Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts
| Employment type | Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Employed persons Employed persons (x 1,000) | Employed persons Employed persons seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) | Jobs Jobs (x 1,000) | Jobs Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) | Hours worked Hours worked (million hours) | Hours worked Hours worked seasonal adjusted (million hours) | Change on corresponding period (y/y) Employed persons (x 1 000) | Change on corresponding period (y/y) Jobs (x 1 000) | Change on previous period (q/q) Employed persons seasonal adjusted (x 1 000) | Change on previous period (q/q) Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1 000) |
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| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2023 1st quarter** | 10,054 | 10,131 | 11,358 | 11,426 | 3,800 | 3,683 | 246 | 296 | 30 | 47 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2023 2nd quarter** | 10,163 | 10,152 | 11,487 | 11,450 | 3,611 | 3,697 | 180 | 218 | 20 | 24 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2023 3rd quarter** | 10,190 | 10,181 | 11,474 | 11,484 | 3,482 | 3,732 | 134 | 172 | 30 | 34 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2023 4th quarter** | 10,255 | 10,211 | 11,554 | 11,523 | 3,817 | 3,710 | 106 | 139 | 30 | 39 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2023** | 10,166 | 11,469 | 14,710 | 166 | 206 | |||||
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2024 1st quarter* | 10,174 | 10,243 | 11,486 | 11,558 | 3,815 | 3,740 | 120 | 128 | 31 | 36 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2024 2nd quarter* | 10,278 | 10,255 | 11,629 | 11,574 | 3,697 | 3,748 | 115 | 142 | 12 | 16 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2024 3rd quarter* | 10,276 | 10,269 | 11,577 | 11,592 | 3,520 | 3,727 | 86 | 103 | 14 | 18 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2024 4th quarter* | 10,335 | 10,300 | 11,644 | 11,622 | 3,874 | 3,732 | 80 | 90 | 31 | 30 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2024* | 10,266 | 11,584 | 14,906 | 100 | 115 | |||||
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2025 1st quarter* | 10,243 | 10,308 | 11,581 | 11,643 | 3,777 | 3,741 | 69 | 96 | 8 | 22 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2025 2nd quarter* | 10,338 | 10,308 | 11,716 | 11,658 | 3,640 | 3,727 | 60 | 87 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2025 3rd quarter* | 10,315 | 10,318 | 11,622 | 11,649 | 3,527 | 3,732 | 39 | 45 | 10 | -8 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2025 4th quarter* | 10,368 | 10,316 | 11,684 | 11,639 | 3,870 | 3,729 | 33 | 41 | -2 | -10 |
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2025* | 10,316 | 11,651 | 14,814 | 50 | 67 | |||||
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2026 1st quarter* | 10,228 | 10,312 | 11,560 | 11,641 | 3,759 | 3,723 | -15 | -21 | -4 | 2 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2023 1st quarter** | 757 | 756 | 802 | 800 | 327 | 312 | 24 | 28 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2023 2nd quarter** | 758 | 757 | 802 | 800 | 302 | 312 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2023 3rd quarter** | 752 | 756 | 795 | 799 | 288 | 312 | 7 | 7 | -1 | -1 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2023 4th quarter** | 761 | 757 | 804 | 801 | 322 | 313 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2023** | 757 | 801 | 1,239 | 16 | 17 | |||||
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2024 1st quarter* | 756 | 758 | 801 | 803 | 322 | 312 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2024 2nd quarter* | 758 | 758 | 805 | 803 | 307 | 313 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2024 3rd quarter* | 761 | 760 | 804 | 805 | 293 | 313 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2024 4th quarter* | 761 | 760 | 802 | 804 | 324 | 311 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2024* | 759 | 803 | 1,247 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2025 1st quarter* | 761 | 762 | 804 | 804 | 317 | 311 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2025 2nd quarter* | 753 | 751 | 800 | 796 | 298 | 307 | -6 | -5 | -11 | -7 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2025 3rd quarter* | 745 | 746 | 791 | 794 | 287 | 306 | -16 | -13 | -5 | -3 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2025 4th quarter* | 748 | 747 | 795 | 796 | 319 | 306 | -13 | -8 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2025* | 751 | 797 | 1,220 | -8 | -6 | |||||
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2026 1st quarter* | 746 | 746 | 796 | 795 | 312 | 306 | -16 | -8 | -1 | -1 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2023 1st quarter** | 8,359 | 8,423 | 8,904 | 8,967 | 3,006 | 2,880 | 166 | 179 | 20 | 28 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2023 2nd quarter** | 8,465 | 8,439 | 9,037 | 8,980 | 2,789 | 2,892 | 113 | 121 | 16 | 13 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2023 3rd quarter** | 8,467 | 8,463 | 8,987 | 9,001 | 2,708 | 2,917 | 92 | 97 | 24 | 21 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2023 4th quarter** | 8,515 | 8,483 | 9,041 | 9,025 | 2,976 | 2,898 | 80 | 85 | 19 | 23 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2023** | 8,452 | 8,993 | 11,479 | 112 | 120 | |||||
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2024 1st quarter* | 8,438 | 8,499 | 8,987 | 9,044 | 3,000 | 2,915 | 79 | 83 | 17 | 19 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2024 2nd quarter* | 8,527 | 8,501 | 9,101 | 9,044 | 2,850 | 2,921 | 62 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2024 3rd quarter* | 8,514 | 8,513 | 9,036 | 9,055 | 2,746 | 2,913 | 46 | 48 | 12 | 12 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2024 4th quarter* | 8,572 | 8,538 | 9,100 | 9,083 | 3,033 | 2,922 | 56 | 59 | 25 | 28 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2024* | 8,513 | 9,056 | 11,631 | 61 | 63 | |||||
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2025 1st quarter* | 8,530 | 8,591 | 9,086 | 9,141 | 2,981 | 2,933 | 93 | 99 | 53 | 58 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2025 2nd quarter* | 8,658 | 8,631 | 9,242 | 9,183 | 2,837 | 2,943 | 131 | 140 | 40 | 41 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2025 3rd quarter* | 8,659 | 8,659 | 9,191 | 9,213 | 2,790 | 2,957 | 145 | 155 | 28 | 30 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2025 4th quarter* | 8,720 | 8,685 | 9,256 | 9,239 | 3,075 | 2,962 | 148 | 157 | 26 | 26 |
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2025* | 8,642 | 9,194 | 11,682 | 130 | 138 | |||||
| Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2026 1st quarter* | 8,627 | 8,689 | 9,189 | 9,244 | 3,012 | 2,965 | 97 | 103 | 3 | 6 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2023 1st quarter** | 703 | 703 | 720 | 719 | 297 | 282 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 5 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2023 2nd quarter** | 707 | 705 | 724 | 722 | 273 | 284 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2023 3rd quarter** | 705 | 707 | 720 | 723 | 263 | 285 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2023 4th quarter** | 708 | 708 | 724 | 724 | 291 | 283 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2023** | 706 | 722 | 1,125 | 14 | 15 | |||||
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2024 1st quarter* | 709 | 709 | 726 | 725 | 296 | 285 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2024 2nd quarter* | 709 | 707 | 726 | 723 | 277 | 284 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2024 3rd quarter* | 704 | 706 | 719 | 722 | 265 | 283 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2024 4th quarter* | 706 | 706 | 722 | 722 | 293 | 282 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2024* | 707 | 723 | 1,131 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2025 1st quarter* | 707 | 707 | 724 | 723 | 288 | 281 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2025 2nd quarter* | 709 | 707 | 726 | 724 | 272 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2025 3rd quarter* | 705 | 707 | 721 | 724 | 265 | 282 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2025 4th quarter* | 707 | 707 | 723 | 723 | 293 | 282 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2025* | 707 | 723 | 1,117 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Employees | C Manufacturing | 2026 1st quarter* | 705 | 705 | 722 | 721 | 288 | 281 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2023 1st quarter** | 1,695 | 1,708 | 2,454 | 2,459 | 794 | 803 | 80 | 117 | 10 | 19 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2023 2nd quarter** | 1,697 | 1,713 | 2,450 | 2,470 | 822 | 805 | 67 | 97 | 4 | 12 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2023 3rd quarter** | 1,722 | 1,718 | 2,487 | 2,483 | 773 | 814 | 42 | 75 | 5 | 12 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2023 4th quarter** | 1,740 | 1,729 | 2,513 | 2,498 | 842 | 812 | 26 | 55 | 11 | 15 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2023** | 1,714 | 2,476 | 3,231 | 54 | 86 | |||||
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2024 1st quarter* | 1,736 | 1,743 | 2,499 | 2,514 | 815 | 825 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 17 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2024 2nd quarter* | 1,751 | 1,754 | 2,528 | 2,531 | 846 | 827 | 54 | 77 | 11 | 16 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2024 3rd quarter* | 1,762 | 1,757 | 2,541 | 2,537 | 774 | 813 | 39 | 54 | 2 | 6 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2024 4th quarter* | 1,764 | 1,762 | 2,544 | 2,539 | 841 | 810 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2024* | 1,753 | 2,528 | 3,275 | 39 | 52 | |||||
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2025 1st quarter* | 1,712 | 1,717 | 2,495 | 2,502 | 796 | 808 | -24 | -4 | -45 | -37 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2025 2nd quarter* | 1,680 | 1,677 | 2,474 | 2,475 | 803 | 785 | -70 | -54 | -40 | -27 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2025 3rd quarter* | 1,656 | 1,659 | 2,431 | 2,437 | 737 | 775 | -106 | -110 | -18 | -38 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2025 4th quarter* | 1,648 | 1,631 | 2,428 | 2,401 | 796 | 766 | -116 | -116 | -28 | -36 |
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2025* | 1,674 | 2,457 | 3,132 | -79 | -71 | |||||
| Self-employed | A-U All economic activities | 2026 1st quarter* | 1,601 | 1,624 | 2,371 | 2,397 | 746 | 758 | -111 | -124 | -7 | -4 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2023 1st quarter** | 54 | 53 | 82 | 80 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2023 2nd quarter** | 51 | 51 | 78 | 79 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -2 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2023 3rd quarter** | 47 | 49 | 74 | 76 | 25 | 27 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -2 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2023 4th quarter** | 52 | 49 | 80 | 77 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2023** | 51 | 79 | 115 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2024 1st quarter* | 47 | 49 | 75 | 78 | 27 | 27 | -6 | -7 | 0 | 1 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2024 2nd quarter* | 50 | 51 | 79 | 80 | 30 | 29 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2024 3rd quarter* | 56 | 54 | 85 | 83 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2024 4th quarter* | 55 | 55 | 81 | 82 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2024* | 52 | 80 | 116 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2025 1st quarter* | 54 | 55 | 80 | 81 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2025 2nd quarter* | 44 | 44 | 73 | 73 | 26 | 25 | -6 | -6 | -11 | -8 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2025 3rd quarter* | 39 | 39 | 71 | 70 | 22 | 24 | -17 | -14 | -5 | -3 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2025 4th quarter* | 41 | 40 | 72 | 73 | 26 | 24 | -14 | -9 | 1 | 3 |
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2025* | 44 | 74 | 103 | -8 | -6 | |||||
| Self-employed | C Manufacturing | 2026 1st quarter* | 40 | 41 | 74 | 74 | 24 | 24 | -14 | -6 | 1 | 1 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||
Table explanation
This table provides data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual and quarterly data on employed persons, jobs, and hours worked. The seasonal adjusted time series are also available in this table.
Data available from: 1995 first quarter.
Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2022 are final. Data of 2023 are revised provisional. Data of 2024 and further are provisional.
Changes as of April 30th 2026:
Figures for the first quarter of 2026 are added.
Correction as of 1 May 2026:
The seasonally adjusted figures for jobs, employed persons and hours worked for the first quarter of 2023 up to and including the fourth quarter of 2025 were adjusted, as these did not have the correct seasonally adjusted figures.
When will new figures be published?
The preliminary estimate (flash estimate) of a quarter is released after 30 days. The second estimate is published after 85 days. At the second estimate of the fourth quarter, data of the previous three quarters will also be revised.
Description topics
- Employed persons
- Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
- Employed persons
- Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
- Employed persons seasonal adjusted
- The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
- 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.- 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.
- Jobs seasonal adjusted
- The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
- Hours worked
- The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
- Hours worked
- The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
- Hours worked seasonal adjusted
- The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
- Change on corresponding period (y/y)
- Change on corresponding period (year-on-year).
- Employed persons
- Jobs
- Change on previous period (q/q)
- Change on previous period (quarter-on-quarter).
- Employed persons seasonal adjusted
- Jobs seasonal adjusted