Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Compensation of employees Amount Compensation of employees (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Wages and salaries (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Employers' social contributions (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Wage costs (million euros) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Compensation of employees (%) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wages and salaries (%) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wage costs (%) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Compensation per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Wages per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Wage costs per fte (1,000 euro)
A-U All economic activities 525,311 405,129 120,182 523,265 7.3 7.3 7.4 76.1 58.7 75.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4,773 3,719 1,054 4,708 8.5 7.8 9.2 56.5 44.0 55.7
01 Agriculture 4,502 3,506 996 4,437 8.5 7.8 9.3 55.5 43.3 54.7
02 Forestry and logging 155 119 36 155 10.6 11.4 10.6 75.7 57.7 75.7
03 Fishing and aquaculture 116 94 22 116 3.0 2.6 3.0 86.3 70.2 86.3
B Mining and quarrying 1,004 801 203 998 6.5 6.0 6.7 131.0 104.7 130.2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 62,832 48,294 14,538 62,171 6.8 6.7 6.7 85.7 65.9 84.8
C Manufacturing 55,286 42,541 12,745 54,664 6.1 6.0 6.0 84.6 65.1 83.6
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 9,592 7,347 2,245 9,555 6.0 5.8 6.0 79.2 60.7 78.9
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 895 680 215 887 4.4 4.6 4.4 71.7 54.5 71.1
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2,979 2,292 687 2,954 3.9 3.5 3.6 69.0 53.1 68.4
16 Manufacture of wood products 848 651 197 839 4.4 4.3 4.2 61.5 47.2 60.8
17 Manufacture of paper 1,387 1,071 316 1,371 4.4 3.8 3.7 80.9 62.5 80.0
18 Printing and reproduction 744 570 174 744 2.6 2.2 2.6 60.7 46.5 60.7
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 705 552 153 705 10.0 10.3 10.0 134.1 105.1 134.1
20 Manufacture of chemicals 5,151 4,077 1,074 5,120 7.2 6.7 7.4 112.8 89.3 112.1
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 7,029 5,552 1,477 6,979 8.0 7.5 8.0 110.0 86.9 109.2
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 1,878 1,475 403 1,859 10.1 9.6 9.6 102.9 80.9 101.9
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2,282 1,737 545 2,263 4.0 3.7 4.1 74.8 56.9 74.2
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 3,825 2,896 929 3,801 3.2 3.0 3.3 76.3 57.7 75.8
23 Manufacture of building materials 1,543 1,159 384 1,538 2.1 2.0 2.1 78.6 59.0 78.3
24 Manufacture of basic metals 1,688 1,275 413 1,681 -0.5 -1.5 -0.8 87.2 66.0 86.9
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 7,338 5,590 1,748 7,291 2.7 2.5 2.7 74.1 56.4 73.6
25 Manufacture of metal products 5,650 4,315 1,335 5,610 3.7 3.7 3.8 70.9 54.1 70.4
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2,698 2,076 622 2,609 7.2 7.2 5.3 100.1 77.0 96.8
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 4,832 3,675 1,157 4,706 6.3 6.0 5.2 96.2 73.2 93.7
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2,134 1,599 535 2,097 5.1 4.4 5.2 91.7 68.7 90.1
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 9,355 7,257 2,098 9,129 7.9 8.1 8.0 94.9 73.6 92.6
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 1,805 1,364 441 1,782 7.0 6.6 6.7 90.2 68.2 89.1
29-30 Transport equipment 3,302 2,520 782 3,261 8.1 7.9 8.0 87.5 66.7 86.4
30 Manufacture of other transport 1,497 1,156 341 1,479 9.4 9.4 9.6 84.4 65.1 83.4
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 5,434 4,180 1,254 5,396 7.9 7.9 8.0 75.4 58.0 74.9
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2,136 1,649 487 2,115 6.2 6.0 6.3 65.7 50.7 65.1
33 Repair and installation of machinery 3,298 2,531 767 3,281 9.0 9.2 9.1 83.3 63.9 82.9
D Energy supply 3,697 2,832 865 3,692 17.8 18.3 17.7 104.3 79.9 104.1
35 Energy supply 3,697 2,832 865 3,692 17.8 18.3 17.7 104.3 79.9 104.1
E Water supply and waste management 2,845 2,120 725 2,817 6.7 6.8 6.7 79.0 58.9 78.3
36 Water collection and distribution 494 371 123 493 9.8 10.4 9.8 85.9 64.5 85.7
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2,351 1,749 602 2,324 6.1 6.0 6.1 77.7 57.8 76.9
F Construction 24,835 19,273 5,562 24,773 7.2 7.6 7.2 75.5 58.6 75.3
41 Construction buildings, development 7,405 5,774 1,631 7,402 6.8 7.1 7.0 80.6 62.9 80.6
42 Civil engineering 4,350 3,386 964 4,329 9.3 9.7 9.3 87.5 68.1 87.0
43 Specialised construction activities 13,080 10,113 2,967 13,042 6.7 7.1 6.7 69.9 54.0 69.7
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 102,663 79,931 22,732 102,124 6.1 5.9 6.2 63.9 49.8 63.6
G Wholesale and retail trade 65,316 51,030 14,286 65,016 6.0 5.6 6.2 64.7 50.6 64.4
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 6,733 5,255 1,478 6,715 9.4 9.7 9.6 63.5 49.6 63.3
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 37,266 29,497 7,769 37,150 4.7 4.5 4.8 80.5 63.7 80.2
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 21,317 16,278 5,039 21,151 7.2 6.3 7.5 48.4 37.0 48.1
H Transportation and storage 25,997 19,622 6,375 25,835 5.2 5.4 5.0 76.1 57.4 75.6
49 Land transport 10,919 8,213 2,706 10,841 5.2 5.6 4.8 69.6 52.4 69.1
50 Water transport 1,279 1,009 270 1,218 6.1 6.1 5.9 87.7 69.1 83.5
51 Air transport 2,889 2,124 765 2,885 11.8 12.6 11.7 113.6 83.5 113.4
52 Warehousing, services for transport 8,742 6,650 2,092 8,740 3.7 3.6 3.7 81.4 61.9 81.4
53 Postal and courier activities 2,168 1,626 542 2,151 3.0 2.7 2.8 58.1 43.6 57.7
I Accommodation and food serving 11,350 9,279 2,071 11,273 8.5 8.6 8.9 44.4 36.3 44.1
J Information and communication 29,180 23,522 5,658 28,939 5.6 5.8 5.6 97.8 78.9 97.0
58 Publishing 1,629 1,277 352 1,628 0.8 -0.1 0.9 90.6 71.0 90.6
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 3,238 2,557 681 3,243 1.6 1.3 1.7 87.6 69.2 87.7
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 1,609 1,280 329 1,615 2.6 2.7 2.5 84.7 67.4 85.0
61 Telecommunications 2,382 1,885 497 2,381 3.5 3.9 3.3 99.2 78.5 99.1
62-63 IT- and information services 23,560 19,080 4,480 23,315 6.4 6.6 6.4 99.3 80.4 98.3
K Financial institutions 23,873 18,119 5,754 23,883 6.9 6.4 6.7 118.4 89.9 118.5
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 11,973 9,036 2,937 11,973 7.9 7.4 8.0 126.8 95.7 126.8
65 Insurance and pension funding 4,135 3,032 1,103 4,159 11.5 11.5 10.5 108.2 79.3 108.8
66 Other financial services 7,765 6,051 1,714 7,751 3.0 2.6 2.9 112.7 87.8 112.5
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,186 4,099 1,087 5,183 9.5 9.9 9.5 82.7 65.3 82.6
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,186 4,099 1,087 5,183 9.5 9.9 9.5 82.7 65.3 82.6
M-N Business services 92,784 74,085 18,699 92,264 5.9 5.3 6.1 74.0 59.0 73.5
M Other specialised business services 53,177 43,818 9,359 52,816 6.2 6.5 6.2 93.3 76.9 92.7
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 33,912 28,437 5,475 33,881 6.7 6.8 6.6 99.9 83.8 99.9
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 43,915 36,476 7,439 43,771 7.2 7.3 7.1 95.6 79.4 95.3
71 Architects, technical services etc. 10,003 8,039 1,964 9,890 8.9 9.3 9.0 83.4 67.0 82.5
72 Research and development 4,040 3,119 921 3,846 0.8 2.2 1.7 96.6 74.6 92.0
73 Advertising and market research 2,874 2,330 544 2,864 0.6 1.1 0.7 79.2 64.2 78.9
73-75 Advertising, design and other 5,222 4,223 999 5,199 2.5 2.9 2.6 75.7 61.2 75.4
74-75 Other specialised services 2,348 1,893 455 2,335 4.9 5.2 5.0 71.9 57.9 71.5
N Renting and other business support 39,607 30,267 9,340 39,448 5.6 3.7 6.0 57.9 44.2 57.6
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2,767 1,935 832 2,763 17.2 4.5 17.2 85.9 60.0 85.8
78 Employment activities 25,073 19,552 5,521 25,007 1.6 2.0 2.2 53.6 41.8 53.5
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2,279 1,588 691 2,276 39.9 15.5 39.4 128.4 89.4 128.3
80-82 Security, other business services 9,488 7,192 2,296 9,402 7.2 5.7 7.3 56.8 43.1 56.3
O-Q Government and care 165,295 123,078 42,217 165,378 9.3 9.7 9.3 78.2 58.2 78.2
O Public administration and services 53,528 39,250 14,278 53,780 11.9 12.6 11.8 86.9 63.7 87.3
84 Public administration and services 53,528 39,250 14,278 53,780 11.9 12.6 11.8 86.9 63.7 87.3
P Education 38,060 28,359 9,701 38,053 5.2 5.6 5.2 84.2 62.7 84.2
85 Education 38,060 28,359 9,701 38,053 5.2 5.6 5.2 84.2 62.7 84.2
Q Health and social work activities 73,707 55,469 18,238 73,545 9.6 10.0 9.6 70.5 53.0 70.3
86 Human health activities 36,523 27,937 8,586 36,430 8.8 9.2 8.7 81.2 62.1 81.0
87-88 Care and social work 37,184 27,532 9,652 37,115 10.5 10.8 10.5 62.3 46.2 62.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 13,890 11,009 2,881 13,842 9.0 9.4 9.0 64.6 51.2 64.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 6,116 4,771 1,345 6,111 11.0 10.6 10.9 64.3 50.2 64.3
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 3,202 2,445 757 3,200 11.2 11.0 11.0 67.8 51.8 67.8
93 Sports and recreation 2,914 2,326 588 2,911 10.9 10.3 10.8 60.9 48.6 60.8
S Other service activities 6,543 5,064 1,479 6,504 7.5 8.5 7.5 69.8 54.0 69.4
94 Membership organisations 4,468 3,429 1,039 4,464 6.8 8.0 6.8 84.8 65.1 84.7
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 220 165 55 220 15.5 11.2 15.5 56.2 42.2 56.2
96 Other personal services 1,855 1,470 385 1,820 8.2 9.4 8.4 49.9 39.6 49.0
T Activities of households 1,231 1,174 57 1,227 7.9 8.4 7.6 47.2 45.1 47.1
U Extraterritorial organisations . . . . . . . . . .
99 Extraterritorial organisations . . . . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the compensation of employees, the wage costs and the labour volume of employees. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions. The wage costs are the total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies. The labour volume is given in jobs (by sex and by full-time or part-time), full-time equivalent (fte), hours paid, hours agreed and hours worked. The table additionally provides the compensation of employees, wages and salaries and wage costs related to full-time equivalents and hours worked.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2023 are final. Data over 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of June 24th 2025:
Data of the year 2024 was added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

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Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Amount
Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
Employers' social contributions
Employers' social contributions consist of payments to insurers made by employers for the benefit of their employees. They can be classified in employers' social security contributions, employers' private social contributions (of which pension schemes) and the imputed social contributions.
Wage costs
The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
Year-on-year change
%-change with respect to the previous year
Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
Wage costs
The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
Compensation per labour volume
Compensation of employees per labour volume.
Amount
Compensation per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
Compensation per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wages per fte
Wages and salaries per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wage costs per fte
Wage costs per full-time equivalent (fte).