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 Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 204 255 179 400
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 3 3 3 5
Total male and female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 3 3 3 6
Total male and female Total B Mining and quarrying 2022* 8 8 7 14
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 142 153 127 220
Total male and female Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 17 18 15 25
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 5 5 5 8
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 62 64 60 104
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 57 58 53 94
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 117 121 110 195
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 54 55 50 87
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 25 25 24 40
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 168 176 149 255
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 49 52 45 83
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2022* 38 39 36 65
Total male and female Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 6 6 5 9
Total male and female Total 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2022* 32 33 30 57
Total male and female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022* 2,475 2,721 1,842 3,334
Total male and female Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 1,559 1,691 1,163 2,077
Total male and female Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 144 160 130 240
Total male and female Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2022* 546 578 491 879
Total male and female Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2022* 869 953 542 958
Total male and female Total H Transportation and storage 2022* 431 464 374 697
Total male and female Total 49 Land transport 2022* 211 228 184 364
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 57 64 41 71
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 485 567 306 560
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2022* 364 402 341 605
Total male and female Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022* 60 69 53 92
Total male and female Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2022* 37 45 33 58
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 279 306 264 471
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 49 58 52 87
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 463 523 405 734
Total male and female Total 72 Research and development 2022* 49 51 45 77
Total male and female Total 73 Advertising and market research 2022* 86 103 56 104
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022* 205 256 141 264
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2022* 1,284 1,482 891 1,596
Total male and female Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2022* 39 44 34 61
Total male and female Total O-Q Government and care 2022* 2,770 3,081 2,179 3,483
Total male and female Total O Public administration and services 2022* 540 568 506 820
Total male and female Total 84 Public administration and services 2022* 540 568 506 820
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 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 974 1,104 674 1,046
Total male and female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022* 192 249 147 273
Total male and female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2022* 115 147 93 178
Total male and female Total 93 Sports and recreation 2022* 77 102 54 95
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 13 15 11 21
Total male and female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 107 120 86 158
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 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 135 139 116 200
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 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 62 63 59 102
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 55 56 52 91
Total male and female Employees 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 107 110 100 175
Total male and female Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 53 54 50 86
Total male and female Employees 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 24 24 23 39
Total male and female Employees 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 148 150 130 216
Total male and female Employees 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 40 41 38 67
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 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 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 58-60 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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 243 253 228 398
Total male and female Employees 65 Insurance and pension funding 2022* 49 58 52 87
Total male and female Employees 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 357 377 314 548
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 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 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 Q Health and social work activities 2022* 1,370 1,459 1,016 1,540
Total male and female Employees 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 817 873 578 857
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 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 5 5 4 7
Total male and female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 97 135 92 242
Total male and female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 1 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2022* 1 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed B Mining and quarrying 2022* 0 0 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 7 14 11 20
Total male and female Self-employed 18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 2 3 2 4
Total male and female Self-employed 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 0 1 1 2
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.