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 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 102 106 96 164
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 49 58 52 87
Total male and female Total Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,616 1,822 1,184 1,875
Total male and female Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 642 718 510 829
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 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 Self-employed 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 1 1 1 1
Total male and female Self-employed 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2022* 246 363 168 335
Total male and female Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 89 132 71 146
Male Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 61 63 59 102
Male Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 25 30 29 49
Male Total Q Health and social work activities 2022* 295 354 243 403
Male Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 144 168 129 217
Male Employees 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 60 62 59 101
Male Employees 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 25 30 29 49
Male Employees Q Health and social work activities 2022* 215 230 188 294
Male Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 116 123 105 167
Male Self-employed 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 0 1 0 1
Male Self-employed 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 0 0 0 0
Male Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2022* 79 124 55 109
Male Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 29 45 24 49
Female Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 41 43 37 62
Female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 23 28 24 39
Female Total Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,321 1,468 941 1,472
Female Total 86 Human health activities 2022* 498 550 381 612
Female Employees 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 41 42 37 61
Female Employees 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 23 28 24 39
Female Employees Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,155 1,229 828 1,246
Female Employees 86 Human health activities 2022* 437 464 334 516
Female Self-employed 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Self-employed 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2022* 166 239 113 226
Female Self-employed 86 Human health activities 2022* 61 87 47 96
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: 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.