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 G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 4,332
Total male and female Total persons M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 1,283
Total male and female Total persons O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 3,415
Total male and female Total persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1st quarter 418
Total male and female Total persons 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 305
Total male and female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 852
Total male and female Total persons O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 653
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 523
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 79
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 246
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 8
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 38
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 10
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 876
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 144
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 504
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 13
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 62
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 23
Total male and female Working hours: part-time G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,938
Total male and female Working hours: part-time M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 507
Total male and female Working hours: part-time O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 2,057
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 60
Total male and female Working hours: part-time M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 304
Total male and female Working hours: part-time O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 223
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 354
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 65
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 258
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 5
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 25
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 13
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,061
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 363
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,553
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 48
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 242
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 200
Total male and female Working hours: full-time G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 2,394
Total male and female Working hours: full-time M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 776
Total male and female Working hours: full-time O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,358
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 244
Total male and female Working hours: full-time M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 548
Total male and female Working hours: full-time O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 430
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 944
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 143
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 397
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 25
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 71
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 34
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,686
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 581
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,459
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 182
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 395
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 286
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 901
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 320
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 771
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 105
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 219
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 148
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 785
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 261
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 688
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 78
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 176
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 137
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 906
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 303
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 723
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 67
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 213
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 162
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,701
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 558
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 1,560
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 98
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 387
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 334
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 665
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 213
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years O-U Noncommercial services 2022 1st quarter 725
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 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 1st quarter 28
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years M Other specialised business services 2022 1st quarter 143
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years O Public administration and services 2022 1st quarter 159
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years G-N Commercial services 2022 1st quarter 131
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years M-N Business services 2022 1st quarter 42
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.