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 41 42 39 67
30 Manufacture of other transport 19 20 18 32
E Water supply and waste management 39 40 37 68
36 Water collection and distribution 6 6 6 10
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,503 2,768 1,870 3,422
H Transportation and storage 438 471 384 723
49 Land transport 204 220 182 364
50 Water transport 20 25 18 35
51 Air transport 28 29 26 42
52 Warehousing, services for transport 124 129 114 203
Employees 29-30 Transport equipment 40 40 38 65
30 Manufacture of other transport 19 19 18 31
E Water supply and waste management 39 39 36 66
36 Water collection and distribution 6 6 6 10
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,228 2,365 1,606 2,801
H Transportation and storage 392 408 342 619
49 Land transport 177 185 157 302
50 Water transport 16 17 15 26
51 Air transport 28 28 25 41
52 Warehousing, services for transport 116 119 107 186
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 275 403 264 621
H Transportation and storage 46 63 42 104
49 Land transport 28 36 25 62
50 Water transport 4 9 4 10
51 Air transport 0 0 0 0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 7 10 7 17
Male Total 29-30 Transport equipment 35 36 34 58
30 Manufacture of other transport 16 17 16 27
E Water supply and waste management 32 32 31 58
36 Water collection and distribution 4 4 4 7
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,455 1,605 1,191 2,238
H Transportation and storage 333 358 301 582
49 Land transport 171 184 156 319
50 Water transport 15 19 15 28
51 Air transport 15 15 15 24
52 Warehousing, services for transport 89 92 84 151
Employees 29-30 Transport equipment 34 34 33 57
30 Manufacture of other transport 16 16 15 26
E Water supply and waste management 31 31 30 55
36 Water collection and distribution 4 4 4 7
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,271 1,336 1,008 1,791
H Transportation and storage 293 305 264 489
49 Land transport 147 153 133 262
50 Water transport 13 13 12 21
51 Air transport 15 15 15 24
52 Warehousing, services for transport 82 84 77 136
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 184 269 183 446
H Transportation and storage 40 53 38 93
49 Land transport 25 31 23 57
50 Water transport 3 6 3 7
51 Air transport 0 0 0 0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 7 9 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 6 11
36 Water collection and distribution 2 2 1 2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,048 1,163 678 1,184
H Transportation and storage 105 114 83 141
49 Land transport 33 37 26 45
50 Water transport 5 6 4 7
51 Air transport 13 13 11 17
52 Warehousing, services for transport 35 36 31 52
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 6 10
36 Water collection and distribution 2 2 1 2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 957 1,029 598 1,009
H Transportation and storage 99 103 78 130
49 Land transport 30 32 24 40
50 Water transport 3 4 3 4
51 Air transport 13 13 11 17
52 Warehousing, services for transport 34 35 30 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 91 134 81 175
H Transportation and storage 6 10 5 10
49 Land transport 3 4 2 5
50 Water transport 1 3 1 3
51 Air transport 0 0 0 0
52 Warehousing, services for transport 1 2 1 1
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.