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 P Education 2022 1st quarter 732
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 69
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 116
Total male and female Working hours: part-time P Education 2022 1st quarter 428
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 47
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 312
Total male and female Working hours: full-time P Education 2022 1st quarter 304
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 91
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 331
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 169
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 162
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 148
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 310
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 135
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 27
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low P Education 2022 1st quarter 39
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2022 1st quarter 154
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High P Education 2022 1st quarter 538
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown P Education 2022 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Empl. status: employee P Education 2022 1st quarter 653
Total male and female Empl. status: permanent employee P Education 2022 1st quarter 443
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee P Education 2022 1st quarter 210
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect P Education 2022 1st quarter 58
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year P Education 2022 1st quarter 51
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year P Education 2022 1st quarter 34
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker P Education 2022 1st quarter 42
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker P Education 2022 1st quarter 23
Total male and female Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours P Education 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours P Education 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown P Education 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed P Education 2022 1st quarter 79
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur P Education 2022 1st quarter 78
Total male and female Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees P Education 2022 1st quarter 73
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour P Education 2022 1st quarter 70
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products P Education 2022 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Empl. status: contributing family worker P Education 2022 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Empl. status: other self-employed P Education 2022 1st quarter .
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed w. employees P Education 2022 1st quarter 6
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-employed P Education 2022 1st quarter 73
Total male and female Empl. status: unknown P Education 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Total persons P Education 2022 1st quarter 262
Male Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 29
Male Working hours: less than 20 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 42
Male Working hours: part-time P Education 2022 1st quarter 108
Male Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 13
Male Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 66
Male Working hours: full-time P Education 2022 1st quarter 154
Male Age: 15 to 24 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 42
Male Age: 25 to 44 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 108
Male Age: 25 to 34 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 58
Male Age: 35 to 44 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 50
Male Age: 45 to 54 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 46
Male Age: 45 to 74 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 112
Male Age: 55 to 64 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 50
Male Age: 65 to 74 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 16
Male Level of educ: 1. Low P Education 2022 1st quarter 20
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2022 1st quarter 61
Male Level of educ: 3 High P Education 2022 1st quarter 181
Male Level of educ: unknown P Education 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: employee P Education 2022 1st quarter 227
Male Empl. status: permanent employee P Education 2022 1st quarter 145
Male Empl. status: flexible employee P Education 2022 1st quarter 82
Male Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect P Education 2022 1st quarter 16
Male Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year P Education 2022 1st quarter 21
Male Empl. status: temporary < 1 year P Education 2022 1st quarter 10
Male Empl. status: on-call worker P Education 2022 1st quarter 21
Male Empl. status: temp. agency worker P Education 2022 1st quarter 12
Male Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours P Education 2022 1st quarter .
Male Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours P Education 2022 1st quarter .
Male Empl. status: flex, contract unknown P Education 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Empl. status: self-employed P Education 2022 1st quarter 34
Male Empl. status: entrepreneur P Education 2022 1st quarter 34
Male Empl. status: entrepreneur no employees P Education 2022 1st quarter 30
Male Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour P Education 2022 1st quarter 29
Male Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products P Education 2022 1st quarter 1
Male Empl. status: contributing family worker P Education 2022 1st quarter 0
Male Empl. status: other self-employed P Education 2022 1st quarter .
Male Empl. status: self-employed w. employees P Education 2022 1st quarter 4
Male Empl. status: solo self-employed P Education 2022 1st quarter 30
Male Empl. status: unknown P Education 2022 1st quarter 0
Female Total persons P Education 2022 1st quarter 470
Female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 39
Female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 73
Female Working hours: part-time P Education 2022 1st quarter 320
Female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 34
Female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week P Education 2022 1st quarter 246
Female Working hours: full-time P Education 2022 1st quarter 150
Female Age: 15 to 24 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 49
Female Age: 25 to 44 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 223
Female Age: 25 to 34 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 111
Female Age: 35 to 44 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 111
Female Age: 45 to 54 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 102
Female Age: 45 to 74 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 198
Female Age: 55 to 64 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 85
Female Age: 65 to 74 years P Education 2022 1st quarter 10
Female Level of educ: 1. Low P Education 2022 1st quarter 19
Female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2022 1st quarter 94
Female Level of educ: 3 High P Education 2022 1st quarter 357
Female Level of educ: unknown P Education 2022 1st quarter 1
Female Empl. status: employee P Education 2022 1st quarter 426
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.