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 11,610 11,643 33 -7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 261 252 6 8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 886 891 -7 -1
C Manufacturing 791 794 -13 -3
F Construction 671 674 9 3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,753 2,747 -30 -4
J Information and communication 408 411 -1 -5
K Financial institutions 235 236 3 1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 94 94 1 2
M-N Business services 2,388 2,378 24 -8
78 Employment activities . . . .
O-Q Government and care 3,305 3,353 26 8
O Public administration and services 711 718 24 5
P Education 716 740 -12 -3
Q Health and social work activities 1,877 1,895 15 5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 609 606 1 -11
Employees A-U All economic activities 9,178 9,201 143 24
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 125 117 3 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 813 816 6 1
C Manufacturing 721 724 1 0
F Construction 375 376 14 4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,377 2,374 11 3
J Information and communication 326 329 -2 0
K Financial institutions 228 229 3 1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 80 80 3 1
M-N Business services 1,658 1,646 30 -2
78 Employment activities 673 659 9 -4
O-Q Government and care 2,839 2,876 68 14
O Public administration and services 711 718 24 5
P Education 595 611 0 -1
Q Health and social work activities 1,533 1,548 44 10
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 359 358 6 1
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2,431 2,442 -110 -30
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 136 136 3 8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 73 75 -14 -3
C Manufacturing 71 70 -14 -3
F Construction 296 298 -5 -1
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 376 373 -41 -8
J Information and communication 82 82 2 -5
K Financial institutions 7 8 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 15 14 -2 2
M-N Business services 730 731 -6 -6
78 Employment activities . . . .
O-Q Government and care 466 477 -42 -6
O Public administration and services 0 0 0 0
P Education 121 130 -12 -1
Q Health and social work activities 344 347 -29 -5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 250 248 -6 -12
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 and further are provisional.
The status from the last quarter was accidentally finalized, changed to provisional.

Changes as of October 30th 2025:
Figures for the third quarter of 2025 are included.


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