Employed labour force; economic activity (SIC 2008), 2003-2022

Employed labour force; economic activity (SIC 2008), 2003-2022

Sex Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Periods Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 418
Total male and female Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 180
Total male and female Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 223
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 54
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 24
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 37
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 86
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 35
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 55
Total male and female Working hours: part-time R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 234
Total male and female Working hours: part-time A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 66
Total male and female Working hours: part-time R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 124
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 33
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 11
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 18
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 148
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 31
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 69
Total male and female Working hours: full-time R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 184
Total male and female Working hours: full-time A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 114
Total male and female Working hours: full-time R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 99
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 65
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 41
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 46
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 152
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 50
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 83
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 82
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 23
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 48
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 69
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 26
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 35
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 89
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 40
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 42
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 201
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 90
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 94
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 90
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 40
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 41
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 23
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 10
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 12
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 69
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 50
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 32
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 172
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 97
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 83
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 174
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 33
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 108
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 256
Total male and female Empl. status: employee A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 95
Total male and female Empl. status: employee R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 133
Total male and female Empl. status: permanent employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 158
Total male and female Empl. status: permanent employee A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 51
Total male and female Empl. status: permanent employee R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 71
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 98
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 44
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 62
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 18
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 10
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 18
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 10
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 12
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 8
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 38
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 26
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 26
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 8
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 7
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 5
Total male and female Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 4
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 162
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 85
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 91
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 161
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 74
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 90
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 147
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 53
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1st quarter 84
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 134
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on the economic activities where people work. The population of 15 to 74 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) in paid employment is classified according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2008). A division by sex, age, level of education, professional status and working hours is available.

Due to changes in the survey design and the questionnaire of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), a revision of the figures for 2021 was carried out in the first quarter of 2022.
As a result, the numbers of 2021 and later will not be comparable to the years 2003-2020.

Data available for 2003-2022

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, the table has been discontinued.

From 2021 onwards the categories ‘Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours' and ‘Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours' are stopped. From 2021 they are counted in ‘Empl. status: on-call worker' category. In addition, a new category ' Empl. status: flex, contract unknown' has been added from 2021 onwards. For the self-employed, the category ' Empl. status: other self-employed' has been removed

When will new figures be released?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.

Description topics

Employed labour force
People who have paid work.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 75 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.