Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts

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Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) 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)
Total A-U All economic activities 10,305 10,382 11,575 11,655 3,774 3,736 10 2 29 26
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 192 201 243 251 95 100 10 8 0 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 844 844 894 893 353 345 -11 -4 -1 1
C Manufacturing 752 753 799 798 314 307 -13 -6 0 0
F Construction 607 606 677 676 285 288 -5 -5 5 4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,462 2,479 2,702 2,724 842 844 -2 -9 7 6
J Information and communication 367 370 420 416 161 157 -17 -2 0 2
K Financial institutions 227 225 235 233 92 89 2 2 2 2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 84 85 96 96 32 31 3 4 1 1
M-N Business services 2,044 2,080 2,332 2,377 730 728 10 -9 5 2
78 Employment activities . . . . . . . . . .
O-Q Government and care 3,030 3,033 3,387 3,383 999 969 36 34 14 13
O Public administration and services 697 696 728 727 266 257 20 20 6 5
P Education 640 637 743 739 219 212 -8 -7 0 -1
Q Health and social work activities 1,693 1,699 1,915 1,917 515 499 24 21 9 8
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 447 460 589 604 184 185 -15 -17 -4 -5
Employees A-U All economic activities 8,677 8,733 9,218 9,270 3,035 2,983 122 126 36 28
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 98 104 111 117 39 40 1 2 0 1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 801 800 820 819 329 321 3 4 -1 0
C Manufacturing 710 709 726 726 290 283 0 1 0 0
F Construction 375 375 386 386 158 156 17 18 6 5
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,223 2,242 2,355 2,376 718 714 10 10 4 3
J Information and communication 317 317 327 326 131 127 -3 -3 0 0
K Financial institutions 221 221 227 226 89 86 2 3 2 2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 78 78 83 83 29 28 4 5 1 1
M-N Business services 1,525 1,556 1,626 1,661 560 558 19 20 7 3
78 Employment activities 584 609 628 656 200 206 -3 -4 -3 -5
O-Q Government and care 2,745 2,743 2,925 2,913 886 857 66 70 17 17
O Public administration and services 697 696 728 726 266 257 20 20 6 5
P Education 580 577 620 614 190 184 1 1 0 0
Q Health and social work activities 1,468 1,470 1,577 1,573 430 416 46 49 11 11
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 294 297 358 362 96 95 1 -1 -1 -3
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1,628 1,650 2,357 2,385 739 753 -111 -124 -6 -2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 94 96 132 134 57 60 9 6 -1 -1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 43 44 74 74 24 24 -15 -7 0 1
C Manufacturing 42 44 73 73 24 25 -14 -6 0 1
F Construction 233 231 292 290 127 131 -23 -23 -1 -1
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 238 237 347 348 124 130 -12 -19 3 3
J Information and communication 50 53 93 90 30 30 -14 1 0 2
K Financial institutions 6 5 8 7 3 2 0 -1 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 6 7 13 13 3 3 -2 -1 0 0
M-N Business services 520 524 706 717 169 170 -8 -29 -1 -1
78 Employment activities . . . . . . . . . .
O-Q Government and care 285 290 462 470 114 112 -30 -36 -3 -4
O Public administration and services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Education 59 61 123 125 30 29 -8 -8 -1 -1
Q Health and social work activities 225 230 339 345 84 83 -22 -28 -2 -3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 153 163 230 241 89 91 -16 -15 -4 -2
Source: CBS.
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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:
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 through the first quarter of 2026 have been updated.

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