 439
J Information and communication 321 331 298 519
58 Publishing 20 21 18 30
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 42 44 37 62
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 22 24 19 33
61 Telecommunications 26 26 24 42
62-63 IT- and information services 253 261 237 415
K Financial institutions 219 225 202 343
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 99 101 94 160
65 Insurance and pension funding 41 42 38 63
66 Other financial services 78 82 69 120
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 72 76 63 105
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 72 76 63 105
M-N Business services 1,511 1,622 1,255 2,200
M Other specialised business services 642 677 570 999
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 384 408 339 594
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 516 544 459 806
71 Architects, technical services etc. 132 136 120 212
72 Research and development 45 46 42 72
73 Advertising and market research 41 43 36 64
73-75 Advertising, design and other 81 87 69 121
74-75 Other specialised services 40 43 33 57
N Renting and other business support 869 945 685 1,202
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 36 38 32 57
78 Employment activities 602 655 468 833
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 20 20 18 30
80-82 Security, other business services 211 232 167 281
O-Q Government and care 2,633 2,801 2,114 3,292
O Public administration and services 661 690 616 979
84 Public administration and services 661 690 616 979
P Education 571 610 452 723
85 Education 571 610 452 723
Q Health and social work activities 1,401 1,501 1,046 1,590
86 Human health activities 560 598 450 706
87-88 Care and social work 841 904 596 884
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 285 350 215 362
R Culture, sports and recreation 131 157 95 160
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 60 66 47 78
93 Sports and recreation 70 91 48 82
S Other service activities 119 130 94 157
94 Membership organisations 62 68 53 87
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 5 5 4 7
96 Other personal services 52 57 37 63
T Activities of households 35 63 26 45
U Extraterritorial organisations . . . .
99 Extraterritorial organisations . . . .
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.