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 A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 180
Total male and female Total persons J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 419
Total male and female Total persons 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 305
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 14
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 8
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 27
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 13
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 102
Total male and female Working hours: part-time 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 60
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 12
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 5
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 75
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 48
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 318
Total male and female Working hours: full-time 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 244
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 41
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 25
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 237
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 182
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 135
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 105
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 102
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 78
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 91
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 67
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 142
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 98
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 45
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 28
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 6
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 2
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 30
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 17
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 121
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 80
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 267
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 206
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Empl. status: employee A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 95
Total male and female Empl. status: employee J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 333
Total male and female Empl. status: employee 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 245
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 243
Total male and female Empl. status: permanent employee 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 186
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 90
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 60
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 31
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 25
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 16
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 11
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 14
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 8
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 15
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 9
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 12
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 7
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours 62-63 IT- and information 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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter .
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 0
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 86
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 60
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 74
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 86
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 59
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 J Information and communication 2022 1st quarter 74
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 49
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1st quarter 16
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.