Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts, 1995-2022

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Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts, 1995-2022
Sex 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 (million hours)
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 1995 7,268 8,021 5,935 10,768
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2019 9,623 10,788 7,751 13,867
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2020 9,584 10,710 7,670 13,309
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 9,773 10,941 7,859 13,751
Total male and female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 10,157 11,377 8,145 14,292
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 1995 932 958 869 1,551
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2019 803 835 739 1,315
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2020 801 832 738 1,259
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2021* 800 832 737 1,288
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 814 847 750 1,303
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 5,953 6,316 4,992 8,529
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 8,011 8,527 6,415 10,961
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 7,952 8,419 6,390 10,565
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 8,112 8,588 6,542 11,011
Total male and female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 8,403 8,899 6,756 11,387
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 1995 875 891 822 1,433
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2019 759 773 694 1,213
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2020 756 769 692 1,162
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 753 766 689 1,191
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 765 779 700 1,201
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 1,315 1,705 943 2,239
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 1,612 2,261 1,336 2,907
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 1,631 2,291 1,279 2,744
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 1,661 2,353 1,317 2,740
Total male and female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 1,754 2,478 1,389 2,906
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 57 67 47 118
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 45 62 45 102
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 45 63 46 97
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 47 65 47 97
Total male and female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 49 69 50 103
Male Total A-U All economic activities 1995 4,209 4,578 3,895 7,201
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2019 5,057 5,612 4,545 8,405
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2020 5,017 5,555 4,483 8,032
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 5,097 5,657 4,565 8,260
Male Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 5,288 5,873 4,707 8,542
Male Total C Manufacturing 1995 755 772 726 1,291
Male Total C Manufacturing 2019 624 642 598 1,075
Male Total C Manufacturing 2020 621 639 596 1,024
Male Total C Manufacturing 2021* 617 636 592 1,045
Male Total C Manufacturing 2022* 625 645 599 1,051
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 3,506 3,692 3,281 5,669
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 4,230 4,457 3,741 6,599
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 4,174 4,377 3,701 6,299
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 4,238 4,444 3,758 6,530
Male Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,377 4,593 3,855 6,705
Male Employees C Manufacturing 1995 718 729 694 1,207
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2019 590 598 563 995
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2020 586 593 560 947
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 582 589 555 968
Male Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 588 595 560 969
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 703 886 615 1,532
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 827 1,154 804 1,807
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 843 1,178 782 1,733
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 859 1,213 806 1,731
Male Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 910 1,280 852 1,837
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 37 43 32 84
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 34 45 35 80
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 34 46 36 77
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 35 47 37 77
Male Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 38 50 39 82
Female Total A-U All economic activities 1995 3,060 3,443 2,040 3,567
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2019 4,566 5,176 3,207 5,462
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2020 4,567 5,155 3,187 5,277
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2021* 4,676 5,284 3,294 5,491
Female Total A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,869 5,505 3,437 5,750
Female Total C Manufacturing 1995 177 186 143 260
Female Total C Manufacturing 2019 180 192 140 240
Female Total C Manufacturing 2020 181 193 142 235
Female Total C Manufacturing 2021* 182 195 145 244
Female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 189 202 151 253
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 1995 2,447 2,623 1,711 2,860
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2019 3,781 4,070 2,674 4,362
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2020 3,778 4,042 2,690 4,266
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2021* 3,874 4,143 2,784 4,481
Female Employees A-U All economic activities 2022* 4,026 4,307 2,900 4,682
Female Employees C Manufacturing 1995 157 162 128 226
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2019 169 175 130 218
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2020 170 176 132 215
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2021* 171 177 134 224
Female Employees C Manufacturing 2022* 177 183 140 232
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 1995 612 819 328 707
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2019 785 1,106 533 1,100
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2020 789 1,113 497 1,011
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2021* 801 1,140 511 1,010
Female Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2022* 843 1,198 537 1,068
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 1995 20 24 15 34
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2019 11 17 10 22
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2020 11 17 10 20
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2021* 11 18 10 20
Female Self-employed C Manufacturing 2022* 12 19 11 21
Source: CBS.
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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: 1995 up to and including 2022.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and further are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2021 and further will not become final.

Changes as of June 24th 2024:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the 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.