Employment; sex; type of employment contract, size of company, SIC2008

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Sex of employee Type of employment contract Size of company Employment Jobs (x 1 000) Employment Labour volume (x 1 000) Wage per job Hourly wage (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage excluding special payments (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Additional tax liability for company car (euro) Working hours Per job per week including overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per week excluding overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per year (hour) Working hours Per working year (hour)
Total male and female Total Total 1,516 1,036 27.40 2,581 2,577 35,600 30,980 4,620 70 25.0 25.0 1,129 1,652
0 to 9 employed persons 111 69 30.30 2,741 2,737 35,700 32,890 2,810 360 23.7 23.7 1,084 1,751
10 to 99 employed persons 175 118 25.42 2,393 2,388 32,750 28,720 4,030 140 24.9 24.8 1,127 1,679
100 or more employed persons 1,229 849 27.42 2,594 2,589 35,990 31,120 4,870 30 25.2 25.2 1,133 1,640
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 1,256 776 25.64 2,158 2,155 29,640 25,900 3,750 30 22.4 22.4 1,009 1,632
0 to 9 employed persons 92 50 26.38 2,071 2,067 27,420 24,850 2,570 140 20.6 20.6 940 1,737
10 to 99 employed persons 145 88 24.25 2,037 2,034 27,840 24,450 3,400 60 22.2 22.2 1,006 1,667
100 or more employed persons 1,018 638 25.78 2,183 2,181 30,100 26,200 3,910 10 22.6 22.6 1,015 1,620
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 260 260 32.39 4,626 4,612 64,330 55,510 8,820 260 37.6 37.5 1,709 1,709
0 to 9 employed persons 19 19 40.38 6,026 6,020 76,300 72,310 3,990 1,400 39.0 39.0 1,789 1,789
10 to 99 employed persons 30 30 28.77 4,126 4,114 56,610 49,520 7,090 540 37.7 37.6 1,716 1,716
100 or more employed persons 211 211 32.15 4,572 4,557 64,360 54,860 9,500 120 37.5 37.4 1,701 1,701
Male Total Total 240 192 32.52 3,652 3,642 50,150 43,830 6,330 220 29.7 29.6 1,344 1,682
0 to 9 employed persons 22 16 43.52 4,732 4,728 59,600 56,780 2,820 1,150 28.4 28.4 1,304 1,793
10 to 99 employed persons 27 21 29.75 3,196 3,188 43,500 38,360 5,140 410 28.3 28.2 1,286 1,710
100 or more employed persons 190 155 31.66 3,591 3,580 50,000 43,100 6,910 80 30.0 29.9 1,357 1,667
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 135 87 27.97 2,474 2,469 33,890 29,680 4,200 90 23.5 23.4 1,059 1,647
0 to 9 employed persons 13 7 35.73 2,806 2,801 35,920 33,670 2,250 520 20.6 20.5 941 1,764
10 to 99 employed persons 17 11 26.31 2,256 2,251 30,730 27,070 3,660 150 22.6 22.5 1,026 1,687
100 or more employed persons 105 69 27.40 2,468 2,464 34,160 29,620 4,540 30 24.0 23.9 1,079 1,629
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 105 105 36.15 5,174 5,156 71,150 62,080 9,070 390 37.7 37.5 1,711 1,711
0 to 9 employed persons 9 9 49.20 7,440 7,436 92,880 89,280 3,610 2,020 39.5 39.5 1,814 1,814
10 to 99 employed persons 10 10 33.26 4,818 4,804 65,520 57,820 7,710 870 38.0 37.9 1,733 1,733
100 or more employed persons 85 85 34.99 4,970 4,950 69,460 59,640 9,820 160 37.4 37.3 1,698 1,698
Female Total Total 1,276 844 26.21 2,380 2,377 32,860 28,560 4,300 40 24.2 24.1 1,088 1,645
0 to 9 employed persons 89 53 26.10 2,243 2,238 29,720 26,910 2,810 160 22.5 22.5 1,029 1,738
10 to 99 employed persons 148 97 24.48 2,245 2,241 30,760 26,940 3,820 90 24.3 24.2 1,098 1,673
100 or more employed persons 1,039 695 26.46 2,411 2,408 33,430 28,930 4,500 20 24.3 24.3 1,092 1,634
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 1,121 689 25.35 2,120 2,117 29,130 25,440 3,700 20 22.3 22.3 1,002 1,631
0 to 9 employed persons 79 43 24.85 1,951 1,947 26,030 23,410 2,620 80 20.6 20.6 940 1,732
10 to 99 employed persons 128 77 23.96 2,008 2,004 27,450 24,090 3,360 40 22.2 22.2 1,004 1,664
100 or more employed persons 913 569 25.58 2,150 2,148 29,640 25,800 3,840 10 22.5 22.5 1,008 1,618
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 155 155 29.84 4,257 4,245 59,740 51,080 8,660 170 37.6 37.5 1,707 1,707
0 to 9 employed persons 10 10 31.63 4,661 4,653 60,280 55,930 4,360 810 38.6 38.5 1,765 1,765
10 to 99 employed persons 20 20 26.46 3,776 3,765 52,100 45,310 6,780 370 37.6 37.5 1,707 1,707
100 or more employed persons 126 126 30.24 4,302 4,290 60,900 51,620 9,280 90 37.5 37.5 1,702 1,702
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is broken down by sex of the employee, type of employment contract, size of enterprise and classification according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008)

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
Figures for the years 2009 to 2023 are final.

Changes as of 11 October 2024:
The final figures for 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
The provisional figures for 2024 will be published in April 2025.

Description topics

Employment
Jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit, specifying that labour will be carried out in return for remuneration (financial or otherwise). An employed person may have more than one job at a time. In that case the person has a main job and a secondary job. Each job counts separately. For the calculation of the average number of jobs in a certain period the starting date and end date of a job is taking into account. The weekly working hours are left out of account. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will always count as one job in the average number of jobs, regardless of whether these jobs are full-time or part-time.
Labour volume
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours worked or full-time equivalents. Part-time jobs are counted proportionally (excluding overtime, after deduction of the reduction in working hours).
Calculation of the average labour volume for a certain period is based on the starting date and end date of a job and the weekly working hours. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will count as 1 working year in the yearly average labour volume if both jobs are full-time. If they are part-time jobs they will count for less than a year.
Wage per job
Hourly wage
The hourly wage are calculated by the sum of gross wage of all the jobs of employees of the related population divide by the sum of the corresponding working hours. These wages and hours are summed by subpopulation and period.

The agreed gross wage is the taxable salary excluding bonuses/allowances, overtime pay and additional tax for the company car.
The working hours are the hours paid for a job excluding overtime hours, holiday leave and public holidays. Leave in compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) is not recognized as working hours, so this is not included in the calculation.

Bonuses and allowances are occasional payments that are part of the gross wages such as holiday allowance, profit sharing and performance bonuses.
Monthly wages
The monthly wage is the agreed gross salary, excluding bonuses/allowances, but including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax and paid overtime. The private tax benefits of a company car are not included. There is a difference between monthly wage including paid overtime and excluding paid overtime.
The average monthly wage in a year is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by 12 times the average number of jobs in that year.

Monthly wage including overtime
The monthly wage including paid overtime.
Monthly wage excluding overtime
The monthly wage excluding paid overtime.
Yearly wage
Agreed gross salary including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax and paid overtime. The private tax benefits of a company car are not included. The average yearly wage is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by the average number of jobs in a year.
Yearly wage including bonuses
The yearly wage including bonuses and allowances, such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
Yearly wage excluding special payments
The yearly wage excluding bonuses and allowances, such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
Bonuses and allowances
Occasional payments that are part of the gross wages such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
These do not include contributions to wage savings schemes, compensation for dismissal, compensation for medical expenses and wages paid for overtime.
Additional tax liability for company car
Fixed value of private use of a company car minus extra payment by the employee for this use.

Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week. There is a distinction between weekly working hours and yearly working hours.
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime hours and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Also the weekly working hours without overtime is been determined. The yearly working hours of a job is the average hours paid for a job a year excluded overtime hours and leave hours through holiday, reduction of working hours and general recognized feast-days.
For the yearly working hours of a year of employment this yearly average is determined for a year of employment instead for a job.
Per job per week including overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime, and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Per job per week excluding overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours and paid overtime.

Per job per year
The yearly working hours of a job are the average hours paid for a job per year excluding overtime hours and holiday leave, leave as compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) and public holidays. For the yearly working hours in a year of employment this yearly average is calculated for a year of employment instead for a job.



Per working year
A working year is a measure for the labour volume calculated by converting all jobs (full-time and part-time) in a year to full-time equivalents (fte) by dividing the agreed working hours by the agreed working hours of a full-time job in a particular industry. The resulting full-time equivalents add up to working years. For example, two jobs of 0.5 fte add up to one working year.