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 2,480 2,727 1,840 3,353
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,527 1,662 1,137 2,003
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 535 561 479 845
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 841 934 521 908
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,236 2,370 1,604 2,821
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,388 1,455 1,002 1,712
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 510 525 456 792
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 756 803 438 733
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 244 357 236 531
G Wholesale and retail trade 139 207 136 291
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 26 36 23 53
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 85 131 83 174
Male Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,446 1,586 1,174 2,208
G Wholesale and retail trade 851 925 700 1,260
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 365 381 340 607
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 358 404 240 434
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,281 1,346 1,010 1,825
G Wholesale and retail trade 759 789 607 1,053
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 346 354 322 566
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 310 328 191 325
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 165 240 164 383
G Wholesale and retail trade 92 136 93 207
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 19 27 18 42
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 48 76 49 109
Female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,034 1,141 666 1,144
G Wholesale and retail trade 677 737 438 743
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 170 180 139 238
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 483 530 280 473
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 955 1,024 594 996
G Wholesale and retail trade 629 667 395 659
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 164 170 134 226
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 446 475 246 408
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 79 117 72 148
G Wholesale and retail trade 48 70 43 84
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 7 10 6 12
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 37 55 34 66
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:
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.