Employment; sex, type of employment contract, employee charac., cao-sector

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Type of employment contract Other characteristics employee Periods 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 Total 2009 7,820 5,925 20.02 2,225 2,195 30,650 26,710 3,940 510 29.1 28.8 1,315 1,736
2019 8,501 6,381 23.14 2,575 2,543 35,630 30,900 4,740 440 29.2 28.9 1,318 1,756
2020 8,391 6,356 24.07 2,692 2,663 37,280 32,310 4,970 470 29.5 29.2 1,328 1,753
2021 8,561 6,507 24.45 2,761 2,730 38,380 33,130 5,250 470 29.5 29.2 1,340 1,763
2022 8,868 6,723 25.32 2,852 2,822 39,940 34,230 5,710 480 29.5 29.2 1,337 1,764
2023 8,979 6,826 27.12 3,045 3,015 42,380 36,540 5,840 520 29.5 29.2 1,334 1,755
Age: 15 to 19 years 2009 568 207 6.06 327 320 4,260 3,930 330 0 14.1 13.8 634 1,739
2019 669 231 6.89 351 346 4,530 4,220 320 10 13.3 13.2 602 1,742
2020 631 223 7.27 380 375 4,910 4,560 360 10 13.7 13.6 618 1,750
2021 648 231 7.49 393 388 5,080 4,720 360 10 13.7 13.5 622 1,745
2022 700 248 8.18 428 423 5,540 5,130 410 10 13.6 13.5 620 1,749
2023 704 248 9.18 475 470 6,130 5,700 440 10 13.5 13.4 614 1,741
Nationality: Dutch 2009 7,407 5,604 20.18 2,235 2,205 30,780 26,820 3,960 530 29.0 28.7 1,311 1,733
2019 7,774 5,788 23.52 2,585 2,556 35,700 31,020 4,680 470 28.8 28.5 1,304 1,751
2020 7,670 5,760 24.44 2,699 2,673 37,310 32,390 4,920 490 29.1 28.8 1,313 1,748
2021 7,801 5,872 24.82 2,764 2,736 38,330 33,170 5,160 500 29.1 28.8 1,323 1,758
2022 7,995 5,994 25.74 2,855 2,829 39,890 34,260 5,630 520 29.0 28.7 1,319 1,759
2023 8,033 6,033 27.60 3,047 3,021 42,330 36,570 5,760 560 29.0 28.8 1,313 1,749
Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2009 164 134 21.33 2,632 2,588 36,920 31,580 5,340 420 32.4 31.8 1,456 1,783
2019 196 163 25.96 3,268 3,236 48,330 39,220 9,120 350 33.1 32.7 1,496 1,791
2020 171 144 25.95 3,275 3,242 48,020 39,300 8,730 350 33.3 32.9 1,499 1,784
2021 184 155 26.64 3,395 3,361 50,280 40,740 9,540 330 33.4 33.0 1,514 1,797
2022 210 175 27.21 3,441 3,410 51,150 41,290 9,860 310 33.1 32.8 1,503 1,797
2023 227 190 28.84 3,641 3,609 53,350 43,690 9,660 320 33.2 32.9 1,502 1,788
Nationality: other EU countries 2009 104 80 11.46 1,414 1,358 18,690 16,960 1,720 40 31.9 30.9 1,422 1,841
2019 306 254 14.06 1,869 1,762 24,730 22,430 2,310 50 34.5 32.8 1,504 1,818
2020 301 251 14.78 1,972 1,870 26,150 23,660 2,480 50 34.7 33.2 1,518 1,818
2021 325 275 15.12 2,050 1,942 27,330 24,600 2,730 50 35.0 33.5 1,541 1,826
2022 362 305 15.99 2,156 2,051 28,760 25,870 2,890 60 34.9 33.4 1,539 1,825
2023 371 315 17.64 2,376 2,269 31,640 28,520 3,130 70 35.0 33.7 1,544 1,816
Part-time Total 2009 3,927 2,031 17.32 1,272 1,254 17,400 15,260 2,140 100 19.3 19.1 869 1,680
2019 4,690 2,571 20.17 1,579 1,567 21,550 18,950 2,600 120 20.6 20.5 932 1,701
2020 4,633 2,599 21.12 1,691 1,681 23,150 20,300 2,850 130 21.2 21.1 955 1,703
2021 4,703 2,649 21.46 1,732 1,721 23,670 20,780 2,890 140 21.2 21.1 962 1,708
2022 4,898 2,753 22.21 1,791 1,780 24,580 21,490 3,090 140 21.2 21.1 962 1,711
2023 4,970 2,816 23.89 1,933 1,923 26,430 23,200 3,230 160 21.4 21.3 966 1,704
Age: 15 to 19 years 2009 504 143 5.92 247 241 3,210 2,960 250 0 10.9 10.7 488 1,720
2019 616 178 6.86 288 284 3,690 3,460 240 0 11.0 10.9 497 1,718
2020 582 174 7.21 313 310 4,040 3,760 280 0 11.4 11.3 517 1,729
2021 596 178 7.43 322 319 4,130 3,860 270 0 11.3 11.2 515 1,722
2022 644 193 8.09 351 348 4,510 4,210 300 0 11.3 11.3 516 1,726
2023 649 192 9.11 390 387 5,000 4,680 330 0 11.2 11.2 510 1,720
Nationality: Dutch 2009 3,731 1,928 17.50 1,281 1,264 17,530 15,370 2,170 100 19.2 19.0 866 1,677
2019 4,382 2,396 20.51 1,596 1,587 21,790 19,150 2,640 120 20.5 20.4 928 1,698
2020 4,337 2,427 21.46 1,709 1,701 23,400 20,510 2,890 140 21.1 21.0 951 1,700
2021 4,400 2,471 21.81 1,749 1,741 23,920 20,990 2,930 140 21.1 21.0 958 1,705
2022 4,550 2,549 22.62 1,812 1,804 24,890 21,740 3,140 150 21.0 21.0 957 1,708
2023 4,597 2,597 24.34 1,957 1,950 26,780 23,490 3,290 170 21.2 21.2 961 1,701
Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2009 68 38 17.54 1,433 1,401 19,660 17,190 2,470 90 21.4 21.0 958 1,721
2019 75 43 20.92 1,738 1,720 24,110 20,860 3,250 110 21.9 21.7 987 1,731
2020 66 38 21.63 1,835 1,817 25,840 22,010 3,830 120 22.4 22.2 1,008 1,730
2021 69 41 21.91 1,871 1,852 26,010 22,450 3,560 120 22.4 22.2 1,014 1,736
2022 80 46 22.22 1,862 1,844 25,910 22,340 3,570 110 22.0 21.8 996 1,739
2023 86 49 23.82 2,000 1,983 27,710 24,000 3,710 120 22.1 21.9 999 1,732
Nationality: other EU countries 2009 56 32 11.18 997 953 13,330 11,970 1,360 10 23.0 22.3 1,022 1,777
2019 137 84 13.05 1,246 1,167 16,490 14,950 1,550 20 24.8 23.5 1,074 1,747
2020 132 82 13.54 1,309 1,232 17,340 15,710 1,630 20 25.2 24.0 1,092 1,751
2021 137 87 13.86 1,358 1,277 17,980 16,300 1,680 20 25.4 24.1 1,106 1,754
2022 153 96 14.60 1,422 1,340 18,810 17,060 1,750 20 25.2 24.1 1,101 1,752
2023 153 97 16.14 1,579 1,494 20,810 18,940 1,870 30 25.5 24.4 1,111 1,748
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 classified according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008) and can be broken down into:
- employee characteristics (age and sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract and working hours)
- company characteristics (size of the firm and collective wage agreements)

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.