Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Jobs (x 1,000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000)
A-U All economic activities 11,584 8,386
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 246 172
01 Agriculture 240 167
02 Forestry and logging 3 2
03 Fishing and aquaculture 3 2
B Mining and quarrying 8 8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 893 788
C Manufacturing 803 707
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 162 131
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 19 16
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 53 47
16 Manufacture of wood products 18 16
17 Manufacture of paper 18 17
18 Printing and reproduction 17 14
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 5
20 Manufacture of chemicals 49 46
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 75 69
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 26 23
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 34 31
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 57 52
23 Manufacture of building materials 23 21
24 Manufacture of basic metals 20 19
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 120 108
25 Manufacture of metal products 100 89
26 Manufacture of electronic products 30 27
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 55 51
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 26 24
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 106 99
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 22 20
29-30 Transport equipment 42 39
30 Manufacture of other transport 20 18
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 108 91
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 53 43
33 Repair and installation of machinery 55 48
D Energy supply 41 36
35 Energy supply 41 36
E Water supply and waste management 40 37
36 Water collection and distribution 6 6
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 34 31
F Construction 668 582
41 Construction buildings, development 244 206
42 Civil engineering 67 62
43 Specialised construction activities 356 315
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,768 1,870
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,704 1,166
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 168 138
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 574 490
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 962 538
H Transportation and storage 471 384
49 Land transport 220 182
50 Water transport 25 18
51 Air transport 29 26
52 Warehousing, services for transport 129 114
53 Postal and courier activities 68 43
I Accommodation and food serving 592 320
J Information and communication 410 350
58 Publishing 23 19
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 69 53
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 46 34
61 Telecommunications 26 24
62-63 IT- and information services 315 273
K Financial institutions 232 206
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 102 95
65 Insurance and pension funding 42 38
66 Other financial services 89 74
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 92 71
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 92 71
M-N Business services 2,357 1,592
M Other specialised business services 980 757
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 559 433
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 733 577
71 Architects, technical services etc. 174 145
72 Research and development 49 44
73 Advertising and market research 67 52
73-75 Advertising, design and other 197 136
74-75 Other specialised services 130 84
N Renting and other business support 1,377 835
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 46 37
78 Employment activities 666 474
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 25 21
80-82 Security, other business services 639 303
O-Q Government and care 3,317 2,371
O Public administration and services 690 616
84 Public administration and services 690 616
P Education 749 519
85 Education 749 519
Q Health and social work activities 1,877 1,236
86 Human health activities 736 533
87-88 Care and social work 1,141 703
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 602 384
R Culture, sports and recreation 264 165
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 156 106
93 Sports and recreation 108 59
S Other service activities 275 194
94 Membership organisations 69 53
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 15 11
96 Other personal services 191 129
T Activities of households 63 26
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

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.