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 10,372 10,350 11,673 11,629 3,589 3,712 -19 -25 -14 -8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 202 199 252 250 101 101 9 8 -1 -1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 843 843 893 892 329 344 -6 -3 0 1
C Manufacturing 751 751 798 797 292 305 -7 -3 -1 0
F Construction 610 607 680 678 278 281 9 9 4 3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,483 2,473 2,734 2,717 805 833 -15 -19 -3 -3
J Information and communication 361 363 414 414 148 154 -20 -3 -4 0
K Financial institutions 224 224 232 231 83 88 0 0 -1 -1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 87 86 99 98 30 32 5 8 0 1
M-N Business services 2,058 2,055 2,358 2,352 694 718 -23 -40 -20 -18
78 Employment activities . . . . . . . . . .
O-Q Government and care 3,049 3,042 3,403 3,388 938 978 38 28 11 8
O Public administration and services 704 702 736 733 248 259 20 21 6 6
P Education 643 639 745 739 206 214 -6 -11 1 0
Q Health and social work activities 1,702 1,701 1,921 1,917 483 505 23 18 4 2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 457 457 609 609 182 184 -14 -12 -1 4
Employees A-U All economic activities 8,757 8,722 9,321 9,261 2,824 2,963 69 74 -3 -1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 105 104 119 116 39 40 0 0 -1 -1
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 804 802 824 821 305 320 3 3 1 1
C Manufacturing 712 710 729 727 269 282 1 1 1 1
F Construction 379 377 390 388 148 156 16 17 3 3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,252 2,239 2,392 2,373 677 708 3 4 -2 -2
J Information and communication 316 315 326 324 121 127 -4 -4 -1 -1
K Financial institutions 219 219 225 225 81 85 0 0 -1 -1
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 78 78 83 83 27 28 3 3 0 0
M-N Business services 1,543 1,536 1,650 1,640 521 547 -11 -12 -17 -16
78 Employment activities 598 594 644 640 188 196 -23 -25 -13 -13
O-Q Government and care 2,760 2,753 2,939 2,923 816 858 57 60 12 11
O Public administration and services 704 702 736 733 248 259 20 21 6 6
P Education 582 577 621 615 174 183 1 1 1 0
Q Health and social work activities 1,474 1,473 1,582 1,576 394 416 35 38 5 5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 302 299 373 368 90 94 2 3 2 5
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 July 30th 2026:
The figures for 2024 through 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