Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts

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Employment; economic activity, sex, National Accounts
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 Employees A-U All economic activities 2023* 8,452 8,990 6,856 11,478
Total male and female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 101 113 84 153
Total male and female Employees 01 Agriculture 2023* 97 109 80 147
Total male and female Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 2 2 2 3
Total male and female Employees 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2023* 2 2 1 3
Total male and female Employees B Mining and quarrying 2023* 8 8 8 14
Total male and female Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 789 806 729 1,260
Total male and female Employees C Manufacturing 2023* 708 724 655 1,129
Total male and female Employees 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023* 140 144 122 209
Total male and female Employees 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023* 14 14 12 21
Total male and female Employees 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023* 48 49 44 74
Total male and female Employees 16 Manufacture of wood products 2023* 15 16 14 24
Total male and female Employees 17 Manufacture of paper 2023* 19 19 18 30
Total male and female Employees 18 Printing and reproduction 2023* 14 15 13 21
Total male and female Employees 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023* 5 5 5 9
Total male and female Employees 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023* 48 48 45 79
Total male and female Employees 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2023* 66 67 63 109
Total male and female Employees 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023* 19 19 17 30
Total male and female Employees 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023* 34 34 31 54
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023* 55 56 52 90
Total male and female Employees 23 Manufacture of building materials 2023* 21 22 20 36
Total male and female Employees 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2023* 20 20 20 34
Total male and female Employees 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023* 107 109 100 174
Total male and female Employees 25 Manufacture of metal products 2023* 87 89 80 139
Total male and female Employees 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023* 28 28 26 45
Total male and female Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2023* 53 54 50 85
Total male and female Employees 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023* 25 26 24 41
Total male and female Employees 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023* 102 104 97 169
Total male and female Employees 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2023* 23 23 22 37
Total male and female Employees 29-30 Transport equipment 2023* 41 42 39 66
Total male and female Employees 30 Manufacture of other transport 2023* 18 18 17 30
Total male and female Employees 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023* 77 80 71 123
Total male and female Employees 31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2023* 37 38 33 56
Total male and female Employees 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2023* 40 41 38 67
Total male and female Employees D Energy supply 2023* 35 35 31 53
Total male and female Employees 35 Energy supply 2023* 35 35 31 53
Total male and female Employees E Water supply and waste management 2023* 38 38 35 64
Total male and female Employees 36 Water collection and distribution 2023* 6 6 6 9
Total male and female Employees 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2023* 32 32 30 55
Total male and female Employees F Construction 2023* 348 358 326 573
Total male and female Employees 41 Construction buildings, development 2023* 99 103 92 158
Total male and female Employees 42 Civil engineering 2023* 50 51 48 89
Total male and female Employees 43 Specialised construction activities 2023* 199 204 186 326
Total male and female Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 2,214 2,350 1,603 2,773
Total male and female Employees G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 1,392 1,461 1,009 1,729
Total male and female Employees 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023* 116 121 102 177
Total male and female Employees 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023* 512 527 458 800
Total male and female Employees 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023* 764 813 449 753
Total male and female Employees H Transportation and storage 2023* 390 406 341 611
Total male and female Employees 49 Land transport 2023* 178 185 158 300
Total male and female Employees 50 Water transport 2023* 16 16 14 25
Total male and female Employees 51 Air transport 2023* 26 26 23 38
Total male and female Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 116 119 108 186
Total male and female Employees 53 Postal and courier activities 2023* 55 59 38 63
Total male and female Employees I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 432 483 254 432
Total male and female Employees J Information and communication 2023* 321 332 299 515
Total male and female Employees 58 Publishing 2023* 21 22 19 31
Total male and female Employees 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023* 44 46 39 65
Total male and female Employees 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2023* 23 24 20 33
Total male and female Employees 61 Telecommunications 2023* 25 26 24 41
Total male and female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 252 260 236 410
Total male and female Employees K Financial institutions 2023* 211 217 196 331
Total male and female Employees 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2023* 95 97 91 152
Total male and female Employees 65 Insurance and pension funding 2023* 36 37 34 56
Total male and female Employees 66 Other financial services 2023* 81 84 71 123
Total male and female Employees L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 71 75 61 101
Total male and female Employees 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 71 75 61 101
Total male and female Employees M-N Business services 2023* 1,543 1,657 1,275 2,223
Total male and female Employees M Other specialised business services 2023* 632 667 563 977
Total male and female Employees 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2023* 376 399 333 578
Total male and female Employees 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023* 502 531 448 780
Total male and female Employees 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2023* 127 131 115 202
Total male and female Employees 72 Research and development 2023* 47 48 44 74
Total male and female Employees 73 Advertising and market research 2023* 43 46 38 66
Total male and female Employees 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023* 83 88 71 123
Total male and female Employees 74-75 Other specialised services 2023* 40 43 32 56
Total male and female Employees N Renting and other business support 2023* 911 989 713 1,246
Total male and female Employees 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2023* 37 39 32 57
Total male and female Employees 78 Employment activities 2023* 635 689 493 875
Total male and female Employees 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2023* 19 20 17 29
Total male and female Employees 80-82 Security, other business services 2023* 220 242 170 285
Total male and female Employees O-Q Government and care 2023* 2,578 2,743 2,075 3,202
Total male and female Employees O Public administration and services 2023* 639 667 596 953
Total male and female Employees 84 Public administration and services 2023* 639 667 596 953
Total male and female Employees P Education 2023* 569 608 453 706
Total male and female Employees 85 Education 2023* 569 608 453 706
Total male and female Employees Q Health and social work activities 2023* 1,370 1,468 1,026 1,544
Total male and female Employees 86 Human health activities 2023* 556 593 446 690
Total male and female Employees 87-88 Care and social work 2023* 815 875 581 853
Total male and female Employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 276 339 208 347
Total male and female Employees R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 125 150 91 153
Total male and female Employees 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2023* 57 62 45 74
Total male and female Employees 93 Sports and recreation 2023* 68 88 46 79
Total male and female Employees S Other service activities 2023* 117 127 92 151
Total male and female Employees 94 Membership organisations 2023* 60 66 51 83
Total male and female Employees 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2023* 5 5 4 7
Total male and female Employees 96 Other personal services 2023* 52 56 37 62
Total male and female Employees T Activities of households 2023* 34 62 25 43
Total male and female Employees U Extraterritorial organisations 2023* . . . .
Total male and female Employees 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2023* . . . .
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

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?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 30 months after the end of the reporting year.

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.