Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

Changed on: 02/07/2026 06:30

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	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2025*	197	248	179	400
Total male and female	Total	02 Forestry and logging	2025*	3	3	2	4
Total male and female	Total	03 Fishing and aquaculture	2025*	3	3	2	5
Total male and female	Total	B Mining and quarrying	2025*	8	9	8	15
Total male and female	Total	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2025*	148	162	130	225
Total male and female	Total	18 Printing and reproduction	2025*	15	16	14	23
Total male and female	Total	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	2025*	5	5	5	9
Total male and female	Total	20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	2025*	69	75	69	120
Total male and female	Total	22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod	2025*	55	56	51	88
Total male and female	Total	24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products	2025*	115	119	107	189
Total male and female	Total	26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry	2025*	52	53	49	84
Total male and female	Total	29 Manufacture of cars and trailers	2025*	20	21	19	32
Total male and female	Total	29-30 Transport equipment	2025*	39	40	37	64
Total male and female	Total	30 Manufacture of other transport	2025*	19	20	18	32
Total male and female	Total	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025*	99	107	91	165
Total male and female	Total	33 Repair and installation of machinery	2025*	52	56	49	90
Total male and female	Total	E Water supply and waste management	2025*	41	42	38	70
Total male and female	Total	36 Water collection and distribution	2025*	7	7	6	10
Total male and female	Total	37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment	2025*	35	35	32	60
Total male and female	Total	G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering	2025*	2,480	2,727	1,840	3,353
Total male and female	Total	G Wholesale and retail trade	2025*	1,527	1,662	1,137	2,003
Total male and female	Total	45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles	2025*	151	168	138	250
Total male and female	Total	H Transportation and storage	2025*	439	471	385	772
Total male and female	Total	49 Land transport	2025*	206	221	183	415
Total male and female	Total	50 Water transport	2025*	20	25	19	35
Total male and female	Total	51 Air transport	2025*	27	28	25	41
Total male and female	Total	53 Postal and courier activities	2025*	60	66	42	76
Total male and female	Total	I Accommodation and food serving	2025*	514	593	318	578
Total male and female	Total	J Information and communication	2025*	379	415	351	640
Total male and female	Total	58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV	2025*	61	72	54	102
Total male and female	Total	59-60 Movies, TV and radio	2025*	40	49	35	69
Total male and female	Total	62-63 IT- and information services	2025*	293	319	274	499
Total male and female	Total	65 Insurance and pension funding	2025*	41	41	38	62
Total male and female	Total	69-70 Legal and management consultancy	2025*	504	570	439	799
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	Total	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025*	158	195	133	257
Total male and female	Total	N Renting and other business support	2025*	1,200	1,390	842	1,506
Total male and female	Total	77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods	2025*	41	47	37	68
Total male and female	Total	O-Q Government and care	2025*	3,007	3,358	2,406	3,837
Total male and female	Total	O Public administration and services	2025*	684	714	638	1,002
Total male and female	Total	84 Public administration and services	2025*	684	714	638	1,002
Total male and female	Total	Q Health and social work activities	2025*	1,682	1,901	1,256	1,982
Total male and female	Total	87-88 Care and social work	2025*	1,019	1,160	717	1,107
Total male and female	Total	R Culture, sports and recreation	2025*	208	271	163	344
Total male and female	Total	90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries	2025*	124	160	104	231
Total male and female	Total	93 Sports and recreation	2025*	84	111	60	112
Total male and female	Total	95 Repair computers and consumergoods	2025*	13	15	11	22
Total male and female	Employees	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2025*	104	116	87	158
Total male and female	Employees	02 Forestry and logging	2025*	2	2	2	3
Total male and female	Employees	03 Fishing and aquaculture	2025*	2	2	1	3
Total male and female	Employees	B Mining and quarrying	2025*	8	8	8	14
Total male and female	Employees	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2025*	141	145	122	207
Total male and female	Employees	18 Printing and reproduction	2025*	14	14	12	20
Total male and female	Employees	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	2025*	5	5	5	9
Total male and female	Employees	20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals	2025*	68	69	64	112
Total male and female	Employees	22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod	2025*	53	54	50	85
Total male and female	Employees	24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products	2025*	105	108	99	170
Total male and female	Employees	26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry	2025*	52	52	49	83
Total male and female	Employees	29 Manufacture of cars and trailers	2025*	20	20	19	31
Total male and female	Employees	29-30 Transport equipment	2025*	39	39	37	62
Total male and female	Employees	30 Manufacture of other transport	2025*	19	19	18	31
Total male and female	Employees	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025*	80	83	74	127
Total male and female	Employees	33 Repair and installation of machinery	2025*	44	45	41	72
Total male and female	Employees	E Water supply and waste management	2025*	40	41	38	68
Total male and female	Employees	36 Water collection and distribution	2025*	7	7	6	10
Total male and female	Employees	37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment	2025*	34	34	32	58
Total male and female	Employees	G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering	2025*	2,236	2,370	1,604	2,821
Total male and female	Employees	G Wholesale and retail trade	2025*	1,388	1,455	1,002	1,712
Total male and female	Employees	45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles	2025*	123	128	108	187
Total male and female	Employees	H Transportation and storage	2025*	395	412	344	668
Total male and female	Employees	49 Land transport	2025*	179	187	158	352
Total male and female	Employees	50 Water transport	2025*	17	17	15	26
Total male and female	Employees	51 Air transport	2025*	27	28	25	40
Total male and female	Employees	53 Postal and courier activities	2025*	53	58	36	61
Total male and female	Employees	I Accommodation and food serving	2025*	453	502	258	442
Total male and female	Employees	J Information and communication	2025*	319	328	296	509
Total male and female	Employees	58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV	2025*	43	45	37	62
Total male and female	Employees	59-60 Movies, TV and radio	2025*	23	24	19	32
Total male and female	Employees	62-63 IT- and information services	2025*	252	259	236	408
Total male and female	Employees	65 Insurance and pension funding	2025*	41	41	38	62
Total male and female	Employees	69-70 Legal and management consultancy	2025*	396	419	347	600
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	Employees	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025*	81	86	69	119
Total male and female	Employees	N Renting and other business support	2025*	887	958	692	1,202
Total male and female	Employees	77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods	2025*	37	39	33	58
Total male and female	Employees	O-Q Government and care	2025*	2,702	2,870	2,167	3,350
Total male and female	Employees	O Public administration and services	2025*	684	714	638	1,002
Total male and female	Employees	84 Public administration and services	2025*	684	714	638	1,002
Total male and female	Employees	Q Health and social work activities	2025*	1,442	1,543	1,074	1,619
Total male and female	Employees	87-88 Care and social work	2025*	866	929	612	900
Total male and female	Employees	R Culture, sports and recreation	2025*	135	161	98	163
Total male and female	Employees	90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries	2025*	62	67	48	79
Total male and female	Employees	93 Sports and recreation	2025*	73	94	49	84
Total male and female	Employees	95 Repair computers and consumergoods	2025*	5	5	4	7
Total male and female	Self-employed	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2025*	93	131	92	241
Total male and female	Self-employed	02 Forestry and logging	2025*	0	1	0	1
Total male and female	Self-employed	03 Fishing and aquaculture	2025*	1	1	1	3
Total male and female	Self-employed	B Mining and quarrying	2025*	0	0	0	1
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:
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.