Employed labour force; economic activity (SIC 2008), 2003-2022

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Sex Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 114
87-88 Care and social work 77
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 279
87-88 Care and social work 190
Working hours: part-time Q Health and social work activities 1,173
87-88 Care and social work 709
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 165
87-88 Care and social work 113
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 894
87-88 Care and social work 519
Working hours: full-time Q Health and social work activities 439
87-88 Care and social work 157
Empl. status: on-call worker Q Health and social work activities 101
87-88 Care and social work 66
Empl. status: temp. agency worker Q Health and social work activities 57
87-88 Care and social work 19
Empl. status: contributing family worker Q Health and social work activities 3
87-88 Care and social work 0
Male Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 20
87-88 Care and social work 8
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 33
87-88 Care and social work 15
Working hours: part-time Q Health and social work activities 139
87-88 Care and social work 65
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 13
87-88 Care and social work 6
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 106
87-88 Care and social work 51
Working hours: full-time Q Health and social work activities 178
87-88 Care and social work 54
Empl. status: on-call worker Q Health and social work activities 22
87-88 Care and social work 12
Empl. status: temp. agency worker Q Health and social work activities 19
87-88 Care and social work 5
Empl. status: contributing family worker Q Health and social work activities 2
87-88 Care and social work 0
Female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 94
87-88 Care and social work 69
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 246
87-88 Care and social work 176
Working hours: part-time Q Health and social work activities 1,034
87-88 Care and social work 644
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 152
87-88 Care and social work 106
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 788
87-88 Care and social work 469
Working hours: full-time Q Health and social work activities 261
87-88 Care and social work 102
Empl. status: on-call worker Q Health and social work activities 79
87-88 Care and social work 53
Empl. status: temp. agency worker Q Health and social work activities 38
87-88 Care and social work 14
Empl. status: contributing family worker Q Health and social work activities 1
87-88 Care and social work 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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.