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 A-U All economic activities 10,266 11,584 8,386 14,906
C Manufacturing 759 803 707 1,247
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 148 162 131 227
16 Manufacture of wood products 17 18 16 28
17 Manufacture of paper 18 18 17 29
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20 Manufacture of chemicals 48 49 46 81
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 20 26 23 40
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 33 34 31 54
23 Manufacture of building materials 22 23 21 37
24 Manufacture of basic metals 20 20 19 34
25 Manufacture of metal products 96 100 89 159
26 Manufacture of electronic products 29 30 27 47
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 25 26 24 41
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 104 106 99 173
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 21 22 20 34
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
43 Specialised construction activities 325 356 315 608
53 Postal and courier activities 62 68 43 79
78 Employment activities 609 666 474 848
O-Q Government and care 2,954 3,317 2,371 3,843
Q Health and social work activities 1,653 1,877 1,236 1,980
86 Human health activities 655 736 533 885
87-88 Care and social work 998 1,141 703 1,095
S Other service activities 220 275 194 360
T Activities of households 35 63 26 45
Employees A-U All economic activities 8,513 9,056 6,898 11,631
C Manufacturing 707 723 654 1,131
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 139 144 121 208
16 Manufacture of wood products 15 15 14 24
17 Manufacture of paper 18 18 17 29
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20 Manufacture of chemicals 48 49 46 80
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 19 20 18 32
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 33 33 31 53
23 Manufacture of building materials 21 21 20 35
24 Manufacture of basic metals 20 20 19 34
25 Manufacture of metal products 86 88 80 139
26 Manufacture of electronic products 28 29 27 46
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
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
43 Specialised construction activities 200 206 187 331
53 Postal and courier activities 55 60 37 63
78 Employment activities 602 655 468 833
O-Q Government and care 2,633 2,801 2,114 3,292
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
S Other service activities 119 130 94 157
T Activities of households 35 63 26 45
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1,753 2,528 1,488 3,275
C Manufacturing 52 80 53 116
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 8 18 10 19
16 Manufacture of wood products 2 3 2 4
17 Manufacture of paper 0 0 0 0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0 0 0 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 0 0 0 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 1 6 5 8
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 0 1 0 1
23 Manufacture of building materials 1 2 1 2
24 Manufacture of basic metals 0 0 0 0
25 Manufacture of metal products 10 12 9 21
26 Manufacture of electronic products 0 1 0 1
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 0 1 0 1
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 1 1 1 2
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 0 1 0 1
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
43 Specialised construction activities 125 150 127 277
53 Postal and courier activities 7 9 6 16
78 Employment activities 7 11 7 15
O-Q Government and care 321 516 257 551
Q Health and social work activities 251 376 190 390
86 Human health activities 94 139 84 179
87-88 Care and social work 157 237 106 211
S Other service activities 101 145 100 202
T Activities of households 0 0 0 0
Male Total A-U All economic activities 5,334 5,953 4,793 8,841
C Manufacturing 584 610 560 997
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 92 100 87 154
16 Manufacture of wood products 15 16 14 25
17 Manufacture of paper 15 15 14 24
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 5 5 5 8
20 Manufacture of chemicals 37 38 36 64
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 12 15 13 24
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 26 27 25 44
23 Manufacture of building materials 19 19 18 33
24 Manufacture of basic metals 18 18 18 31
25 Manufacture of metal products 83 86 79 143
26 Manufacture of electronic products 22 22 21 37
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 19 20 19 32
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 88 89 85 149
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 19 19 18 31
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.