Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts

Employment; economic activity, quarterly, National Accounts

Employment type Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Employed persons Employed persons (x 1,000) Employed persons Employed persons seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) Jobs Jobs (x 1,000) Jobs Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1,000) Hours worked Hours worked (million hours) Hours worked Hours worked seasonal adjusted (million hours) Change on corresponding period (y/y) Employed persons (x 1 000) Change on corresponding period (y/y) Jobs (x 1 000) Change on previous period (q/q) Employed persons seasonal adjusted (x 1 000) Change on previous period (q/q) Jobs seasonal adjusted (x 1 000)
Total A-U All economic activities 2024 2nd quarter* 10,352 10,328 11,683 11,633 3,679 3,743 117 142 16 22
Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 2nd quarter* 189 190 238 239 97 97 -9 -8 -1 -2
Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2024 2nd quarter* 856 854 905 901 344 352 11 13 2 2
Total C Manufacturing 2024 2nd quarter* 769 767 815 811 309 316 5 7 1 0
Total F Construction 2024 2nd quarter* 600 598 675 673 277 276 17 19 0 0
Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2024 2nd quarter* 2,528 2,513 2,799 2,773 839 853 14 22 1 4
Total J Information and communication 2024 2nd quarter* 368 369 406 405 153 157 -9 -8 -1 0
Total K Financial institutions 2024 2nd quarter* 222 221 230 230 85 88 5 5 1 1
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 2nd quarter* 83 82 95 94 30 31 3 4 1 1
Total M-N Business services 2024 2nd quarter* 2,069 2,065 2,388 2,381 722 734 -11 -9 -5 -5
Total 78 Employment activities 2024 2nd quarter* . . . . . . . . . .
Total O-Q Government and care 2024 2nd quarter* 2,971 2,975 3,343 3,335 947 971 77 85 14 16
Total O Public administration and services 2024 2nd quarter* 659 658 690 688 241 248 23 24 5 6
Total P Education 2024 2nd quarter* 650 653 759 758 221 226 16 17 2 3
Total Q Health and social work activities 2024 2nd quarter* 1,661 1,664 1,893 1,889 486 497 38 45 7 8
Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2024 2nd quarter* 465 462 603 603 184 184 20 18 5 5
Employees A-U All economic activities 2024 2nd quarter* 8,535 8,507 9,099 9,048 2,840 2,920 63 67 4 5
Employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 2nd quarter* 102 101 115 113 38 39 0 0 0 0
Employees B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2024 2nd quarter* 796 794 815 812 311 320 7 7 0 1
Employees C Manufacturing 2024 2nd quarter* 711 710 728 726 278 286 2 2 -1 -1
Employees F Construction 2024 2nd quarter* 351 350 361 360 142 145 2 2 1 1
Employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2024 2nd quarter* 2,238 2,226 2,382 2,363 685 703 15 16 0 1
Employees J Information and communication 2024 2nd quarter* 323 323 335 334 127 131 1 2 1 0
Employees K Financial institutions 2024 2nd quarter* 216 215 222 222 82 85 4 4 1 1
Employees L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 2nd quarter* 72 72 76 76 25 26 1 1 0 0
Employees M-N Business services 2024 2nd quarter* 1,522 1,516 1,633 1,626 541 556 -32 -36 -12 -13
Employees 78 Employment activities 2024 2nd quarter* 607 605 658 656 207 210 -34 -38 -11 -12
Employees O-Q Government and care 2024 2nd quarter* 2,630 2,626 2,808 2,794 799 824 55 59 12 13
Employees O Public administration and services 2024 2nd quarter* 659 658 690 688 241 247 23 24 5 6
Employees P Education 2024 2nd quarter* 580 577 622 616 176 181 9 10 2 3
Employees Q Health and social work activities 2024 2nd quarter* 1,392 1,391 1,496 1,490 383 396 23 25 5 5
Employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2024 2nd quarter* 285 284 352 349 88 91 9 12 1 2
Self-employed A-U All economic activities 2024 2nd quarter* 1,817 1,821 2,585 2,585 838 822 54 74 12 17
Self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 2nd quarter* 87 89 124 126 59 58 -9 -8 -1 -2
Self-employed B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2024 2nd quarter* 60 60 91 89 33 32 4 6 1 1
Self-employed C Manufacturing 2024 2nd quarter* 58 57 87 85 31 30 4 6 2 1
Self-employed F Construction 2024 2nd quarter* 250 249 314 313 135 131 15 17 -1 -1
Self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2024 2nd quarter* 291 286 418 410 154 150 -1 6 1 3
Self-employed J Information and communication 2024 2nd quarter* 45 46 71 71 26 25 -11 -9 -2 -1
Self-employed K Financial institutions 2024 2nd quarter* 6 6 8 8 3 3 0 0 0 0
Self-employed L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 2nd quarter* 12 10 19 18 5 5 2 3 0 1
Self-employed M-N Business services 2024 2nd quarter* 547 549 755 755 181 179 21 26 7 8
Self-employed 78 Employment activities 2024 2nd quarter* . . . . . . . . . .
Self-employed O-Q Government and care 2024 2nd quarter* 340 349 534 541 148 147 21 26 1 3
Self-employed O Public administration and services 2024 2nd quarter* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Self-employed P Education 2024 2nd quarter* 70 76 137 141 45 45 6 6 -1 0
Self-employed Q Health and social work activities 2024 2nd quarter* 270 273 397 399 103 102 15 20 2 3
Self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2024 2nd quarter* 180 178 251 254 96 93 11 6 4 4
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table provides data about the employment of employees and self-employed persons. It contains annual and quarterly data on employed persons, jobs, and hours worked. The seasonal adjusted time series are also available in this table.

Data available from: 1995 first quarter.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2021 are final. Data of 2022 and further are provisional.

Changes as of September 23rd 2024:
Figures for the second estimate of the second quarter of 2024 are added.

When will new figures be published?
The preliminary estimate (flash estimate) of a quarter is released within 45 days. The second estimate is published after 85 days. At the second estimate of the fourth quarter, data of the previous three quarters will also be revised.

Description topics

Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
Employed persons
Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
Employed persons seasonal adjusted
The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
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.
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.
Jobs seasonal adjusted
The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
Hours worked
The number of hours actually worked by someone with a paid job.
Hours worked seasonal adjusted
The removal of annually recurring patterns from the figures which are normal for a particular time of year.
Change on corresponding period (y/y)
Change on corresponding period (year-on-year).
Employed persons
Jobs
Change on previous period (q/q)
Change on previous period (quarter-on-quarter).
Employed persons seasonal adjusted
Jobs seasonal adjusted