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 29-30 Transport equipment 39 40 37 64
30 Manufacture of other transport 19 20 18 32
E Water supply and waste management 41 42 38 70
36 Water collection and distribution 7 7 6 10
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,480 2,727 1,840 3,353
H Transportation and storage 439 471 385 772
49 Land transport 206 221 183 415
50 Water transport 20 25 19 35
51 Air transport 27 28 25 41
52 Warehousing, services for transport 126 131 116 205
Employees 29-30 Transport equipment 39 39 37 62
30 Manufacture of other transport 19 19 18 31
E Water supply and waste management 40 41 38 68
36 Water collection and distribution 7 7 6 10
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,236 2,370 1,604 2,821
H Transportation and storage 395 412 344 668
49 Land transport 179 187 158 352
50 Water transport 17 17 15 26
51 Air transport 27 28 25 40
52 Warehousing, services for transport 119 121 109 188
Self-employed 29-30 Transport equipment 1 1 1 2
30 Manufacture of other transport 1 1 1 1
E Water supply and waste management 1 1 1 2
36 Water collection and distribution 0 0 0 0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 244 357 236 531
H Transportation and storage 44 59 40 104
49 Land transport 27 34 25 63
50 Water transport 4 8 3 9
51 Air transport 0 0 0 0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 7 10 7 17
Male Total 29-30 Transport equipment 34 34 33 56
30 Manufacture of other transport 16 16 16 27
E Water supply and waste management 33 34 32 59
36 Water collection and distribution 5 5 4 8
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,446 1,586 1,174 2,208
H Transportation and storage 334 358 301 628
49 Land transport 172 184 156 367
50 Water transport 16 19 15 28
51 Air transport 15 15 15 24
52 Warehousing, services for transport 90 94 85 152
Employees 29-30 Transport equipment 33 33 32 54
30 Manufacture of other transport 16 16 15 26
E Water supply and waste management 32 33 31 57
36 Water collection and distribution 5 5 4 8
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,281 1,346 1,010 1,825
H Transportation and storage 296 308 266 536
49 Land transport 149 155 134 310
50 Water transport 13 13 12 22
51 Air transport 14 15 14 24
52 Warehousing, services for transport 84 86 79 137
Self-employed 29-30 Transport equipment 1 1 1 2
30 Manufacture of other transport 1 1 0 1
E Water supply and waste management 1 1 1 2
36 Water collection and distribution 0 0 0 0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 165 240 164 383
H Transportation and storage 38 50 36 92
49 Land transport 24 29 22 57
50 Water transport 2 6 2 6
51 Air transport 0 0 0 0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 6 8 6 15
Female Total 29-30 Transport equipment 6 6 5 8
30 Manufacture of other transport 3 3 3 5
E Water supply and waste management 8 8 7 11
36 Water collection and distribution 2 2 2 3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,034 1,141 666 1,144
H Transportation and storage 104 113 84 143
49 Land transport 34 37 26 48
50 Water transport 5 6 4 7
51 Air transport 12 13 11 17
52 Warehousing, services for transport 36 37 31 53
Employees 29-30 Transport equipment 6 6 5 8
30 Manufacture of other transport 3 3 3 5
E Water supply and waste management 8 8 7 11
36 Water collection and distribution 2 2 2 3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 955 1,024 594 996
H Transportation and storage 99 104 79 132
49 Land transport 31 32 24 42
50 Water transport 4 4 3 5
51 Air transport 12 13 11 17
52 Warehousing, services for transport 35 36 31 51
Self-employed 29-30 Transport equipment 0 0 0 0
30 Manufacture of other transport 0 0 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0 0 0
36 Water collection and distribution 0 0 0 0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 79 117 72 148
H Transportation and storage 6 9 5 11
49 Land transport 3 4 2 5
50 Water transport 1 2 1 3
51 Air transport 0 0 0 0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 1 1 1 2
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.