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 Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 197 247 177 396
Total male and female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 3 3 2 4
Total male and female Total 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2023* 3 3 2 6
Total male and female Total B Mining and quarrying 2023* 8 8 8 14
Total male and female Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023* 149 164 132 228
Total male and female Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2023* 16 17 14 24
Total male and female Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023* 5 5 5 9
Total male and female Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2023* 68 74 68 118
Total male and female Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023* 57 58 53 93
Total male and female Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023* 117 122 109 195
Total male and female Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2023* 54 55 51 87
Total male and female Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2023* 23 24 22 37
Total male and female Total 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023* 99 107 89 165
Total male and female Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2023* 49 53 46 85
Total male and female Total E Water supply and waste management 2023* 38 39 36 66
Total male and female Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2023* 6 6 6 9
Total male and female Total 37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2023* 32 33 31 58
Total male and female Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 2,495 2,751 1,857 3,361
Total male and female Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 1,558 1,700 1,166 2,087
Total male and female Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023* 147 163 133 247
Total male and female Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023* 543 570 486 865
Total male and female Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023* 868 967 547 974
Total male and female Total H Transportation and storage 2023* 436 469 379 704
Total male and female Total 49 Land transport 2023* 204 219 179 351
Total male and female Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2023* 62 69 44 78
Total male and female Total I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 501 582 312 570
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2023* 375 411 353 629
Total male and female Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023* 61 71 55 100
Total male and female Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2023* 38 46 35 65
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 289 314 274 489
Total male and female Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2023* 36 37 34 56
Total male and female Total 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2023* 488 557 428 790
Total male and female Total 72 Research and development 2023* 49 52 45 78
Total male and female Total 73 Advertising and market research 2023* 62 71 54 102
Total male and female Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023* 164 202 138 272
Total male and female Total N Renting and other business support 2023* 1,218 1,415 858 1,531
Total male and female Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2023* 42 47 37 67
Total male and female Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 2,902 3,257 2,328 3,754
Total male and female Total O Public administration and services 2023* 639 667 596 953
Total male and female Total 84 Public administration and services 2023* 639 667 596 953
Total male and female Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 1,625 1,846 1,210 1,924
Total male and female Total 87-88 Care and social work 2023* 975 1,115 684 1,060
Total male and female Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 201 261 164 310
Total male and female Total 90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2023* 122 155 107 206
Total male and female Total 93 Sports and recreation 2023* 80 106 58 103
Total male and female Total 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2023* 13 15 11 23
Total male and female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 101 113 84 153
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 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023* 140 144 122 209
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 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2023* 66 67 63 109
Total male and female Employees 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023* 55 56 52 90
Total male and female Employees 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023* 107 109 100 174
Total male and female Employees 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2023* 53 54 50 85
Total male and female Employees 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2023* 23 23 22 37
Total male and female Employees 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023* 77 80 71 123
Total male and female Employees 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2023* 40 41 38 67
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 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 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 58-60 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 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 252 260 236 410
Total male and female Employees 65 Insurance and pension funding 2023* 36 37 34 56
Total male and female Employees 69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2023* 376 399 333 578
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 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 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 Q Health and social work activities 2023* 1,370 1,468 1,026 1,544
Total male and female Employees 87-88 Care and social work 2023* 815 875 581 853
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 95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2023* 5 5 4 7
Total male and female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 97 134 93 244
Total male and female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 1 1 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 03 Fishing and aquaculture 2023* 1 1 1 3
Total male and female Self-employed B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0 0 0 1
Total male and female Self-employed 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023* 9 19 10 20
Total male and female Self-employed 18 Printing and reproduction 2023* 2 3 2 4
Total male and female Self-employed 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023* 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Self-employed 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2023* 1 7 5 9
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.