Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Sex Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) 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 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 17 19 16 28
30 Manufacture of other transport 19 20 18 32
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 100 108 91 169
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 48 53 43 79
66 Other financial services 83 89 74 130
M Other specialised business services 858 980 757 1,404
73-75 Advertising, design and other 159 197 136 265
74-75 Other specialised services 101 130 84 167
N Renting and other business support 1,180 1,377 835 1,503
80-82 Security, other business services 508 639 303 551
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 457 602 384 730
S Other service activities 220 275 194 360
96 Other personal services 145 191 129 248
Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 14 14 12 21
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
66 Other financial services 78 82 69 120
M Other specialised business services 642 677 570 999
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
80-82 Security, other business services 211 232 167 281
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 285 350 215 362
S Other service activities 119 130 94 157
96 Other personal services 52 57 37 63
Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 3 5 3 7
30 Manufacture of other transport 1 1 1 1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 21 27 19 43
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 12 15 11 24
66 Other financial services 5 7 5 10
M Other specialised business services 216 303 187 405
73-75 Advertising, design and other 78 111 67 144
74-75 Other specialised services 61 87 52 110
N Renting and other business support 312 432 150 302
80-82 Security, other business services 297 408 136 270
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 172 253 169 368
S Other service activities 101 145 100 202
96 Other personal services 92 134 92 185
Male Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 10 11 9 17
30 Manufacture of other transport 16 17 16 27
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 78 83 73 138
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 34 37 32 59
66 Other financial services 49 52 46 82
M Other specialised business services 516 584 475 895
73-75 Advertising, design and other 80 99 71 144
74-75 Other specialised services 46 60 41 85
N Renting and other business support 557 617 471 862
80-82 Security, other business services 144 169 133 249
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 171 227 152 309
S Other service activities 62 75 57 110
96 Other personal services 28 36 26 53
Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 9 9 8 14
30 Manufacture of other transport 16 16 15 26
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 60 62 58 102
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 25 26 24 40
66 Other financial services 45 47 42 73
M Other specialised business services 389 406 363 642
73-75 Advertising, design and other 41 43 37 65
74-75 Other specialised services 18 20 16 29
N Renting and other business support 513 550 426 758
80-82 Security, other business services 108 117 96 164
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 111 137 92 157
S Other service activities 41 45 35 61
96 Other personal services 13 14 10 18
Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 1 2 1 2
30 Manufacture of other transport 1 1 0 1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 17 21 16 36
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 9 11 8 19
66 Other financial services 4 5 4 8
M Other specialised business services 127 177 112 254
73-75 Advertising, design and other 39 55 35 78
74-75 Other specialised services 28 40 25 56
N Renting and other business support 44 67 45 105
80-82 Security, other business services 36 52 37 85
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 59 90 60 152
S Other service activities 21 30 21 49
96 Other personal services 15 23 16 36
Female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 7 8 6 11
30 Manufacture of other transport 3 3 3 5
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 22 25 18 31
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 14 16 11 20
66 Other financial services 35 37 28 48
M Other specialised business services 342 397 281 509
73-75 Advertising, design and other 79 99 64 122
74-75 Other specialised services 54 70 43 83
N Renting and other business support 623 760 364 641
80-82 Security, other business services 364 470 170 302
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 286 376 233 421
S Other service activities 158 200 137 250
96 Other personal services 117 155 103 194
Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 5 5 4 7
30 Manufacture of other transport 3 3 3 5
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 18 19 14 24
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 11 12 9 15
66 Other financial services 34 35 27 46
M Other specialised business services 253 270 207 357
73-75 Advertising, design and other 40 43 32 56
74-75 Other specialised services 22 23 17 29
N Renting and other business support 356 395 259 444
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.