Employment; economic activity, sex, national accounts,1969-2016

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Employment; economic activity, sex, national accounts,1969-2016
Gender 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 (mil hour)
Total male and female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 17 18 14 26
Total male and female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 17 18 16 30
Total male and female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 136 140 118 197
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 182 188 160 276
Total male and female Total 66 Other financial services 2016* 60 65 53 95
Total male and female Total M Other specialised business services 2016* 704 812 587 1,106
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 185 232 122 240
Total male and female Total 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 94 122 65 129
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2016* 1,151 1,353 799 1,453
Total male and female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 439 557 261 487
Total male and female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 377 492 313 584
Total male and female Total S Other service activities 2016* 191 231 163 301
Total male and female Total 96 Other personal services 2016* 121 153 105 200
Total male and female Employee 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 13 14 12 20
Total male and female Employee 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 17 17 16 28
Total male and female Employee 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 126 128 109 177
Total male and female Employee 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 167 169 147 246
Total male and female Employee 66 Other financial services 2016* 55 57 48 83
Total male and female Employee M Other specialised business services 2016* 482 505 426 757
Total male and female Employee 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 72 78 59 106
Total male and female Employee 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 32 35 25 44
Total male and female Employee N Renting and other business support 2016* 903 1,008 676 1,194
Total male and female Employee 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 203 232 149 254
Total male and female Employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 241 297 177 296
Total male and female Employee S Other service activities 2016* 115 125 88 146
Total male and female Employee 96 Other personal services 2016* 54 58 38 63
Total male and female Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 3 4 3 6
Total male and female Self-employed 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 1 1 1 2
Total male and female Self-employed 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 10 13 9 20
Total male and female Self-employed 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 15 19 13 30
Total male and female Self-employed 66 Other financial services 2016* 6 8 5 12
Total male and female Self-employed M Other specialised business services 2016* 221 306 162 348
Total male and female Self-employed 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 113 155 62 134
Total male and female Self-employed 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 62 87 40 85
Total male and female Self-employed N Renting and other business support 2016* 248 344 123 259
Total male and female Self-employed 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 236 326 112 233
Total male and female Self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 135 195 136 289
Total male and female Self-employed S Other service activities 2016* 76 106 75 155
Total male and female Self-employed 96 Other personal services 2016* 67 95 67 137
Male Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 10 10 9 16
Male Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 15 15 15 27
Male Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 94 97 86 145
Male Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 133 137 123 215
Male Total 66 Other financial services 2016* 35 37 33 61
Male Total M Other specialised business services 2016* 420 480 377 722
Male Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 94 117 68 138
Male Total 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 45 58 34 68
Male Total N Renting and other business support 2016* 555 618 459 842
Male Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 116 135 110 204
Male Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 143 189 131 255
Male Total S Other service activities 2016* 57 67 53 101
Male Total 96 Other personal services 2016* 23 29 23 47
Male Employee 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 8 9 8 14
Male Employee 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 14 15 14 25
Male Employee 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 87 87 79 129
Male Employee 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 122 123 112 190
Male Employee 66 Other financial services 2016* 30 31 29 51
Male Employee M Other specialised business services 2016* 292 303 275 498
Male Employee 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 38 40 34 62
Male Employee 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 15 16 13 23
Male Employee N Renting and other business support 2016* 527 577 427 768
Male Employee 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 95 106 85 148
Male Employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 93 114 77 132
Male Employee S Other service activities 2016* 39 43 34 59
Male Employee 96 Other personal services 2016* 12 13 9 17
Male Self-employed 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 1 1 1 2
Male Self-employed 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 1 1 1 1
Male Self-employed 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 8 9 7 16
Male Self-employed 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 12 14 11 25
Male Self-employed 66 Other financial services 2016* 4 6 4 10
Male Self-employed M Other specialised business services 2016* 127 177 102 224
Male Self-employed 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 56 77 35 76
Male Self-employed 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 30 42 21 45
Male Self-employed N Renting and other business support 2016* 28 41 33 74
Male Self-employed 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 20 29 25 56
Male Self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 50 75 55 123
Male Self-employed S Other service activities 2016* 17 24 19 42
Male Self-employed 96 Other personal services 2016* 11 16 13 29
Female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 7 8 5 10
Female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 2 2 2 3
Female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 42 44 32 52
Female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 48 51 37 60
Female Total 66 Other financial services 2016* 26 28 20 35
Female Total M Other specialised business services 2016* 284 332 210 383
Female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 91 115 53 102
Female Total 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 49 64 31 61
Female Total N Renting and other business support 2016* 596 734 340 611
Female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2016* 323 422 151 283
Female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2016* 234 304 182 329
Female Total S Other service activities 2016* 134 164 110 199
Female Total 96 Other personal services 2016* 98 124 82 153
Female Employee 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2016* 5 5 4 6
Female Employee 30 Manufacture of other transport 2016* 2 2 2 3
Female Employee 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2016* 40 40 30 48
Female Employee 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 45 46 35 56
Female Employee 66 Other financial services 2016* 24 26 19 32
Female Employee M Other specialised business services 2016* 190 202 151 259
Female Employee 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 34 37 26 44
Female Employee 74-75 Other specialised services 2016* 17 18 12 21
Female Employee N Renting and other business support 2016* 376 431 249 425
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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: 1969 up to and including 2016.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1969 up to and including 2014 are final. Data of 2015 and 2016 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2015 and 2016 will not become final.

Changes as of June 22nd 2018:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources and estimation methods have been used during the revision. Therefore this table has been replaced by table Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

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.