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) |
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Total male and female | Employees | A-U All economic activities | 2022* | 8,403 | 8,899 | 6,756 | 11,387 |
Total male and female | Employees | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022* | 107 | 120 | 86 | 158 |
Total male and female | Employees | 01 Agriculture | 2022* | 103 | 116 | 83 | 152 |
Total male and female | Employees | 02 Forestry and logging | 2022* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Total male and female | Employees | 03 Fishing and aquaculture | 2022* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total male and female | Employees | B Mining and quarrying | 2022* | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
Total male and female | Employees | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022* | 842 | 857 | 771 | 1,327 |
Total male and female | Employees | C Manufacturing | 2022* | 765 | 779 | 700 | 1,201 |
Total male and female | Employees | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2022* | 135 | 139 | 116 | 200 |
Total male and female | Employees | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2022* | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 |
Total male and female | Employees | 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing | 2022* | 48 | 49 | 44 | 74 |
Total male and female | Employees | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2022* | 15 | 15 | 14 | 24 |
Total male and female | Employees | 17 Manufacture of paper | 2022* | 18 | 18 | 17 | 29 |
Total male and female | Employees | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2022* | 15 | 15 | 13 | 21 |
Total male and female | Employees | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2022* | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Total male and female | Employees | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2022* | 45 | 45 | 43 | 74 |
Total male and female | Employees | 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals | 2022* | 62 | 63 | 59 | 102 |
Total male and female | Employees | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2022* | 17 | 17 | 16 | 28 |
Total male and female | Employees | 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products | 2022* | 33 | 34 | 31 | 54 |
Total male and female | Employees | 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod | 2022* | 55 | 56 | 52 | 91 |
Total male and female | Employees | 23 Manufacture of building materials | 2022* | 22 | 22 | 21 | 37 |
Total male and female | Employees | 24 Manufacture of basic metals | 2022* | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
Total male and female | Employees | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2022* | 107 | 110 | 100 | 175 |
Total male and female | Employees | 25 Manufacture of metal products | 2022* | 87 | 89 | 81 | 141 |
Total male and female | Employees | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2022* | 28 | 29 | 27 | 46 |
Total male and female | Employees | 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry | 2022* | 53 | 54 | 50 | 86 |
Total male and female | Employees | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2022* | 25 | 25 | 23 | 40 |
Total male and female | Employees | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2022* | 96 | 98 | 92 | 160 |
Total male and female | Employees | 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers | 2022* | 24 | 24 | 23 | 39 |
Total male and female | Employees | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2022* | 42 | 42 | 40 | 68 |
Total male and female | Employees | 30 Manufacture of other transport | 2022* | 17 | 18 | 16 | 29 |
Total male and female | Employees | 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair | 2022* | 148 | 150 | 130 | 216 |
Total male and female | Employees | 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other | 2022* | 107 | 109 | 93 | 150 |
Total male and female | Employees | 33 Repair and installation of machinery | 2022* | 40 | 41 | 38 | 67 |
Total male and female | Employees | D Energy supply | 2022* | 32 | 33 | 29 | 50 |
Total male and female | Employees | 35 Energy supply | 2022* | 32 | 33 | 29 | 50 |
Total male and female | Employees | E Water supply and waste management | 2022* | 37 | 38 | 35 | 64 |
Total male and female | Employees | 36 Water collection and distribution | 2022* | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Total male and female | Employees | 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment | 2022* | 31 | 32 | 30 | 55 |
Total male and female | Employees | F Construction | 2022* | 343 | 351 | 321 | 566 |
Total male and female | Employees | 41 Construction buildings, development | 2022* | 97 | 100 | 90 | 155 |
Total male and female | Employees | 42 Civil engineering | 2022* | 51 | 52 | 49 | 90 |
Total male and female | Employees | 43 Specialised construction activities | 2022* | 195 | 200 | 182 | 321 |
Total male and female | Employees | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022* | 2,190 | 2,306 | 1,579 | 2,746 |
Total male and female | Employees | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022* | 1,394 | 1,453 | 1,003 | 1,725 |
Total male and female | Employees | 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | 2022* | 113 | 117 | 99 | 171 |
Total male and female | Employees | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2022* | 514 | 533 | 461 | 809 |
Total male and female | Employees | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2022* | 767 | 803 | 443 | 746 |
Total male and female | Employees | H Transportation and storage | 2022* | 385 | 401 | 335 | 611 |
Total male and female | Employees | 49 Land transport | 2022* | 185 | 193 | 162 | 315 |
Total male and female | Employees | 50 Water transport | 2022* | 15 | 16 | 14 | 25 |
Total male and female | Employees | 51 Air transport | 2022* | 24 | 24 | 22 | 35 |
Total male and female | Employees | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 2022* | 110 | 113 | 103 | 179 |
Total male and female | Employees | 53 Postal and courier activities | 2022* | 50 | 54 | 34 | 58 |
Total male and female | Employees | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022* | 411 | 452 | 241 | 410 |
Total male and female | Employees | J Information and communication | 2022* | 313 | 325 | 291 | 505 |
Total male and female | Employees | 58 Publishing | 2022* | 21 | 22 | 19 | 32 |
Total male and female | Employees | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2022* | 44 | 46 | 39 | 65 |
Total male and female | Employees | 59-60 Movies, TV and radio | 2022* | 23 | 24 | 20 | 34 |
Total male and female | Employees | 61 Telecommunications | 2022* | 25 | 26 | 24 | 42 |
Total male and female | Employees | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2022* | 243 | 253 | 228 | 398 |
Total male and female | Employees | K Financial institutions | 2022* | 210 | 219 | 196 | 334 |
Total male and female | Employees | 64 Financial institutions, no insurance | 2022* | 102 | 104 | 96 | 163 |
Total male and female | Employees | 65 Insurance and pension funding | 2022* | 49 | 58 | 52 | 87 |
Total male and female | Employees | 66 Other financial services | 2022* | 60 | 57 | 48 | 84 |
Total male and female | Employees | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022* | 67 | 71 | 58 | 96 |
Total male and female | Employees | 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022* | 67 | 71 | 58 | 96 |
Total male and female | Employees | M-N Business services | 2022* | 1,602 | 1,715 | 1,297 | 2,277 |
Total male and female | Employees | M Other specialised business services | 2022* | 613 | 643 | 543 | 946 |
Total male and female | Employees | 69-70 Legal and management consultancy | 2022* | 357 | 377 | 314 | 548 |
Total male and female | Employees | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2022* | 483 | 506 | 428 | 748 |
Total male and female | Employees | 71 Architects, technical services etc. | 2022* | 126 | 129 | 114 | 200 |
Total male and female | Employees | 72 Research and development | 2022* | 47 | 48 | 43 | 74 |
Total male and female | Employees | 73 Advertising and market research | 2022* | 42 | 44 | 37 | 65 |
Total male and female | Employees | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2022* | 83 | 88 | 71 | 124 |
Total male and female | Employees | 74-75 Other specialised services | 2022* | 41 | 44 | 34 | 59 |
Total male and female | Employees | N Renting and other business support | 2022* | 989 | 1,072 | 754 | 1,331 |
Total male and female | Employees | 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods | 2022* | 35 | 36 | 30 | 53 |
Total male and female | Employees | 78 Employment activities | 2022* | 713 | 774 | 538 | 960 |
Total male and female | Employees | 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc | 2022* | 17 | 18 | 15 | 27 |
Total male and female | Employees | 80-82 Security, other business services | 2022* | 224 | 244 | 171 | 291 |
Total male and female | Employees | O-Q Government and care | 2022* | 2,459 | 2,608 | 1,955 | 3,038 |
Total male and female | Employees | O Public administration and services | 2022* | 540 | 568 | 505 | 820 |
Total male and female | Employees | 84 Public administration and services | 2022* | 540 | 568 | 505 | 820 |
Total male and female | Employees | P Education | 2022* | 548 | 582 | 433 | 678 |
Total male and female | Employees | 85 Education | 2022* | 548 | 582 | 433 | 678 |
Total male and female | Employees | Q Health and social work activities | 2022* | 1,370 | 1,459 | 1,016 | 1,540 |
Total male and female | Employees | 86 Human health activities | 2022* | 553 | 586 | 439 | 683 |
Total male and female | Employees | 87-88 Care and social work | 2022* | 817 | 873 | 578 | 857 |
Total male and female | Employees | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022* | 270 | 327 | 203 | 338 |
Total male and female | Employees | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022* | 120 | 143 | 87 | 145 |
Total male and female | Employees | 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries | 2022* | 54 | 59 | 43 | 70 |
Total male and female | Employees | 93 Sports and recreation | 2022* | 66 | 84 | 44 | 75 |
Total male and female | Employees | S Other service activities | 2022* | 119 | 128 | 93 | 154 |
Total male and female | Employees | 94 Membership organisations | 2022* | 62 | 67 | 52 | 84 |
Total male and female | Employees | 95 Repair computers and consumergoods | 2022* | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Total male and female | Employees | 96 Other personal services | 2022* | 53 | 57 | 37 | 62 |
Total male and female | Employees | T Activities of households | 2022* | 31 | 55 | 23 | 40 |
Total male and female | Employees | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
Total male and female | Employees | 99 Extraterritorial organisations | 2022* | . | . | . | . |
Source: CBS. |
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: 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.