Labour Accounts; compensation of employees, economic activity; 1969-2012

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Labour Accounts; compensation of employees, economic activity; 1969-2012
Economic Activities (Nace Rev. 2) Periods Compensation of employees Compensation of employees (mil euro) Compensation of employees Wages and salaries (mil euro) Compensation of employees Employers' social contributions (mil euro) Compensation of employees Compensation per labour volume Compensation of employees per fte (1 000 euro)
A-U All economic activities 2012* 309,190 239,022 70,168 52.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2012* 2,930 2,206 724 40.1
01 Agriculture 2012* 2,809 2,111 698 39.6
02 Forestry and logging 2012* 56 45 11 47.4
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2012* 65 50 15 70.3
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2012* 43,645 33,951 9,694 56.0
B Mining and quarrying 2012* 707 546 161 96.6
C Manufacturing 2012* 38,847 30,276 8,571 54.6
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2012* 6,180 4,615 1,565 55.6
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2012* 672 518 154 49.8
16 Manufacture of wood products 2012* 546 430 116 50.7
16-18 Man. of paper-, wood prod.,print. 2012* 2,839 2,235 604 53.2
17 Manufacture of paper 2012* 1,054 838 216 58.2
18 Printing and reproduction 2012* 1,239 967 272 50.7
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2012* 535 423 112 100.2
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2012* 3,574 2,714 860 76.9
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2012* 854 680 174 71.9
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2012* 1,609 1,278 331 55.4
22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 2012* 2,922 2,307 615 55.6
23 Manufacture of building materials 2012* 1,313 1,029 284 55.7
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2012* 1,177 904 273 61.3
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2012* 5,049 3,949 1,100 53.3
25 Manufacture of metal products 2012* 3,872 3,045 827 51.2
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2012* 2,847 2,236 611 67.0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2012* 763 615 148 53.7
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2012* 4,448 3,538 910 63.2
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2012* 1,037 819 218 55.7
29-30 Transport equipment 2012* 2,168 1,721 447 58.5
30 Manufacture of other transport 2012* 1,131 902 229 61.2
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2012* 4,348 3,427 921 33.7
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2012* 5,996 4,725 1,271 37.8
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2012* 1,648 1,298 350 55.3
D Electricity and gas supply 2012* 1,934 1,496 438 76.8
35 Electricity and gas supply 2012* 1,934 1,496 438 76.8
E Water supply and waste management 2012* 2,157 1,633 524 60.8
36 Water collection and distribution 2012* 406 315 91 68.2
37-39 Waste management 2012* 1,751 1,318 433 59.3
F Construction 2012* 17,696 13,691 4,005 52.8
41 Construction buildings, development 2012* 5,023 3,819 1,204 55.7
42 Civil engineering 2012* 3,392 2,569 823 59.4
43 Specialised construction activities 2012* 9,281 7,303 1,978 49.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2012* 62,672 50,401 12,271 44.6
G Wholesale and retail trade 2012* 41,456 33,380 8,076 44.5
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2012* 4,796 3,812 984 47.3
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2012* 23,694 19,102 4,592 56.8
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2012* 12,966 10,466 2,500 31.4
H Transportation and storage 2012* 15,947 12,701 3,246 51.3
49 Land transport 2012* 7,391 5,925 1,466 46.4
50 Water transport 2012* 842 675 167 57.1
51 Air transport 2012* 2,066 1,538 528 80.7
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2012* 3,957 3,260 697 57.1
53 Postal and courier activities 2012* 1,691 1,303 388 40.2
I Accommodation and food serving 2012* 5,269 4,320 949 32.3
J Information and communication 2012* 14,330 11,114 3,216 68.7
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and tv 2012* 2,781 2,142 639 58.4
58 Publishing 2012* 1,801 1,396 405 57.2
59-60 Movie, radio and tv 2012* 980 746 234 60.8
61 Telecommunications 2012* 2,191 1,629 562 77.9
62-63 IT- and information services 2012* 9,358 7,343 2,015 70.5
K Financial institutions 2012* 19,135 14,032 5,103 85.5
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2012* 11,639 8,444 3,195 93.0
65 Insurance and pension funding 2012* 4,287 3,145 1,142 79.5
66 Other financial services 2012* 3,209 2,443 766 71.9
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2012* 3,340 2,550 790 62.0
M-N Business services 2012* 45,946 36,079 9,867 51.8
M Other specialised business services 2012* 25,228 19,766 5,462 64.6
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2012* 3,340 2,550 790 62.0
69-70 Management, holding companies 2012* 14,066 10,977 3,089 70.5
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2012* 19,997 15,685 4,312 67.8
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2012* 5,931 4,708 1,223 62.1
72 Research and development 2012* 2,544 1,973 571 81.0
73 Advertising and market research 2012* 1,563 1,214 349 39.5
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2012* 2,687 2,108 579 42.0
74-75 Design and other services 2012* 1,124 894 230 45.9
N Renting and other business support 2012* 20,718 16,313 4,405 41.7
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2012* 1,245 980 265 54.0
78 Employment activities 2012* 12,772 10,073 2,699 41.4
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc. 2012* 805 611 194 46.3
80-82 Security, other business services 2012* 5,896 4,649 1,247 39.8
O-Q Government and care 2012* 91,665 68,932 22,733 53.5
O Public administration and services 2012* 27,317 19,410 7,907 60.8
84 Public administration and services 2012* 27,317 19,410 7,907 60.8
P Education 2012* 22,651 16,602 6,049 61.9
85 Education 2012* 22,651 16,602 6,049 61.9
Q Health and social work activities 2012* 41,697 32,920 8,777 46.4
86 Human health activities 2012* 19,934 15,791 4,143 55.0
87-88 Care and social work 2012* 21,763 17,129 4,634 40.6
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2012* 7,831 6,066 1,765 44.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 2012* 3,409 2,617 792 45.4
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2012* 2,159 1,650 509 54.9
93 Sports and recreation 2012* 1,250 967 283 35.0
S Other service activities 2012* 4,371 3,406 965 43.9
94 Membership organisations 2012* 3,031 2,351 680 51.4
95 Repair computers and consumer goods 2012* 223 179 44 40.2
96 Other personal services 2012* 1,117 876 241 31.8
T Activities of households 2012* 51 43 8 31.5
U Extraterritorial organisations 2012* 0 0 0 .
99 Extraterritorial organisations 2012* 0 0 0 .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the compensation of employees, and the labour volume of employees. The labour volume is given in jobs (by sex and by full-time or part-time), full-time equivalent (fte) hours paid, hours agreed and hours worked.

Data available from: 1969 through 2012

Status of the figures:
The figures concerning 2011 and 2012 are (revised) provisional. Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.

Changes as of June 25th 2014:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

This table is replaced by Labour Accounts; compensation of employees, economic activity. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to
their employees in return for work done. Employees are all residents and
non-residents working in a paid job. Managing directors of limited
companies are considered to be employees; therefore their salaries are
also included in the compensation of employees. The same holds for people
working in sheltered workshops.
Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and
employers' social contributions.
Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to
their employees in return for work done. Employees are all residents and
non-residents working in a paid job. Managing directors of limited
companies are considered to be employees; therefore their salaries are
also included in the compensation of employees. The same holds for people
working in sheltered workshops.
Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and
employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social
contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid
directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes.
Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages
and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances.
Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included
as well.
Employers' social contributions
Employers' social contributions consist of payments to insurers made by
employers for the benefit of their employees. They can be classified in
employers' social security contributions, employers' private social
contributions (of which pension schemes) and the imputed social
contributions.
Compensation per labour volume
Compensation of employees per labour volume.
Compensation of employees per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).