Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts

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Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Jobs Jobs (x 1,000) Jobs Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) Change on corresponding period (y/y) Jobs (x 1 000) Change on previous period (q/q) Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1 000)
Total A-U All economic activities 11,560 11,641 -21 2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 243 249 5 -2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 889 889 -7 -1
C Manufacturing 796 795 -8 -1
F Construction 666 670 -8 0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,709 2,735 -22 -7
J Information and communication 421 414 -1 3
K Financial institutions 238 236 1 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 97 97 3 1
M-N Business services 2,329 2,374 -9 0
78 Employment activities . . . .
O-Q Government and care 3,375 3,373 28 8
O Public administration and services 731 729 22 7
P Education 741 738 -10 -2
Q Health and social work activities 1,903 1,906 15 3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 594 606 -11 0
Employees A-U All economic activities 9,189 9,244 103 6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 109 115 -1 -2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 814 814 1 -2
C Manufacturing 722 721 -2 -2
F Construction 383 384 15 4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,347 2,369 -3 -9
J Information and communication 326 326 -3 0
K Financial institutions 230 229 2 -1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 82 82 4 1
M-N Business services 1,624 1,657 19 1
78 Employment activities 621 649 -9 -10
O-Q Government and care 2,919 2,908 64 12
O Public administration and services 731 728 22 7
P Education 616 611 -2 -1
Q Health and social work activities 1,572 1,569 43 6
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 356 361 4 1
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2,371 2,397 -124 -4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 134 134 6 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 75 75 -8 1
C Manufacturing 74 74 -6 1
F Construction 283 286 -23 -3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 362 366 -19 2
J Information and communication 95 88 1 3
K Financial institutions 8 7 -1 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 15 15 -1 0
M-N Business services 705 717 -29 -1
78 Employment activities . . . .
O-Q Government and care 456 465 -36 -4
O Public administration and services 0 0 0 0
P Education 125 127 -8 -1
Q Health and social work activities 331 337 -28 -3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 238 245 -15 -1
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:
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

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.
Change on corresponding period (y/y)
Change on corresponding period (year-on-year).
Jobs
Change on previous period (q/q)
Change on previous period (quarter-on-quarter).
Jobs seasonal adjusted