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-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 9,412
Total male and female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 1,612
Total male and female Total persons 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 746
Total male and female Total persons S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 184
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 886
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 114
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 37
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 14
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 1,555
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 279
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 89
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 26
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 4,500
Total male and female Working hours: part-time Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 1,173
Total male and female Working hours: part-time 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 464
Total male and female Working hours: part-time S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 102
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 670
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 165
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 52
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 12
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 2,945
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 894
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 375
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 75
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 4,912
Total male and female Working hours: full-time Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 439
Total male and female Working hours: full-time 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 282
Total male and female Working hours: full-time S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 82
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 1,578
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 207
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 86
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 18
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 3,787
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 691
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 350
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 67
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 1,981
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 371
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 193
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 34
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 1,806
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 320
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 157
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 33
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 2,020
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 325
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 146
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 43
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 4,047
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 714
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 310
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 99
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 1,738
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 341
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 142
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 46
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 290
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 49
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 21
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 10
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 1,819
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 188
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 39
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 33
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 3,614
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 681
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 238
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 84
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 3,928
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 740
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 468
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 65
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 A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 52
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: employee A-U All economic activities 2022 1st quarter 7,926
Total male and female Empl. status: employee Q Health and social work activities 2022 1st quarter 1,436
Total male and female Empl. status: employee 86 Human health activities 2022 1st quarter 629
Total male and female Empl. status: employee S Other service activities 2022 1st quarter 113
Total male and female Empl. status: employee T Activities of households 2022 1st quarter 9
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.