Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Employed persons (x 1,000) Jobs (x 1,000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000) Hours worked (million hours)
A-U All economic activities 10,266 11,584 8,386 14,906
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 195 246 172 385
01 Agriculture 189 240 167 375
02 Forestry and logging 3 3 2 4
03 Fishing and aquaculture 3 3 2 6
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 8 14
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 845 893 788 1,392
C Manufacturing 759 803 707 1,247
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 148 162 131 227
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 17 19 16 28
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 51 53 47 81
16 Manufacture of wood products 17 18 16 28
17 Manufacture of paper 18 18 17 29
18 Printing and reproduction 16 17 14 24
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20 Manufacture of chemicals 48 49 46 81
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 68 75 69 121
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 20 26 23 40
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 33 34 31 54
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 55 57 52 91
23 Manufacture of building materials 22 23 21 37
24 Manufacture of basic metals 20 20 19 34
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 116 120 108 193
25 Manufacture of metal products 96 100 89 159
26 Manufacture of electronic products 29 30 27 47
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 54 55 51 88
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
29-30 Transport equipment 41 42 39 67
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
33 Repair and installation of machinery 52 55 48 90
D Energy supply 39 41 36 63
35 Energy supply 39 41 36 63
E Water supply and waste management 39 40 37 68
36 Water collection and distribution 6 6 6 10
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 33 34 31 59
F Construction 594 668 582 1,123
41 Construction buildings, development 204 244 206 397
42 Civil engineering 64 67 62 118
43 Specialised construction activities 325 356 315 608
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,503 2,768 1,870 3,422
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,557 1,704 1,166 2,104
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 151 168 138 258
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 546 574 490 878
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 860 962 538 968
H Transportation and storage 438 471 384 723
49 Land transport 204 220 182 364
50 Water transport 20 25 18 35
51 Air transport 28 29 26 42
52 Warehousing, services for transport 124 129 114 203
53 Postal and courier activities 62 68 43 79
I Accommodation and food serving 508 592 320 595
J Information and communication 374 410 350 627
58 Publishing 21 23 19 32
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 59 69 53 95
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 38 46 34 63
61 Telecommunications 26 26 24 42
62-63 IT- and information services 290 315 273 489
K Financial institutions 224 232 206 354
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 99 102 95 161
65 Insurance and pension funding 41 42 38 63
66 Other financial services 83 89 74 130
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 81 92 71 122
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 81 92 71 122
M-N Business services 2,038 2,357 1,592 2,907
M Other specialised business services 858 980 757 1,404
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 491 559 433 796
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 652 733 577 1,063
71 Architects, technical services etc. 160 174 145 267
72 Research and development 47 49 44 75
73 Advertising and market research 59 67 52 98
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
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 41 46 37 68
78 Employment activities 609 666 474 848
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 23 25 21 37
80-82 Security, other business services 508 639 303 551
O-Q Government and care 2,954 3,317 2,371 3,843
O Public administration and services 661 690 616 979
84 Public administration and services 661 690 616 979
P Education 641 749 519 884
85 Education 641 749 519 884
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
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 457 602 384 730
R Culture, sports and recreation 202 264 165 326
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 121 156 106 218
93 Sports and recreation 81 108 59 108
S Other service activities 220 275 194 360
94 Membership organisations 63 69 53 89
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 13 15 11 23
96 Other personal services 145 191 129 248
T Activities of households 35 63 26 45
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

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.