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 T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 10
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 5
Total male and female Working hours: part-time T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 8
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Working hours: full-time T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 4
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 7
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 4
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 5
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 9
Total male and female Empl. status: permanent employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 6
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 4
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: contributing family worker T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: other self-employed T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed w. employees T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-employed T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Total persons T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Working hours: less than 12 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Working hours: less than 20 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Working hours: part-time T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Working hours: full-time T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Age: 25 to 44 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Age: 25 to 34 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Age: 35 to 44 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Age: 45 to 54 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Age: 45 to 74 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Age: 55 to 64 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Age: 65 to 74 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Level of educ: 1. Low T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Level of educ: 3 High T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Level of educ: unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Empl. status: permanent employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Empl. status: flexible employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: temporary < 1 year T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: on-call worker T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: temp. agency worker T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter .
Male Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter .
Male Empl. status: flex, contract unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: self-employed T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: entrepreneur T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: contributing family worker T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: other self-employed T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter .
Male Empl. status: self-employed w. employees T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: solo self-employed T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Female Total persons T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 9
Female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 5
Female Working hours: part-time T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 7
Female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Female Working hours: full-time T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 2
Female Age: 15 to 24 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Female Age: 25 to 44 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Female Age: 25 to 34 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Female Age: 35 to 44 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Female Age: 45 to 54 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 3
Female Age: 45 to 74 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 7
Female Age: 55 to 64 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 3
Female Age: 65 to 74 years T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Female Level of educ: 1. Low T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 4
Female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 4
Female Level of educ: 3 High T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 1
Female Level of educ: unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Female Empl. status: employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 8
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.