Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Compensation of employees Amount Compensation of employees (million euros) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Compensation of employees (%)
A-U All economic activities 2023* 489,593 7.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 4,386 6.4
01 Agriculture 2023* 4,135 6.5
02 Forestry and logging 2023* 140 7.9
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2023* 111 2.6
B Mining and quarrying 2023* 1,060 9.0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 59,027 8.4
C Manufacturing 2023* 52,149 8.0
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023* 9,078 10.1
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023* 820 2.5
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023* 2,855 5.8
16 Manufacture of wood products 2023* 810 6.2
17 Manufacture of paper 2023* 1,327 8.5
18 Printing and reproduction 2023* 718 0.6
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023* 745 5.1
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023* 4,781 7.9
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2023* 6,482 9.4
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023* 1,701 13.8
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023* 2,190 4.8
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023* 3,699 4.1
23 Manufacture of building materials 2023* 1,509 3.2
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2023* 1,702 3.3
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023* 7,141 4.4
25 Manufacture of metal products 2023* 5,439 4.7
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023* 2,503 6.4
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2023* 4,577 6.8
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023* 2,074 7.4
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023* 8,749 12.7
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2023* 1,677 6.4
29-30 Transport equipment 2023* 3,037 7.7
30 Manufacture of other transport 2023* 1,360 9.3
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023* 4,966 6.6
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2023* 2,046 3.2
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2023* 2,920 9.1
D Energy supply 2023* 3,168 18.4
35 Energy supply 2023* 3,168 18.4
E Water supply and waste management 2023* 2,650 6.7
36 Water collection and distribution 2023* 450 5.0
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2023* 2,200 7.0
F Construction 2023* 23,136 6.5
41 Construction buildings, development 2023* 6,942 5.9
42 Civil engineering 2023* 3,965 5.7
43 Specialised construction activities 2023* 12,229 7.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 96,654 7.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 61,575 6.7
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023* 6,113 6.3
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023* 35,424 5.7
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023* 20,038 8.5
H Transportation and storage 2023* 24,617 8.8
49 Land transport 2023* 10,438 6.0
50 Water transport 2023* 1,202 8.9
51 Air transport 2023* 2,500 20.3
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 8,439 11.0
53 Postal and courier activities 2023* 2,038 2.4
I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 10,462 12.5
J Information and communication 2023* 27,501 8.1
58 Publishing 2023* 1,615 5.0
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023* 3,159 4.6
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2023* 1,544 4.3
61 Telecommunications 2023* 2,302 2.3
62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 22,040 9.2
K Financial institutions 2023* 22,664 7.0
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2023* 11,256 9.0
65 Insurance and pension funding 2023* 3,594 2.6
66 Other financial services 2023* 7,814 6.2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 4,728 6.2
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 4,728 6.2
M-N Business services 2023* 87,738 7.0
M Other specialised business services 2023* 50,234 8.9
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2023* 32,037 9.9
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023* 41,147 9.6
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2023* 9,110 8.5
72 Research and development 2023* 3,995 3.8
73 Advertising and market research 2023* 2,892 7.0
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023* 5,092 7.3
74-75 Other specialised services 2023* 2,200 7.6
N Renting and other business support 2023* 37,504 4.5
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2023* 2,331 11.5
78 Employment activities 2023* 24,748 2.2
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2023* 1,620 25.9
80-82 Security, other business services 2023* 8,805 6.1
O-Q Government and care 2023* 151,114 7.9
O Public administration and services 2023* 47,824 8.2
84 Public administration and services 2023* 47,824 8.2
P Education 2023* 36,211 8.6
85 Education 2023* 36,211 8.6
Q Health and social work activities 2023* 67,079 7.2
86 Human health activities 2023* 33,509 7.2
87-88 Care and social work 2023* 33,570 7.3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 12,645 8.5
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 5,510 9.7
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2023* 2,889 9.8
93 Sports and recreation 2023* 2,621 9.6
S Other service activities 2023* 5,963 6.8
94 Membership organisations 2023* 4,059 7.0
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2023* 189 0.4
96 Other personal services 2023* 1,715 6.9
T Activities of households 2023* 1,172 12.2
U Extraterritorial organisations 2023* . .
99 Extraterritorial organisations 2023* . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides annual 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 and by full-time or part-time), full-time equivalent (fte), hours paid, hours agreed and hours worked. 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

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2022 are final. Data over 2023 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 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

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.
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.