Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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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 A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 195 246 172 385
02 Forestry and logging 3 3 2 4
03 Fishing and aquaculture 3 3 2 6
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 8 14
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 148 162 131 227
18 Printing and reproduction 16 17 14 24
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 68 75 69 121
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 55 57 52 91
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 116 120 108 193
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 54 55 51 88
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 21 22 20 34
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 100 108 91 169
33 Repair and installation of machinery 52 55 48 90
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
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,557 1,704 1,166 2,104
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 151 168 138 258
H Transportation and storage 438 471 384 723
49 Land transport 204 220 182 364
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
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 59 69 53 95
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 38 46 34 63
62-63 IT- and information services 290 315 273 489
65 Insurance and pension funding 41 42 38 63
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 491 559 433 796
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
N Renting and other business support 1,180 1,377 835 1,503
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 41 46 37 68
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
Q Health and social work activities 1,653 1,877 1,236 1,980
87-88 Care and social work 998 1,141 703 1,095
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
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 13 15 11 23
Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 102 114 84 155
02 Forestry and logging 2 2 2 3
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2 2 1 3
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 8 14
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 139 144 121 208
18 Printing and reproduction 14 14 12 20
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 6 6 5 9
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 67 68 64 112
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 53 54 50 87
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 106 108 99 172
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 53 54 50 87
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 21 21 20 34
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 79 81 72 126
33 Repair and installation of machinery 42 44 40 71
E Water supply and waste management 39 39 36 66
36 Water collection and distribution 6 6 6 10
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 32 33 30 56
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,395 1,465 1,009 1,743
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 120 125 106 185
H Transportation and storage 392 408 342 619
49 Land transport 177 185 157 302
53 Postal and courier activities 55 60 37 63
I Accommodation and food serving 441 492 255 439
J Information and communication 321 331 298 519
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 42 44 37 62
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 22 24 19 33
62-63 IT- and information services 253 261 237 415
65 Insurance and pension funding 41 42 38 63
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 384 408 339 594
72 Research and development 45 46 42 72
73 Advertising and market research 41 43 36 64
73-75 Advertising, design and other 81 87 69 121
N Renting and other business support 869 945 685 1,202
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 36 38 32 57
O-Q Government and care 2,633 2,801 2,114 3,292
O Public administration and services 661 690 616 979
84 Public administration and services 661 690 616 979
Q Health and social work activities 1,401 1,501 1,046 1,590
87-88 Care and social work 841 904 596 884
R Culture, sports and recreation 131 157 95 160
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 60 66 47 78
93 Sports and recreation 70 91 48 82
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 5 5 4 7
Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 93 131 88 230
02 Forestry and logging 0 1 0 1
03 Fishing and aquaculture 1 1 1 3
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0 1
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 8 18 10 19
18 Printing and reproduction 2 2 2 4
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0 0 0 0
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 1 7 5 9
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2 2 2 3
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 10 12 9 21
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 1 1 1 2
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 0 1 0 1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 21 27 19 43
33 Repair and installation of machinery 9 11 8 19
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.