Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

Sex Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Employed persons (x 1,000) Jobs (x 1,000) Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000) Hours worked (million hours)
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 1995 7.268 8.021 5.935 10.768
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2019 9.623 10.788 7.751 13.867
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2020 9.584 10.710 7.670 13.309
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 9.773 10.941 7.859 13.751
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 10.157 11.377 8.145 14.292
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 1995 932 958 869 1.551
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2019 803 835 739 1.315
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2020 801 832 738 1.259
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2021* 800 832 737 1.288
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 814 847 750 1.303
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 5.953 6.316 4.992 8.529
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 8.011 8.527 6.415 10.961
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 7.952 8.419 6.390 10.565
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 8.112 8.588 6.542 11.011
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 8.403 8.899 6.756 11.387
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 1995 875 891 822 1.433
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2019 759 773 694 1.213
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2020 756 769 692 1.162
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 753 766 689 1.191
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 765 779 700 1.201
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 1.315 1.705 943 2.239
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 1.612 2.261 1.336 2.907
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 1.631 2.291 1.279 2.744
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 1.661 2.353 1.317 2.740
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 1.754 2.478 1.389 2.906
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 57 67 47 118
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 45 62 45 102
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 45 63 46 97
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 47 65 47 97
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 49 69 50 103
Male Total A-U All economic activities 1995 4.209 4.578 3.895 7.201
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2019 5.057 5.612 4.545 8.405
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2020 5.017 5.555 4.483 8.032
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 5.097 5.657 4.565 8.260
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 5.288 5.873 4.707 8.542
Male Total C Manufacturing 1995 755 772 726 1.291
Male Total C Manufacturing 2019 624 642 598 1.075
Male Total C Manufacturing 2020 621 639 596 1.024
Male Total C Manufacturing 2021* 617 636 592 1.045
Male Total C Manufacturing 2022* 625 645 599 1.051
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 3.506 3.692 3.281 5.669
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 4.230 4.457 3.741 6.599
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 4.174 4.377 3.701 6.299
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 4.238 4.444 3.758 6.530
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4.377 4.593 3.855 6.705
Male Employees C Manufacturing 1995 718 729 694 1.207
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2019 590 598 563 995
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2020 586 593 560 947
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 582 589 555 968
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 588 595 560 969
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 703 886 615 1.532
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 827 1.154 804 1.807
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 843 1.178 782 1.733
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 859 1.213 806 1.731
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 910 1.280 852 1.837
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 37 43 32 84
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 34 45 35 80
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 34 46 36 77
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 35 47 37 77
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 38 50 39 82
Female Total A-U All economic activities 1995 3.060 3.443 2.040 3.567
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2019 4.566 5.176 3.207 5.462
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2020 4.567 5.155 3.187 5.277
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 4.676 5.284 3.294 5.491
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 4.869 5.505 3.437 5.750
Female Total C Manufacturing 1995 177 186 143 260
Female Total C Manufacturing 2019 180 192 140 240
Female Total C Manufacturing 2020 181 193 142 235
Female Total C Manufacturing 2021* 182 195 145 244
Female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 189 202 151 253
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 2.447 2.623 1.711 2.860
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 3.781 4.070 2.674 4.362
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 3.778 4.042 2.690 4.266
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 3.874 4.143 2.784 4.481
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4.026 4.307 2.900 4.682
Female Employees C Manufacturing 1995 157 162 128 226
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2019 169 175 130 218
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2020 170 176 132 215
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 171 177 134 224
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 177 183 140 232
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 612 819 328 707
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 785 1.106 533 1.100
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 789 1.113 497 1.011
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 801 1.140 511 1.010
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 843 1.198 537 1.068
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 20 24 15 34
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 11 17 10 22
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 11 17 10 20
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 11 18 10 20
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 12 19 11 21
Bron: CBS.
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Tabeltoelichting


This table provides annual data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual data on employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and further are provisional.

Changes as of June 23rd 2023:
Data of 2022 have been added. Data of 2020 and 2021 have been revised.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 30 months after the end of the reporting year.

Toelichting onderwerpen

Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
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.
Full-time equivalent (fte)
A measure of labour volume, calculated by converting all full-time and part-time jobs to full-time jobs.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.