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 2022* 10,157 11,377 8,145 14,292
Total male and female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 204 255 179 400
Total male and female Total 01 Agriculture 2022* 198 249 174 389
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 B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 893 929 822 1,433
Total male and female Total C Manufacturing 2022* 814 847 750 1,303
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 142 153 127 220
Total male and female Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022* 17 19 15 26
Total male and female Total 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022* 52 54 48 82
Total male and female Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 17 18 16 28
Total male and female Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 18 18 17 29
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 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 45 46 43 75
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2022* 62 64 60 104
Total male and female Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 17 18 17 29
Total male and female Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 34 34 31 54
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 57 58 53 94
Total male and female Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 23 24 22 39
Total male and female Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 20 20 20 34
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022* 117 121 110 195
Total male and female Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 97 101 90 160
Total male and female Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 29 29 27 47
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2022* 54 55 50 87
Total male and female Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 25 26 23 41
Total male and female Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 97 99 92 161
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 25 25 24 40
Total male and female Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2022* 43 43 41 70
Total male and female Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 18 19 17 30
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 168 176 149 255
Total male and female Total 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2022* 119 124 104 172
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 49 52 45 83
Total male and female Total D Energy supply 2022* 33 35 29 51
Total male and female Total 35 Energy supply 2022* 33 35 29 51
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 F Construction 2022* 570 639 550 1,027
Total male and female Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 192 228 191 356
Total male and female Total 42 Civil engineering 2022* 62 64 59 110
Total male and female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 316 347 300 561
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 50 Water transport 2022* 21 26 19 35
Total male and female Total 51 Air transport 2022* 24 25 22 35
Total male and female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 117 122 108 191
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 Publishing 2022* 22 24 20 34
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 61 Telecommunications 2022* 26 26 24 42
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 279 306 264 471
Total male and female Total K Financial institutions 2022* 216 227 201 345
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 66 Other financial services 2022* 65 64 52 94
Total male and female Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 78 89 67 115
Total male and female Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022* 78 89 67 115
Total male and female Total M-N Business services 2022* 2,156 2,479 1,621 2,925
Total male and female Total M Other specialised business services 2022* 872 998 730 1,329
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2022* 463 523 405 734
Total male and female Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022* 618 690 544 987
Total male and female Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2022* 154 167 139 253
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 74-75 Other specialised services 2022* 119 153 85 160
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 78 Employment activities 2022* 720 785 544 972
Total male and female Total 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2022* 21 22 18 32
Total male and female Total 80-82 Security, other business services 2022* 505 631 296 531
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 P Education 2022* 614 691 490 788
Total male and female Total 85 Education 2022* 614 691 490 788
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 Total 87-88 Care and social work 2022* 974 1,104 674 1,046
Total male and female Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022* 432 555 343 626
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 S Other service activities 2022* 209 250 173 313
Total male and female Total 94 Membership organisations 2022* 62 68 52 86
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2022* 13 15 11 21
Total male and female Total 96 Other personal services 2022* 133 167 110 206
Total male and female Total T Activities of households 2022* 31 56 23 40
Total male and female Total U Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . .
Total male and female Total 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2022* . . . .
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.