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 10,404 10,378 11,705 11,657 3,616 3,733 13 6 10 15
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 203 200 253 251 102 101 10 9 0 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 844 844 894 893 331 345 -5 -2 1 2
C Manufacturing 751 752 798 798 294 306 -7 -3 0 1
F Construction 612 609 682 679 281 283 11 11 5 5
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,490 2,479 2,742 2,724 813 839 -8 -11 2 2
J Information and communication 362 364 415 415 149 155 -19 -1 -3 1
K Financial institutions 225 225 233 232 84 88 1 1 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 87 86 100 98 30 32 6 8 0 1
M-N Business services 2,074 2,070 2,375 2,368 707 728 -7 -23 -7 -5
78 Employment activities . . . . . . . . . .
O-Q Government and care 3,052 3,045 3,406 3,391 938 979 40 31 13 10
O Public administration and services 703 701 735 731 246 258 19 19 5 5
P Education 643 639 745 739 207 215 -5 -11 2 0
Q Health and social work activities 1,706 1,705 1,926 1,921 485 506 27 23 7 5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 456 457 606 606 182 184 -15 -15 -1 1
Employees A-U All economic activities 8,789 8,751 9,352 9,289 2,852 2,983 101 105 21 22
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 107 104 120 118 40 41 1 1 0 0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 805 803 825 822 307 321 4 4 2 2
C Manufacturing 713 711 730 727 270 283 1 2 1 1
F Construction 381 379 392 390 150 157 18 19 4 4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,259 2,245 2,400 2,380 685 714 11 11 3 3
J Information and communication 317 316 327 325 121 127 -3 -3 0 -1
K Financial institutions 220 220 226 225 81 86 1 1 -1 -1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 79 79 83 83 27 28 4 4 0 0
M-N Business services 1,559 1,551 1,667 1,656 534 557 5 5 -4 -3
78 Employment activities 609 604 656 651 198 204 -12 -13 -4 -5
O-Q Government and care 2,763 2,755 2,942 2,926 817 859 59 63 14 13
O Public administration and services 702 701 734 731 246 258 19 19 5 5
P Education 582 578 622 615 175 183 1 1 1 0
Q Health and social work activities 1,478 1,477 1,586 1,580 396 418 40 43 8 8
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 301 298 369 365 90 94 1 0 1 2
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1,614 1,628 2,353 2,368 764 750 -88 -99 -11 -7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 97 96 133 133 62 61 9 8 -1 -1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 39 41 69 72 24 24 -9 -6 -1 -1
C Manufacturing 38 41 68 71 24 23 -8 -4 -1 0
F Construction 231 230 289 289 130 126 -7 -8 1 0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 231 234 342 344 128 125 -18 -23 -1 -2
J Information and communication 45 48 88 89 27 28 -16 2 -2 1
K Financial institutions 5 5 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 9 7 16 15 4 4 2 4 0 1
M-N Business services 514 519 708 712 173 171 -13 -28 -3 -2
78 Employment activities . . . . . . . . . .
O-Q Government and care 289 290 463 465 121 120 -19 -32 -1 -3
O Public administration and services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Education 61 61 123 124 32 31 -6 -12 1 0
Q Health and social work activities 228 228 340 341 89 88 -13 -20 -2 -3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 155 158 236 241 92 90 -16 -15 -3 -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:
The data from 2010 through 2023 are final. Data from 2024 onwards are provisional.

Changes as of September 23rd 2026:
The figures for the second 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