Compensation of employees, employment; quarterly, National Accounts
| Sector/branches (SIC 2008) | Periods | Compensation of employees Amount Compensation of employees (million euros) | Compensation of employees Amount Compensation; seasonal adjusted (million euros) | Compensation of employees Amount Wages and salaries (million euros) | Compensation of employees Amount Wages; seasonal adjusted (million euros) | Compensation of employees Amount Employers' social contributions (million euros) | Compensation of employees Amount Social contributions; seasonal adjusted (million euros) | Compensation of employees Amount Wage costs (million euros) | Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Compensation of employees (%) | Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wages and salaries (%) | Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wage costs (%) | Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation of employees per fte Compensation per fte (1,000 euro) | Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation of employees per fte Wages per fte (1,000 euro) | Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation of employees per fte Wage costs per fte (1,000 euro) | Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation employees per hour worked Compensation per hour worked (euro) | Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation employees per hour worked Wages per hour worked (euro) | Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation employees per hour worked Wage costs per hour worked (euro) | Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation of employees per fte Compensation per fte (%) | Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation of employees per fte Wages per fte (%) | Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation of employees per fte Wage costs per fte (%) | Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation employees per hour worked Compensation per hour worked (%) | Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation employees per hour worked Wages per hour worked (%) | Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation employees per hour worked Wage costs per hour worked (%) | Labour volume Number Full-time equivalent (fte) (x 1,000) | Labour volume Number Hours worked (million hours) | Labour volume Year-on-year change Full-time equivalent (fte) (%) | Labour volume Year-on-year change Hours worked (%) | Jobs of employees Number Total (x 1,000) | Jobs of employees Number Male (x 1,000) | Jobs of employees Number Female (x 1,000) | Jobs of employees Year-on-year change Total (%) | Jobs of employees Year-on-year change Male (%) | Jobs of employees Year-on-year change Female (%) |
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| A-U All economic activities | 2022 1st quarter* | 105,636 | 110,905 | 80,093 | 84,852 | 25,543 | 26,053 | 103,933 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 15.9 | 12.1 | 15.7 | 36.3 | 27.5 | 35.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 6,624 | 2,908 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8,725 | 4,501 | 4,224 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 2nd quarter* | 123,420 | 111,782 | 96,155 | 85,956 | 27,265 | 25,826 | 122,879 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 18.2 | 14.2 | 18.2 | 45.1 | 35.1 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 6,768 | 2,736 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 8,916 | 4,594 | 4,322 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 3rd quarter* | 106,108 | 114,949 | 80,744 | 88,205 | 25,364 | 26,744 | 105,478 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 39.3 | 29.9 | 39.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 6,774 | 2,702 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 8,890 | 4,586 | 4,304 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022 4th quarter* | 119,605 | 117,221 | 91,922 | 89,973 | 27,683 | 27,248 | 119,255 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 17.6 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 39.7 | 30.5 | 39.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 6,807 | 3,015 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 8,956 | 4,614 | 4,343 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2022* | 454,769 | 348,914 | 105,855 | 451,545 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 67.4 | 51.7 | 67.0 | 40.0 | 30.7 | 39.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 6,744 | 11,362 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 8,873 | 4,574 | 4,299 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | |||
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 1st quarter* | 113,565 | 119,074 | 86,939 | 91,927 | 26,626 | 27,147 | 113,048 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 37.7 | 28.9 | 37.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6,773 | 3,010 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 8,899 | 4,583 | 4,316 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 2nd quarter* | 133,904 | 121,393 | 104,573 | 93,566 | 29,331 | 27,827 | 133,336 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 19.4 | 15.2 | 19.3 | 48.2 | 37.6 | 48.0 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6,900 | 2,777 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 9,031 | 4,649 | 4,382 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 3rd quarter* | 114,057 | 123,590 | 87,123 | 95,205 | 26,934 | 28,385 | 113,342 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 16.5 | 42.2 | 32.2 | 41.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 6,867 | 2,702 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 8,985 | 4,630 | 4,355 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023 4th quarter* | 128,067 | 125,491 | 98,945 | 96,856 | 29,122 | 28,635 | 127,747 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 18.6 | 14.4 | 18.6 | 42.8 | 33.1 | 42.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 6,883 | 2,989 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 9,043 | 4,655 | 4,388 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| A-U All economic activities | 2023* | 489,593 | 377,580 | 112,013 | 487,473 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 71.4 | 55.1 | 71.1 | 42.7 | 32.9 | 42.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6,856 | 11,478 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 8,990 | 4,629 | 4,360 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |||
| A-U All economic activities | 2024 1st quarter* | 121,994 | 127,864 | 93,473 | 98,776 | 28,521 | 29,088 | 121,534 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 17.8 | 40.6 | 31.1 | 40.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6,838 | 3,003 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 8,982 | 4,629 | 4,354 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 1st quarter* | 11,733 | 11,887 | 8,950 | 9,101 | 2,783 | 2,786 | 11,345 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 18.5 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 41.1 | 31.3 | 39.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 634 | 285 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 701 | 545 | 156 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 2nd quarter* | 13,531 | 11,874 | 10,612 | 9,138 | 2,919 | 2,736 | 13,411 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 21.2 | 16.6 | 21.0 | 50.9 | 39.9 | 50.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 639 | 266 | 2.1 | -1.7 | 708 | 549 | 159 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 3rd quarter* | 11,033 | 12,191 | 8,337 | 9,331 | 2,696 | 2,860 | 10,882 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 17.0 | 42.3 | 31.9 | 41.7 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 5.4 | -0.5 | -2.1 | 1.0 | 639 | 261 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 707 | 547 | 160 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022 4th quarter* | 11,998 | 12,415 | 9,109 | 9,503 | 2,889 | 2,912 | 11,822 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 18.3 | 40.9 | 31.0 | 40.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 646 | 294 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 714 | 552 | 162 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| C Manufacturing | 2022* | 48,295 | 37,008 | 11,287 | 47,460 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 75.5 | 57.9 | 74.2 | 43.7 | 33.5 | 42.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 640 | 1,106 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 707 | 548 | 159 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | |||
| C Manufacturing | 2023 1st quarter* | 12,594 | 12,732 | 9,683 | 9,811 | 2,911 | 2,921 | 12,491 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 19.1 | 42.1 | 32.4 | 41.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 653 | 299 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 721 | 556 | 165 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 2nd quarter* | 14,809 | 12,986 | 11,638 | 10,007 | 3,171 | 2,979 | 14,683 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 22.5 | 17.7 | 22.4 | 54.2 | 42.6 | 53.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 657 | 273 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 727 | 559 | 167 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 3rd quarter* | 11,899 | 13,155 | 9,017 | 10,110 | 2,882 | 3,045 | 11,723 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 13.8 | 17.9 | 45.1 | 34.2 | 44.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 654 | 264 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 723 | 556 | 167 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023 4th quarter* | 12,847 | 13,315 | 9,805 | 10,252 | 3,042 | 3,063 | 12,702 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 19.5 | 14.9 | 19.3 | 43.8 | 33.4 | 43.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 657 | 293 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 727 | 558 | 169 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| C Manufacturing | 2023* | 52,149 | 40,143 | 12,006 | 51,599 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 79.6 | 61.2 | 78.7 | 46.2 | 35.5 | 45.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 655 | 1,129 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 724 | 557 | 167 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.9 | |||
| C Manufacturing | 2024 1st quarter* | 13,409 | 13,541 | 10,318 | 10,435 | 3,091 | 3,106 | 13,326 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 20.4 | 15.7 | 20.2 | 45.1 | 34.7 | 44.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 659 | 297 | 0.9 | -0.6 | 727 | 558 | 169 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This table provides annual and quarterly data about the compensation of employees, the wage costs and the labour volume of employees. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions. The wage costs are the total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies. The labour volume is given in jobs (by sex), full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked. The seasonal adjusted time series about the compensation of employees and the wages & salaries are also available in this table. The table additionally provides the compensation of employees, wages and salaries and wage costs related to full-time equivalents and hours worked.
Data available from: 1995 first quarter.
Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2021 are final. Data of 2022 and further are provisional.
Changes as of June 24th 2024:
This is a new table.
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. This table contains revised data. For further information see section 3.
When will new figures be published?
The preliminary estimate (flash estimate) of a quarter is released within 45 days. The second estimate is published after 85 days. At the second estimate of the fourth quarter, data of the previous three quarters will also be revised.
Description topics
- Compensation of employees
- Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
- Amount
- Compensation of employees
- Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
- Compensation; seasonal adjusted
- Compensation of employees corrected for seasonal effects.
- Wages and salaries
- Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
- Wages; seasonal adjusted
- Wages and salaries corrected for seasonal effects.
- Employers' social contributions
- Employers' social contributions consist of payments to insurers made by employers for the benefit of their employees. They can be classified in employers' social security contributions, employers' private social contributions (of which pension schemes) and the imputed social contributions.
- Social contributions; seasonal adjusted
- Employers' social contribution corrected for seasonal effects.
- Wage costs
- The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
- Year-on-year change
- %-change with respect to the previous year
- Compensation of employees
- Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
- Wages and salaries
- Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
- Wage costs
- The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
- Compensation per labour volume
- Compensation of employees per labour volume.
- Amount
- Compensation of employees per fte
- Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Compensation per fte
- Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Wages per fte
- Wages and salaries per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Wage costs per fte
- Wage costs per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Compensation employees per hour worked
- Compensation per hour worked
- Compensation of employees per hour worked.
- Wages per hour worked
- Wages per hour worked.
- Wage costs per hour worked
- Wage costs per hour worked.
- Year-on-year change
- %-change with respect to the previous year
- Compensation of employees per fte
- Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Compensation per fte
- Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Wages per fte
- Wages and salaries per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Wage costs per fte
- Wage costs per full-time equivalent (fte).
- Compensation employees per hour worked
- Compensation per hour worked
- Compensation of employees per hour worked.
- Wages per hour worked
- Wages per hour worked.
- Wage costs per hour worked
- Wage costs per hour worked.
- Labour volume
- The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours worked or full-time equivalents
- Number
- 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.
- Year-on-year change
- %-change with respect to the previous year
- 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.
- Jobs of employees
- 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. In this table only jobs of employees are included.- Number
- Total
- Male
- Female
- Year-on-year change
- %-change with respect to the previous year
- Total
- Male
- Female