| A AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING | 118,335 | 0.6 | 27,981 | 0.1 | 65,398 | 0.4 | 25,212 | 0.1 |
| A 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities | 104,278 | 0.6 | 13,662 | 0.1 | 58,083 | 0.3 | 11,289 | 0.1 |
| A 02 Forestry and logging | 12,075 | 0.1 | 6,996 | 0.0 | | | 8,447 | 0.0 |
| A 03 Fishing and aquaculture | 1,982 | 0.0 | 7,323 | 0.0 | | | 5,723 | 0.0 |
| B MINING AND QUARRYING | 37,381 | 0.2 | 53,621 | 0.3 | 50,730 | 0.3 | 49,566 | 0.3 |
| B 07 Mining of metal ores | 7,323 | 0.0 | 1,836 | 0.0 | | | 1,177 | 0.0 |
| B 08 Other mining and quarrying | 28,162 | 0.1 | 51,060 | 0.3 | 30,111 | 0.2 | | |
| B 09 Mining support service activities | 1,898 | 0.0 | 726 | 0.0 | | | | |
| C MANUFACTURING | 6,619,434 | 35.1 | 13,618,453 | 72.8 | 7,383,594 | 39.9 | 13,724,272 | 76.0 |
| C 10 Manufacture of food products | 558,971 | 3.0 | 318,036 | 1.7 | 620,121 | 3.4 | 343,099 | 1.9 |
| C 11 Manufacture of beverages | | | | | | | 44,280 | 0.2 |
| C 13 Manufacture of textiles | 44,063 | 0.2 | 46,188 | 0.2 | 48,449 | 0.3 | 47,433 | 0.3 |
| C 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel | 33,201 | 0.2 | 55,204 | 0.3 | 34,622 | 0.2 | 51,519 | 0.3 |
| C 15 Manufacture of leather and related products | 12,993 | 0.1 | 8,454 | 0.0 | 13,652 | 0.1 | 8,393 | 0.0 |
| C 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials | 106,169 | 0.6 | 735,603 | 3.9 | 99,003 | 0.5 | 686,686 | 3.8 |
| C 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products | 264,840 | 1.4 | 2,588,320 | 13.8 | 316,360 | 1.7 | 2,568,423 | 14.2 |
| C 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 82,296 | 0.4 | 8,272 | 0.0 | 32,867 | 0.2 | 14,000 | 0.1 |
| C 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 675,958 | 3.6 | 651,573 | 3.5 | 697,642 | 3.8 | 593,694 | 3.3 |
| C 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 303,644 | 1.6 | 446,230 | 2.4 | 335,532 | 1.8 | 436,183 | 2.4 |
| C 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 148,214 | 0.8 | 250,110 | 1.3 | 180,813 | 1.0 | 240,983 | 1.3 |
| C 24 Manufacture of basic metals | 738,104 | 3.9 | 2,414,865 | 12.9 | 890,025 | 4.8 | 2,569,651 | 14.2 |
| C 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 428,119 | 2.3 | 378,883 | 2.0 | 448,388 | 2.4 | 338,726 | 1.9 |
| C 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 135,342 | 0.7 | 427,831 | 2.3 | 180,508 | 1.0 | 406,029 | 2.2 |
| C 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment | 773,249 | 4.1 | 1,154,126 | 6.2 | 733,494 | 4.0 | 1,150,595 | 6.4 |
| C 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 1,078,689 | 5.7 | 1,638,936 | 8.8 | 1,001,308 | 5.4 | 1,463,767 | 8.1 |
| C 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 159,863 | 0.8 | 197,447 | 1.1 | 449,137 | 2.4 | 669,861 | 3.7 |
| C 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment | 134,606 | 0.7 | 138,120 | 0.7 | 118,740 | 0.6 | 109,673 | 0.6 |
| C 31 Manufacture of furniture | 46,445 | 0.2 | 48,572 | 0.3 | 55,949 | 0.3 | 50,931 | 0.3 |
| C 32 Other manufacturing | 56,413 | 0.3 | 79,375 | 0.4 | 51,205 | 0.3 | 60,607 | 0.3 |
| C 33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 185,925 | 1.0 | 97,629 | 0.5 | 315,678 | 1.7 | 77,867 | 0.4 |
| D ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY | 180,858 | 1.0 | | | 71,810 | 0.4 | | |
| D 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 180,858 | 1.0 | | | 71,810 | 0.4 | | |
| E WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES | 149,900 | 0.8 | 162,339 | 0.9 | 37,997 | 0.2 | 97,919 | 0.5 |
| E 36 Water collection, treatment and supply | | | | | 761 | 0.0 | | |
| E 37 Sewerage | 1,315 | 0.0 | | | | | | |
| E 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery | 146,467 | 0.8 | 159,143 | 0.9 | 35,989 | 0.2 | 94,847 | 0.5 |
| F CONSTRUCTION | 384,920 | 2.0 | 22,281 | 0.1 | 313,234 | 1.7 | 18,521 | 0.1 |
| F 41 Construction of buildings | 75,963 | 0.4 | 4,175 | 0.0 | 58,177 | 0.3 | 2,732 | 0.0 |
| F 42 Civil engineering | 88,177 | 0.5 | 5,756 | 0.0 | 106,127 | 0.6 | 3,063 | 0.0 |
| F 43 Specialised construction activities | 220,780 | 1.2 | 12,350 | 0.1 | 148,950 | 0.8 | 12,730 | 0.1 |
| G WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES | 9,347,629 | 49.6 | 3,708,749 | 19.8 | 9,195,426 | 49.7 | 3,468,117 | 19.2 |
| G 45 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,639,114 | 8.7 | 287,625 | 1.5 | 1,872,849 | 10.1 | 275,973 | 1.5 |
| G 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 6,703,234 | 35.5 | 3,292,803 | 17.6 | 6,266,991 | 33.9 | 3,046,209 | 16.9 |
| G 47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 1,005,282 | 5.3 | 128,321 | 0.7 | 1,055,586 | 5.7 | 145,934 | 0.8 |
| H TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE | 241,663 | 1.3 | 51,052 | 0.3 | 138,562 | 0.7 | 25,553 | 0.1 |
| H 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines | 97,549 | 0.5 | 17,935 | 0.1 | 77,145 | 0.4 | 16,544 | 0.1 |
| H 50 Water transport | 46,341 | 0.2 | 573 | 0.0 | | | | |
| H 51 Air transport | | | 24,986 | 0.1 | | | | |
| H 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation | 74,386 | 0.4 | 7,423 | 0.0 | 32,714 | 0.2 | 8,104 | 0.0 |
| H 53 Postal and courier activities | | | 215 | 0.0 | | | 150 | 0.0 |
| I ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 30,579 | 0.2 | 385 | 0.0 | 33,356 | 0.2 | 277 | 0.0 |
| I 55 Accommodation | 3,204 | 0.0 | | | 6,921 | 0.0 | 60 | 0.0 |
| I 56 Food and beverage service activities | 27,375 | 0.1 | | | 26,451 | 0.1 | 217 | 0.0 |
| J INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION | 350,303 | 1.9 | 125,676 | 0.7 | 165,531 | 0.9 | 72,011 | 0.4 |
| J 58 Publishing activities | 32,008 | 0.2 | 13,563 | 0.1 | 9,168 | 0.0 | 11,079 | 0.1 |
| J 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities | | | | | 2,526 | 0.0 | | |
| J 61 Telecommunications | 7,141 | 0.0 | 7,425 | 0.0 | 68,246 | 0.4 | 8,342 | 0.0 |
| J 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | 134,680 | 0.7 | 39,241 | 0.2 | 36,771 | 0.2 | 26,807 | 0.1 |
| J 63 Information service activities | 171,037 | 0.9 | | | | | | |
| K FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES | 63,204 | 0.3 | 4,842 | 0.0 | 34,983 | 0.2 | | |
| K 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding | 56,049 | 0.3 | 594 | 0.0 | 33,520 | 0.2 | 1,342 | 0.0 |
| K 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security | 114 | 0.0 | 1,002 | 0.0 | | | | |
| K 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities | 7,042 | 0.0 | 3,247 | 0.0 | | | | |
| L REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES | 30,094 | 0.2 | 1,192 | 0.0 | 8,148 | 0.0 | 873 | 0.0 |
| L 68 Real estate activities | 30,094 | 0.2 | 1,192 | 0.0 | 8,148 | 0.0 | 873 | 0.0 |
| M PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES | 395,179 | 2.1 | 137,520 | 0.7 | 210,487 | 1.1 | 126,728 | 0.7 |
| M 69 Legal and accounting activities | 3,121 | 0.0 | | | 410 | 0.0 | 68 | 0.0 |
| M 70 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities | 60,728 | 0.3 | 3,851 | 0.0 | 19,193 | 0.1 | 1,834 | 0.0 |
| M 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | 241,936 | 1.3 | 79,513 | 0.4 | 148,071 | 0.8 | 77,157 | 0.4 |
| M 72 Scientific research and development | 20,851 | 0.1 | 23,067 | 0.1 | 19,820 | 0.1 | 23,101 | 0.1 |
| M 73 Advertising and market research | 7,678 | 0.0 | 513 | 0.0 | 5,268 | 0.0 | | |
| M 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities | 54,889 | 0.3 | | | 16,952 | 0.1 | | |
| M 75 Veterinary activities | 5,976 | 0.0 | 51 | 0.0 | 813 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| N ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 230,457 | 1.2 | | | 150,173 | 0.8 | | |
| N 77 Rental and leasing activities | 85,777 | 0.5 | 12,289 | 0.1 | 68,203 | 0.4 | 12,583 | 0.1 |
| N 78 Employment activities | 6,851 | 0.0 | 145 | 0.0 | 1,255 | 0.0 | 101 | 0.0 |
| N 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities | 5,829 | 0.0 | | | 1,552 | 0.0 | 58 | 0.0 |
| N 80 Security and investigation activities | 4,753 | 0.0 | 1,363 | 0.0 | 5,450 | 0.0 | 752 | 0.0 |
| N 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities | 11,472 | 0.1 | 335 | 0.0 | 4,128 | 0.0 | 613 | 0.0 |
| N 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities | 115,775 | 0.6 | | | 69,620 | 0.4 | | |
| P EDUCATION | 19,156 | 0.1 | | | 19,942 | 0.1 | 1,034 | 0.0 |
| P 85 Education | 19,156 | 0.1 | | | 19,942 | 0.1 | 1,034 | 0.0 |
| Q HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES | 16,914 | 0.1 | | | 18,227 | 0.1 | | |
| Q 86 Human health activities | 15,835 | 0.1 | | | 17,104 | 0.1 | | |
| Q 87 Residential care activities | 184 | 0.0 | | | 455 | 0.0 | | |
| Q 88 Social work activities without accommodation | 895 | 0.0 | 194 | 0.0 | 670 | 0.0 | 166 | 0.0 |
| R ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION | 56,048 | 0.3 | 15,993 | 0.1 | 34,239 | 0.2 | | |
| R 90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities | 7,462 | 0.0 | 520 | 0.0 | 2,756 | 0.0 | 393 | 0.0 |
| R 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities | 509 | 0.0 | | | | | 7 | 0.0 |
| R 92 Gambling and betting activities | 168 | 0.0 | | | 573 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| R 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities | 47,908 | 0.3 | 15,424 | 0.1 | | | | |
| S OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES | 57,991 | 0.3 | 7,067 | 0.0 | 29,530 | 0.2 | | |
| S 94 Activities of membership organisations | 3,883 | 0.0 | | | 1,206 | 0.0 | 92 | 0.0 |
| S 95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods | 2,939 | 0.0 | 1,859 | 0.0 | 3,182 | 0.0 | 2,053 | 0.0 |
| S 96 Other personal service activities | 51,168 | 0.3 | | | 25,154 | 0.1 | | |
| U ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES | 184 | 0.0 | | | | | | |
| U 99 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies | 184 | 0.0 | | | | | | |
| X Industry unknown | 507,237 | 2.7 | 134,906 | 0.7 | 492,782 | 2.7 | 73,377 | 0.4 |
| *A-X ALL GROUPS | 18,857,500 | 100.0 | 18,719,263 | 100.0 | 18,488,130 | 100.0 | 18,057,714 | 100.0 |