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 | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 48 | 50 | 44 | 75 |
| Total male and female | Total | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 57 | 66 | 50 | 94 |
| Total male and female | Employees | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 46 | 47 | 42 | 72 |
| Total male and female | Employees | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 40 | 42 | 35 | 61 |
| Total male and female | Self-employed | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Total male and female | Self-employed | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 17 | 24 | 15 | 33 |
| Male | Total | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 27 | 28 | 25 | 44 |
| Male | Total | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 32 | 38 | 30 | 57 |
| Male | Employees | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 26 | 26 | 24 | 42 |
| Male | Employees | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 22 | 23 | 20 | 35 |
| Male | Self-employed | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Male | Self-employed | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 11 | 15 | 10 | 22 |
| Female | Total | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 21 | 22 | 18 | 31 |
| Female | Total | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 25 | 28 | 20 | 37 |
| Female | Employees | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 20 | 21 | 18 | 30 |
| Female | Employees | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 18 | 19 | 15 | 26 |
| Female | Self-employed | 72 Research and development | 2025* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | Self-employed | 73 Advertising and market research | 2025* | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
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:
The data from 2010 through 2023 are final. Data from 2024 onwards are provisional.
Changes as of July 2nd 2026:
The figures for 2023 have been updated and are final now, the figures for 2024 and 2025 have been updated.
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.