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 72 Research and development 47 49 44 75
73 Advertising and market research 59 67 52 98
Employees 72 Research and development 45 46 42 72
73 Advertising and market research 41 43 36 64
Self-employed 72 Research and development 2 3 2 4
73 Advertising and market research 17 24 15 35
Male Total 72 Research and development 27 28 25 45
73 Advertising and market research 33 38 30 59
Employees 72 Research and development 25 26 24 42
73 Advertising and market research 23 24 21 37
Self-employed 72 Research and development 1 2 1 2
73 Advertising and market research 11 15 10 23
Female Total 72 Research and development 20 21 18 31
73 Advertising and market research 25 29 21 39
Employees 72 Research and development 20 20 17 29
73 Advertising and market research 19 20 16 27
Self-employed 72 Research and development 1 1 1 1
73 Advertising and market research 7 9 6 12
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.