This statistic displays the number of jobs in the Netherlands in 2022, by cao-sector, in thousands. As of 2022, the majority of jobs in the Netherlands were jobs in the private sector. Of the roughly 8.9 million jobs registered in 2022, approximately 6.2 million were jobs in the private sector, while the government sector in the Netherlands employed just over 1.1 million people in the same year.
Number of jobs in the Netherlands in 2022, by cao-sector
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of jobs in thousands
Total
8,868
Private companies
6,233
Subsidized corporations
1,503
Government
1,132
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of jobs in thousands8,8688,8686,2336,2331,5031,5031,1321,132TotalPrivate companiesSubsidized corporationsGovernment
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The source adds: "an employed person may have more than one job at a time. In that case the person has a main job and a secondary job. Each job counts separately. For the calculation of the average number of jobs in a certain period the starting date and end date of a job are taken into account. The weekly working hours are left out of account. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will always count as one job in the average number of jobs, regardless of whether these jobs are full-time or part-time."
* The source explains that "All enterprises and institutions active in the Netherlands are included in a collective labour agreement (CAO in Dutch) sector. The division into CAO sectors is based on the position of employees in the negotiations on working conditions. There are three collective labour agreement sectors: private enterprises, government and subsidised corporations."
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 13, 2023). Number of jobs in the Netherlands in 2022, by cao-sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537936/number-of-jobs-in-the-netherlands-by-cao-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of jobs in the Netherlands in 2022, by cao-sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537936/number-of-jobs-in-the-netherlands-by-cao-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Number of jobs in the Netherlands in 2022, by cao-sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537936/number-of-jobs-in-the-netherlands-by-cao-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Number of Jobs in The Netherlands in 2022, by Cao-sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537936/number-of-jobs-in-the-netherlands-by-cao-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Number of jobs in the Netherlands in 2022, by cao-sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537936/number-of-jobs-in-the-netherlands-by-cao-sector/ (last visited April 10, 2025)
Number of jobs in the Netherlands in 2022, by cao-sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, October 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/537936/number-of-jobs-in-the-netherlands-by-cao-sector/
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