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
16 Manufacture of wood products 17 18 16 28
18 Printing and reproduction 16 17 14 24
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 33 34 31 54
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
Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 14 14 12 21
16 Manufacture of wood products 15 15 14 24
18 Printing and reproduction 14 14 12 20
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 33 33 31 53
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 106 108 99 172
25 Manufacture of metal products 86 88 80 139
26 Manufacture of electronic products 28 29 27 46
Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 3 5 3 7
16 Manufacture of wood products 2 3 2 4
18 Printing and reproduction 2 2 2 4
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 0 1 0 1
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 10 12 9 21
25 Manufacture of metal products 10 12 9 21
26 Manufacture of electronic products 0 1 0 1
Male Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 10 11 9 17
16 Manufacture of wood products 15 16 14 25
18 Printing and reproduction 10 11 10 17
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 26 27 25 44
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 101 104 97 174
25 Manufacture of metal products 83 86 79 143
26 Manufacture of electronic products 22 22 21 37
Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 9 9 8 14
16 Manufacture of wood products 13 13 12 21
18 Printing and reproduction 9 9 9 14
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 26 26 25 43
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 92 94 88 154
25 Manufacture of metal products 74 76 71 124
26 Manufacture of electronic products 22 22 21 36
Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 1 2 1 2
16 Manufacture of wood products 2 2 2 4
18 Printing and reproduction 1 2 1 3
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 0 0 0 1
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 9 11 8 19
25 Manufacture of metal products 9 11 8 19
26 Manufacture of electronic products 0 0 0 1
Female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 7 8 6 11
16 Manufacture of wood products 2 3 2 3
18 Printing and reproduction 5 6 4 7
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 7 7 6 10
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 15 16 12 20
25 Manufacture of metal products 13 14 10 17
26 Manufacture of electronic products 7 7 6 10
Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 5 5 4 7
16 Manufacture of wood products 2 2 1 2
18 Printing and reproduction 5 5 4 6
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 7 7 6 10
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 14 14 11 18
25 Manufacture of metal products 11 12 9 15
26 Manufacture of electronic products 7 7 6 10
Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2 3 2 4
16 Manufacture of wood products 0 1 0 1
18 Printing and reproduction 1 1 1 1
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 0 0 0 0
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 1 2 1 2
25 Manufacture of metal products 1 2 1 2
26 Manufacture of electronic products 0 0 0 0
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.