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 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 99 102 95 161
65 Insurance and pension funding 41 42 38 63
Q Health and social work activities 1,653 1,877 1,236 1,980
86 Human health activities 655 736 533 885
Employees 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 99 101 94 160
65 Insurance and pension funding 41 42 38 63
Q Health and social work activities 1,401 1,501 1,046 1,590
86 Human health activities 560 598 450 706
Self-employed 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 0 1 0 1
65 Insurance and pension funding 0 0 0 0
Q Health and social work activities 251 376 190 390
86 Human health activities 94 139 84 179
Male Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 57 59 56 97
65 Insurance and pension funding 21 21 20 34
Q Health and social work activities 304 368 254 432
86 Human health activities 146 170 132 230
Employees 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 57 58 56 96
65 Insurance and pension funding 21 21 20 34
Q Health and social work activities 222 239 194 304
86 Human health activities 117 125 106 171
Self-employed 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 0 0 0 0
65 Insurance and pension funding 0 0 0 0
Q Health and social work activities 82 129 60 128
86 Human health activities 29 45 26 60
Female Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 42 43 39 64
65 Insurance and pension funding 21 21 18 29
Q Health and social work activities 1,349 1,509 983 1,548
86 Human health activities 509 567 401 654
Employees 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 42 43 39 64
65 Insurance and pension funding 21 21 18 29
Q Health and social work activities 1,179 1,262 852 1,286
86 Human health activities 444 473 344 535
Self-employed 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 0 0 0 0
65 Insurance and pension funding 0 0 0 0
Q Health and social work activities 169 247 131 262
86 Human health activities 65 93 57 119
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.