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 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 117 122 108 191
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2022* 364 402 341 605
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 279 306 264 471
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 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 110 113 103 179
Total male and female Employees J Information and communication 2022* 313 325 291 505
Total male and female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 243 253 228 398
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 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 7 9 6 13
Total male and female Self-employed J Information and communication 2022* 51 77 50 100
Total male and female Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 35 54 36 72
Male Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 136 169 126 294
Male Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 2 2 2 4
Male Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 85 88 80 144
Male Total J Information and communication 2022* 266 296 257 461
Male Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 212 234 206 371
Male Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 70 77 60 111
Male Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 2 2 2 3
Male Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 79 81 75 132
Male Employees J Information and communication 2022* 224 232 214 375
Male Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 182 188 174 306
Male Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 66 91 66 183
Male Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 1 0 1
Male Self-employed 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 6 8 5 11
Male Self-employed J Information and communication 2022* 42 64 43 86
Male Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 30 46 31 64
Female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 67 86 53 106
Female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 1 0 1
Female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 32 34 28 48
Female Total J Information and communication 2022* 98 106 84 144
Female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 66 72 58 100
Female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 37 42 26 47
Female Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 0 0 1
Female Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 31 32 27 46
Female Employees J Information and communication 2022* 89 93 77 130
Female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 61 65 53 92
Female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022* 30 44 27 59
Female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2022* 0 0 0 0
Female Self-employed 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2022* 1 1 1 1
Female Self-employed J Information and communication 2022* 9 13 7 14
Female Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2022* 5 8 4 8
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.