Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 508 639 303 551
Total male and female Employees 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 211 232 167 281
Total male and female Self-employed 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 297 408 136 270
Male Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 144 169 133 249
Male Employees 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 108 117 96 164
Male Self-employed 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 36 52 37 85
Female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 364 470 170 302
Female Employees 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 103 115 71 117
Female Self-employed 80-82 Security, other business services 2024* 261 355 99 185
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:
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.