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 B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 893 929 822 1,433
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 57 58 53 94
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 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 316 347 300 561
Total male and female Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 842 857 771 1,327
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 55 56 52 91
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 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 195 200 182 321
Total male and female Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 51 72 51 106
Total male and female Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed F Construction 2022* 226 287 229 461
Total male and female Self-employed 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 96 128 101 201
Total male and female Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 120 147 118 240
Male Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 686 707 657 1,157
Male Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 47 48 45 80
Male Total F Construction 2022* 509 562 505 950
Male Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 172 201 175 330
Male Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 282 304 277 519
Male Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 647 655 616 1,072
Male Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 46 46 44 77
Male Employees F Construction 2022* 300 304 288 512
Male Employees 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 83 84 79 138
Male Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 172 174 165 293
Male Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 39 52 40 85
Male Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 1 1 1 2
Male Self-employed F Construction 2022* 209 258 217 438
Male Self-employed 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 89 116 96 192
Male Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 110 130 111 227
Female Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 207 222 165 277
Female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 10 11 8 14
Female Total F Construction 2022* 61 77 44 77
Female Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 20 27 15 26
Female Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 33 43 24 41
Female Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 195 202 154 255
Female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 10 10 8 13
Female Employees F Construction 2022* 43 47 33 54
Female Employees 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 14 15 10 17
Female Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 23 26 17 29
Female Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022* 12 19 11 21
Female Self-employed 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022* 0 1 0 1
Female Self-employed F Construction 2022* 17 30 12 23
Female Self-employed 41 Construction buildings, development 2022* 7 12 5 9
Female Self-employed 43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 10 17 6 13
Source: CBS.
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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.