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 Wages and salaries (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Wage costs (million euros) 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 per fte Wages per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Wage costs per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per hour worked Wages per hour worked (euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per hour worked Wage costs per hour worked (euro) Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation per fte Wages per fte (%) Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation per fte Wage costs per fte (%) Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation per hour worked Wages per hour worked (%) Compensation per labour volume Year-on-year change Compensation per hour worked Wage costs per hour worked (%)
A-U All economic activities 2023* 377,580 487,473 8.2 8.0 55.1 71.1 32.9 42.5 6.4 6.2 7.1 6.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 3,446 4,289 6.5 6.6 41.2 51.3 22.6 28.1 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.8
01 Agriculture 2023* 3,249 4,038 6.5 6.6 40.5 50.3 22.2 27.5 8.4 8.4 8.8 8.9
02 Forestry and logging 2023* 106 140 9.2 7.9 53.2 70.2 33.3 44.0 6.6 5.3 7.5 6.2
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2023* 91 111 1.9 6.5 67.6 82.7 32.8 40.2 2.4 7.1 3.8 8.5
B Mining and quarrying 2023* 765 1,050 10.3 8.5 100.7 138.3 56.4 77.4 6.5 4.8 7.4 5.6
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 45,275 58,439 8.8 9.1 62.1 80.1 35.9 46.4 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.7
C Manufacturing 2023* 40,143 51,599 8.5 8.7 61.2 78.7 35.5 45.7 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.5
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023* 6,978 9,031 10.9 10.1 57.2 74.1 33.4 43.3 7.0 6.3 7.4 6.7
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023* 622 811 2.7 2.0 50.5 65.9 30.1 39.3 5.9 5.1 6.3 5.5
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023* 2,210 2,837 6.4 5.9 49.9 64.1 29.7 38.1 5.5 4.9 6.2 5.6
16 Manufacture of wood products 2023* 624 803 7.1 6.2 44.4 57.2 26.0 33.5 6.1 5.2 6.6 5.7
17 Manufacture of paper 2023* 1,033 1,317 9.0 8.2 58.3 74.3 34.7 44.3 4.9 4.2 6.0 5.3
18 Printing and reproduction 2023* 553 717 1.1 1.5 44.2 57.3 26.8 34.7 4.4 4.8 4.8 5.1
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023* 508 745 5.9 5.1 97.8 143.5 57.9 84.9 1.5 0.8 1.9 1.2
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023* 3,804 4,746 7.9 8.0 83.8 104.5 48.1 60.1 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2023* 5,150 6,436 9.5 9.5 82.0 102.5 47.1 58.9 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023* 1,346 1,690 14.4 13.9 77.3 97.1 44.5 55.8 5.3 4.9 5.4 5.0
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023* 1,673 2,168 5.7 4.9 53.5 69.4 31.0 40.2 6.3 5.6 6.1 5.4
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023* 2,806 3,672 4.8 4.2 54.4 71.2 31.3 41.0 5.9 5.3 6.2 5.7
23 Manufacture of building materials 2023* 1,133 1,504 3.6 3.3 55.7 74.0 31.7 42.1 5.3 5.0 6.4 6.1
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2023* 1,296 1,699 3.0 3.4 65.4 85.7 37.7 49.4 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.8
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023* 5,458 7,095 4.7 4.6 54.5 70.8 31.4 40.8 4.7 4.6 5.2 5.0
25 Manufacture of metal products 2023* 4,162 5,396 5.3 5.0 51.8 67.1 29.8 38.7 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.7
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023* 1,924 2,470 6.3 9.5 73.5 94.3 42.9 55.1 3.2 6.3 3.5 6.6
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2023* 3,496 4,509 6.8 8.6 70.2 90.5 40.9 52.8 3.1 4.9 3.4 5.1
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023* 1,572 2,039 7.4 7.6 66.5 86.2 38.7 50.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.5
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023* 6,780 8,537 13.1 13.5 69.5 87.6 40.1 50.4 6.4 6.9 7.0 7.4
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2023* 1,277 1,660 7.2 6.7 58.3 75.8 34.9 45.4 7.1 6.6 7.7 7.2
29-30 Transport equipment 2023* 2,325 3,002 8.3 10.1 59.5 76.8 35.0 45.2 6.2 8.0 6.7 8.5
30 Manufacture of other transport 2023* 1,048 1,342 9.7 14.6 60.9 78.0 35.2 45.0 5.0 9.8 5.5 10.3
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023* 3,810 4,924 7.3 9.6 53.8 69.6 31.0 40.0 6.5 8.8 6.7 9.0
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2023* 1,580 2,023 3.8 3.2 47.6 61.0 28.2 36.1 4.6 4.0 4.8 4.3
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2023* 2,230 2,901 10.0 14.4 59.3 77.2 33.3 43.3 7.7 12.1 7.9 12.3
D Energy supply 2023* 2,391 3,168 16.3 18.4 77.0 102.0 44.8 59.3 7.0 9.0 8.1 10.0
35 Energy supply 2023* 2,391 3,168 16.3 18.4 77.0 102.0 44.8 59.3 7.0 9.0 8.1 10.0
E Water supply and waste management 2023* 1,976 2,622 7.2 6.3 56.0 74.3 30.8 40.9 5.9 4.9 6.3 5.4
36 Water collection and distribution 2023* 336 450 5.7 5.5 61.0 81.7 37.9 50.8 2.7 2.5 3.3 3.1
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2023* 1,640 2,172 7.5 6.4 55.0 72.9 29.7 39.4 6.5 5.4 6.9 5.8
F Construction 2023* 17,889 23,065 7.4 6.5 54.9 70.7 31.2 40.2 5.6 4.7 6.0 5.0
41 Construction buildings, development 2023* 5,404 6,935 6.7 5.8 58.6 75.2 34.2 43.9 4.5 3.6 5.8 4.9
42 Civil engineering 2023* 3,064 3,943 6.4 5.4 63.5 81.8 34.5 44.4 5.8 4.8 5.8 4.8
43 Specialised construction activities 2023* 9,421 12,187 8.1 7.2 50.7 65.6 28.9 37.3 6.2 5.2 6.2 5.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 75,404 96,059 8.2 8.3 47.0 59.9 27.2 34.6 6.7 6.9 7.4 7.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 48,320 61,198 7.1 6.8 47.9 60.7 27.9 35.4 6.6 6.3 7.1 6.8
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023* 4,760 6,093 6.8 6.3 46.6 59.6 27.0 34.5 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.0
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023* 28,122 35,282 6.1 5.9 61.4 77.1 35.2 44.1 6.2 5.9 6.7 6.4
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023* 15,438 19,823 8.9 8.6 34.4 44.2 20.5 26.3 8.3 8.0 8.9 8.5
H Transportation and storage 2023* 18,535 24,507 8.8 9.4 54.4 71.9 30.3 40.1 7.1 7.6 8.7 9.3
49 Land transport 2023* 7,833 10,409 6.2 6.2 49.7 66.1 26.1 34.6 6.2 6.2 8.2 8.2
50 Water transport 2023* 945 1,144 8.9 11.4 65.8 79.7 37.8 45.8 8.2 10.7 8.1 10.6
51 Air transport 2023* 1,813 2,499 20.1 23.7 77.6 106.9 48.2 66.4 11.5 14.9 12.5 15.9
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 6,415 8,430 10.8 11.2 59.5 78.1 34.6 45.4 5.9 6.3 7.2 7.6
53 Postal and courier activities 2023* 1,529 2,025 3.0 2.5 40.7 54.0 24.4 32.3 6.0 5.4 6.9 6.3
I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 8,549 10,354 13.2 15.3 33.7 40.8 19.8 24.0 8.0 10.0 8.1 10.1
J Information and communication 2023* 22,175 27,286 8.1 8.3 74.3 91.4 43.0 53.0 4.9 5.1 5.6 5.8
58 Publishing 2023* 1,279 1,612 5.1 5.1 67.2 84.7 40.9 51.5 5.2 5.2 6.2 6.2
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023* 2,504 3,157 4.7 4.9 64.9 81.9 38.8 48.9 5.2 5.4 6.1 6.3
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2023* 1,225 1,545 4.3 4.7 62.7 79.1 36.8 46.4 5.1 5.5 6.0 6.4
61 Telecommunications 2023* 1,821 2,310 1.7 2.8 76.8 97.4 44.8 56.9 2.5 3.7 4.0 5.2
62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 17,850 21,819 9.2 9.4 75.5 92.3 43.5 53.2 5.0 5.1 5.7 5.8
K Financial institutions 2023* 17,165 22,700 8.0 7.0 87.7 116.0 51.9 68.6 4.7 3.8 5.6 4.6
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2023* 8,524 11,248 9.9 8.8 93.9 124.0 56.1 74.0 5.0 3.9 5.9 4.8
65 Insurance and pension funding 2023* 2,587 3,649 3.4 3.5 76.6 108.1 46.6 65.7 2.7 2.8 3.9 3.9
66 Other financial services 2023* 6,054 7,803 7.3 6.1 85.1 109.7 49.1 63.3 5.0 3.8 5.6 4.4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 3,721 4,727 6.6 6.5 60.9 77.3 36.9 46.8 3.9 3.9 4.6 4.5
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 3,721 4,727 6.6 6.5 60.9 77.3 36.9 46.8 3.9 3.9 4.6 4.5
M-N Business services 2023* 70,503 87,073 7.3 7.4 55.3 68.3 31.7 39.2 7.6 7.7 8.2 8.4
M Other specialised business services 2023* 41,267 49,892 8.9 9.4 73.3 88.7 42.2 51.1 4.9 5.4 5.4 5.9
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 2023* 26,816 32,046 9.8 10.5 80.6 96.3 46.4 55.5 4.3 4.9 4.7 5.4
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023* 34,112 41,053 9.6 10.1 76.1 91.6 43.7 52.6 4.6 5.1 5.0 5.5
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2023* 7,296 9,007 8.7 8.8 63.2 78.0 36.1 44.5 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.8
72 Research and development 2023* 3,045 3,771 3.6 5.0 69.9 86.6 41.1 50.9 4.1 5.4 4.8 6.1
73 Advertising and market research 2023* 2,340 2,880 7.3 7.3 61.0 75.0 35.2 43.3 5.8 5.8 6.4 6.3
73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023* 4,110 5,068 7.7 7.6 58.0 71.5 33.5 41.3 6.6 6.5 7.3 7.2
74-75 Other specialised services 2023* 1,770 2,188 8.2 7.9 54.5 67.4 31.5 38.9 7.6 7.4 8.4 8.2
N Renting and other business support 2023* 29,236 37,181 5.1 4.9 41.0 52.2 23.5 29.8 8.7 8.5 9.4 9.2
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2023* 1,821 2,325 11.8 11.8 56.2 71.7 31.7 40.5 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.9
78 Employment activities 2023* 19,279 24,524 2.9 2.6 39.1 49.7 22.0 28.0 8.6 8.4 9.2 8.9
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2023* 1,365 1,614 26.6 27.1 79.8 94.4 46.9 55.5 11.6 12.0 12.9 13.3
80-82 Security, other business services 2023* 6,771 8,718 6.1 6.2 39.9 51.4 23.8 30.6 6.4 6.4 7.6 7.7
O-Q Government and care 2023* 112,028 151,242 8.8 7.9 54.0 72.9 35.0 47.2 6.3 5.4 7.0 6.1
O Public administration and services 2023* 34,798 48,101 9.0 8.3 58.4 80.8 36.5 50.5 5.0 4.4 5.9 5.2
84 Public administration and services 2023* 34,798 48,101 9.0 8.3 58.4 80.8 36.5 50.5 5.0 4.4 5.9 5.2
P Education 2023* 26,896 36,217 9.8 8.7 59.3 79.9 38.1 51.3 7.7 6.6 8.3 7.3
85 Education 2023* 26,896 36,217 9.8 8.7 59.3 79.9 38.1 51.3 7.7 6.6 8.3 7.3
Q Health and social work activities 2023* 50,334 66,924 8.2 7.2 49.0 65.2 32.6 43.4 6.3 5.4 7.1 6.1
86 Human health activities 2023* 25,542 33,423 8.2 7.2 57.3 75.0 37.0 48.4 6.4 5.3 7.0 5.9
87-88 Care and social work 2023* 24,792 33,501 8.2 7.3 42.7 57.7 29.1 39.3 6.3 5.4 7.1 6.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 9,974 12,593 9.1 9.2 47.9 60.5 28.7 36.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 4,308 5,505 10.4 11.2 47.2 60.3 28.2 36.1 5.3 6.1 5.4 6.1
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 2023* 2,207 2,887 10.6 11.1 49.0 64.1 29.8 39.0 5.6 6.0 5.6 6.0
93 Sports and recreation 2023* 2,101 2,618 10.1 11.3 45.4 56.5 26.7 33.3 5.1 6.2 5.1 6.2
S Other service activities 2023* 4,570 5,917 7.2 6.9 49.9 64.6 30.2 39.1 6.5 6.2 7.0 6.8
94 Membership organisations 2023* 3,079 4,054 7.5 7.1 60.6 79.8 37.2 49.0 5.8 5.4 6.1 5.7
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 2023* 148 188 1.1 0.4 38.8 49.5 22.5 28.7 5.6 4.9 6.1 5.4
96 Other personal services 2023* 1,343 1,675 7.0 7.2 36.3 45.3 21.6 27.0 7.1 7.3 7.9 8.1
T Activities of households 2023* 1,096 1,171 12.7 12.1 43.2 46.1 25.3 27.1 3.7 3.2 3.8 3.3
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
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.
Year-on-year change
%-change with respect to the previous year
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 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 per hour worked
Compensation of employees per hour worked.
Wages per hour worked
Wages and salaries 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 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 per hour worked
Compensation of employees per hour worked.
Wages per hour worked
Wages and salaries per hour worked.
Wage costs per hour worked
Wage costs per hour worked.