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 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 124 129 114 201
Total male and female Total J Information and communication 2023* 375 411 353 629
Total male and female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 289 314 274 489
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 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 116 119 108 186
Total male and female Employees J Information and communication 2023* 321 332 299 515
Total male and female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 252 260 236 410
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 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 8 10 7 16
Total male and female Self-employed J Information and communication 2023* 54 79 55 114
Total male and female Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 37 54 37 79
Male Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 131 163 122 282
Male Total 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 2 2 2 4
Male Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 89 93 84 150
Male Total J Information and communication 2023* 274 301 263 476
Male Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 219 239 212 382
Male Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 66 72 58 106
Male Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 2 2 2 3
Male Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 82 84 78 136
Male Employees J Information and communication 2023* 230 236 219 381
Male Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 188 193 180 314
Male Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 65 90 64 175
Male Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 0 1 0 1
Male Self-employed 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 7 8 6 14
Male Self-employed J Information and communication 2023* 44 65 44 95
Male Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 31 46 32 68
Female Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 66 85 55 115
Female Total 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 1 1 0 1
Female Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 35 36 30 51
Female Total J Information and communication 2023* 102 110 90 154
Female Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 70 75 62 107
Female Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 35 41 26 46
Female Employees 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 1 1 0 1
Female Employees 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 34 35 30 50
Female Employees J Information and communication 2023* 91 96 80 134
Female Employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 64 67 56 96
Female Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 32 44 29 68
Female Self-employed 02 Forestry and logging 2023* 0 0 0 0
Female Self-employed 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 1 2 1 2
Female Self-employed J Information and communication 2023* 10 14 10 19
Female Self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 6 8 6 11
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

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.