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 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
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 546 574 490 878
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 860 962 538 968
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,228 2,365 1,606 2,801
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,395 1,465 1,009 1,743
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 517 533 463 813
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 758 807 440 744
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 275 403 264 621
G Wholesale and retail trade 162 239 156 362
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 29 41 26 65
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 102 155 98 224
Male Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,455 1,605 1,191 2,238
G Wholesale and retail trade 866 947 716 1,324
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 373 390 348 633
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 365 416 249 466
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,271 1,336 1,008 1,791
G Wholesale and retail trade 760 790 610 1,069
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 351 360 328 582
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 308 326 190 327
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 184 269 183 446
G Wholesale and retail trade 106 157 106 255
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 22 30 20 51
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 57 90 58 139
Female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,048 1,163 678 1,184
G Wholesale and retail trade 692 757 449 780
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 173 184 142 246
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 495 546 290 502
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 957 1,029 598 1,009
G Wholesale and retail trade 635 675 399 673
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 166 173 135 231
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 450 481 250 417
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 91 134 81 175
G Wholesale and retail trade 56 82 50 106
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 8 11 6 14
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 45 65 40 85
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.