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 A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 195 257 162 369
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2016* 2 2 2 4
Total male and female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2016* 3 3 2 6
Total male and female Total B Mining and quarrying 2016* 9 9 9 17
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 129 136 112 200
Total male and female Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2016* 21 23 19 34
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 6 6 6 10
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2016* 56 58 54 94
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 2016* 52 54 49 89
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 109 113 102 188
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2016* 46 47 43 77
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2016* 21 21 20 35
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 182 188 160 276
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2016* 45 47 42 78
Total male and female Total D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 24 26 23 40
Total male and female Total 35 Electricity and gas supply 2016* 24 26 23 40
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2016* 32 33 30 57
Total male and female Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2016* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Total 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2016* 27 28 25 49
Total male and female Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 1,431 1,542 1,042 1,930
Total male and female Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2016* 134 145 119 226
Total male and female Total H Transportation and storage 2016* 380 408 325 629
Total male and female Total 49 Land transport 2016* 185 201 166 342
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2016* 59 68 37 66
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 405 464 260 500
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2016* 277 307 262 480
Total male and female Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and tv 2016* 54 62 49 87
Total male and female Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2016* 29 34 26 49
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 192 213 184 340
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2016* 57 58 52 88
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2016* 354 401 314 584
Total male and female Total 72 Research and development 2016* 38 40 35 61
Total male and female Total 73 Advertising and market research 2016* 91 110 57 110
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 185 232 122 240
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2016* 1,151 1,353 799 1,453
Total male and female Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2016* 33 38 29 55
Total male and female Total O-Q Government and care 2016* 2,384 2,663 1,898 3,055
Total male and female Total O Public administration and services 2016* 483 512 459 739
Total male and female Total 84 Public administration and services 2016* 483 512 459 739
Total male and female Total Q Health and social work activities 2016* 1,379 1,563 1,010 1,627
Total male and female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 820 938 558 876
Total male and female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 163 217 135 259
Total male and female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2016* 95 125 87 172
Total male and female Total 93 Sports and recreation 2016* 68 92 48 87
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumer goods 2016* 13 15 11 22
Total male and female Employee A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 95 103 71 129
Total male and female Employee 02 Forestry and logging 2016* 2 2 1 2
Total male and female Employee 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2016* 1 1 1 2
Total male and female Employee B Mining and quarrying 2016* 9 9 9 17
Total male and female Employee 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 123 127 105 186
Total male and female Employee 18 Printing and reproduction 2016* 19 20 17 30
Total male and female Employee 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 6 6 6 10
Total male and female Employee 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2016* 56 57 53 93
Total male and female Employee 22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 2016* 51 51 48 86
Total male and female Employee 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 102 104 96 173
Total male and female Employee 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2016* 45 46 43 75
Total male and female Employee 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2016* 20 21 20 35
Total male and female Employee 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2016* 167 169 147 246
Total male and female Employee 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2016* 41 41 38 68
Total male and female Employee D Electricity and gas supply 2016* 23 24 23 39
Total male and female Employee 35 Electricity and gas supply 2016* 23 24 23 39
Total male and female Employee E Water supply and waste management 2016* 32 33 30 56
Total male and female Employee 36 Water collection and distribution 2016* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Employee 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2016* 27 27 25 49
Total male and female Employee G Wholesale and retail trade 2016* 1,269 1,328 894 1,578
Total male and female Employee 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2016* 108 112 95 168
Total male and female Employee H Transportation and storage 2016* 348 365 294 552
Total male and female Employee 49 Land transport 2016* 167 175 147 295
Total male and female Employee 53 Postal and courier activities 2016* 53 60 31 52
Total male and female Employee I Accommodation and food serving 2016* 348 390 204 348
Total male and female Employee J Information and communication 2016* 238 245 220 390
Total male and female Employee 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and tv 2016* 43 46 38 64
Total male and female Employee 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2016* 19 20 16 29
Total male and female Employee 62-63 IT- and information services 2016* 164 169 153 274
Total male and female Employee 65 Insurance and pension funding 2016* 57 58 52 88
Total male and female Employee 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2016* 271 284 239 421
Total male and female Employee 72 Research and development 2016* 36 37 33 58
Total male and female Employee 73 Advertising and market research 2016* 40 43 34 62
Total male and female Employee 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2016* 72 78 59 106
Total male and female Employee N Renting and other business support 2016* 903 1,008 676 1,194
Total male and female Employee 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2016* 29 30 25 45
Total male and female Employee O-Q Government and care 2016* 2,121 2,273 1,710 2,645
Total male and female Employee O Public administration and services 2016* 483 512 459 739
Total male and female Employee 84 Public administration and services 2016* 483 512 459 739
Total male and female Employee Q Health and social work activities 2016* 1,157 1,244 867 1,310
Total male and female Employee 87-88 Care and social work 2016* 673 727 480 704
Total male and female Employee R Culture, sports and recreation 2016* 103 127 74 125
Total male and female Employee 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2016* 46 51 36 61
Total male and female Employee 93 Sports and recreation 2016* 57 76 38 65
Total male and female Employee 95 Repair computers and consumer goods 2016* 5 5 4 7
Total male and female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2016* 100 155 91 240
Total male and female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2016* 1 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2016* 2 2 1 4
Total male and female Self-employed B Mining and quarrying 2016* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2016* 6 9 7 14
Total male and female Self-employed 18 Printing and reproduction 2016* 2 3 2 5
Total male and female Self-employed 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2016* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2016* 0 1 1 2
Total male and female Self-employed 22-23 Man. of plastic and building mat. 2016* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2016* 7 9 6 15
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.