Employed labour force; economic activity

Employed labour force; economic activity

Sex Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Periods Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons A-U All economic activities 2024 1st quarter 9,767
Total male and female Total persons A-U All economic activities 2025 1st quarter 9,780
Total male and female Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 1st quarter 168
Total male and female Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2025 1st quarter 151
Total male and female Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2024 1st quarter 18
Total male and female Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2025 1st quarter 14
Total male and female Total persons C Manufacturing 2024 1st quarter 798
Total male and female Total persons C Manufacturing 2025 1st quarter 799
Total male and female Total persons D Energy supply 2024 1st quarter 52
Total male and female Total persons D Energy supply 2025 1st quarter 54
Total male and female Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2024 1st quarter 39
Total male and female Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2025 1st quarter 41
Total male and female Total persons F Construction 2024 1st quarter 452
Total male and female Total persons F Construction 2025 1st quarter 450
Total male and female Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2024 1st quarter 1,431
Total male and female Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2025 1st quarter 1,417
Total male and female Total persons H Transportation and storage 2024 1st quarter 456
Total male and female Total persons H Transportation and storage 2025 1st quarter 457
Total male and female Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2024 1st quarter 456
Total male and female Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2025 1st quarter 468
Total male and female Total persons J Information and communication 2024 1st quarter 421
Total male and female Total persons J Information and communication 2025 1st quarter 439
Total male and female Total persons K Financial institutions 2024 1st quarter 310
Total male and female Total persons K Financial institutions 2025 1st quarter 258
Total male and female Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 1st quarter 76
Total male and female Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2025 1st quarter 80
Total male and female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2024 1st quarter 851
Total male and female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2025 1st quarter 876
Total male and female Total persons N Renting and other business support 2024 1st quarter 465
Total male and female Total persons N Renting and other business support 2025 1st quarter 444
Total male and female Total persons O Public administration and services 2024 1st quarter 712
Total male and female Total persons O Public administration and services 2025 1st quarter 726
Total male and female Total persons P Education 2024 1st quarter 751
Total male and female Total persons P Education 2025 1st quarter 757
Total male and female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2024 1st quarter 1,683
Total male and female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2025 1st quarter 1,712
Total male and female Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2024 1st quarter 225
Total male and female Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2025 1st quarter 235
Total male and female Total persons S Other service activities 2024 1st quarter 190
Total male and female Total persons S Other service activities 2025 1st quarter 189
Total male and female Total persons T Activities of households 2024 1st quarter 10
Total male and female Total persons T Activities of households 2025 1st quarter 12
Total male and female Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2024 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Total persons Unknown 2024 1st quarter 201
Total male and female Total persons Unknown 2025 1st quarter 201
Male Total persons A-U All economic activities 2024 1st quarter 5,159
Male Total persons A-U All economic activities 2025 1st quarter 5,157
Male Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 1st quarter 114
Male Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2025 1st quarter 109
Male Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2024 1st quarter 15
Male Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2025 1st quarter 12
Male Total persons C Manufacturing 2024 1st quarter 611
Male Total persons C Manufacturing 2025 1st quarter 613
Male Total persons D Energy supply 2024 1st quarter 41
Male Total persons D Energy supply 2025 1st quarter 37
Male Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2024 1st quarter 31
Male Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2025 1st quarter 34
Male Total persons F Construction 2024 1st quarter 400
Male Total persons F Construction 2025 1st quarter 395
Male Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2024 1st quarter 818
Male Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2025 1st quarter 790
Male Total persons H Transportation and storage 2024 1st quarter 354
Male Total persons H Transportation and storage 2025 1st quarter 353
Male Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2024 1st quarter 224
Male Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2025 1st quarter 243
Male Total persons J Information and communication 2024 1st quarter 322
Male Total persons J Information and communication 2025 1st quarter 332
Male Total persons K Financial institutions 2024 1st quarter 184
Male Total persons K Financial institutions 2025 1st quarter 158
Male Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 1st quarter 42
Male Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2025 1st quarter 43
Male Total persons M Other specialised business services 2024 1st quarter 496
Male Total persons M Other specialised business services 2025 1st quarter 517
Male Total persons N Renting and other business support 2024 1st quarter 250
Male Total persons N Renting and other business support 2025 1st quarter 251
Male Total persons O Public administration and services 2024 1st quarter 375
Male Total persons O Public administration and services 2025 1st quarter 380
Male Total persons P Education 2024 1st quarter 270
Male Total persons P Education 2025 1st quarter 271
Male Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2024 1st quarter 319
Male Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2025 1st quarter 331
Male Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2024 1st quarter 107
Male Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2025 1st quarter 110
Male Total persons S Other service activities 2024 1st quarter 66
Male Total persons S Other service activities 2025 1st quarter 62
Male Total persons T Activities of households 2024 1st quarter 1
Male Total persons T Activities of households 2025 1st quarter 2
Male Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2024 1st quarter 1
Male Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2025 1st quarter 1
Male Total persons Unknown 2024 1st quarter 118
Male Total persons Unknown 2025 1st quarter 112
Female Total persons A-U All economic activities 2024 1st quarter 4,608
Female Total persons A-U All economic activities 2025 1st quarter 4,623
Female Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2024 1st quarter 55
Female Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2025 1st quarter 42
Female Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2024 1st quarter 2
Female Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2025 1st quarter 2
Female Total persons C Manufacturing 2024 1st quarter 187
Female Total persons C Manufacturing 2025 1st quarter 186
Female Total persons D Energy supply 2024 1st quarter 11
Female Total persons D Energy supply 2025 1st quarter 17
Female Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2024 1st quarter 8
Female Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2025 1st quarter 8
Female Total persons F Construction 2024 1st quarter 52
Female Total persons F Construction 2025 1st quarter 55
Female Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2024 1st quarter 613
Female Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2025 1st quarter 626
Female Total persons H Transportation and storage 2024 1st quarter 101
Female Total persons H Transportation and storage 2025 1st quarter 104
Female Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2024 1st quarter 232
Female Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2025 1st quarter 225
Female Total persons J Information and communication 2024 1st quarter 100
Female Total persons J Information and communication 2025 1st quarter 107
Female Total persons K Financial institutions 2024 1st quarter 126
Female Total persons K Financial institutions 2025 1st quarter 100
Female Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2024 1st quarter 34
Female Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2025 1st quarter 36
Female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2024 1st quarter 355
Female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2025 1st quarter 359
Female Total persons N Renting and other business support 2024 1st quarter 215
Female Total persons N Renting and other business support 2025 1st quarter 193
Female Total persons O Public administration and services 2024 1st quarter 337
Female Total persons O Public administration and services 2025 1st quarter 345
Female Total persons P Education 2024 1st quarter 482
Female Total persons P Education 2025 1st quarter 486
Female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2024 1st quarter 1,364
Female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2025 1st quarter 1,381
Female Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2024 1st quarter 118
Female Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2025 1st quarter 125
Female Total persons S Other service activities 2024 1st quarter 124
Female Total persons S Other service activities 2025 1st quarter 127
Female Total persons T Activities of households 2024 1st quarter 8
Female Total persons T Activities of households 2025 1st quarter 10
Female Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2024 1st quarter 0
Female Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2025 1st quarter 1
Female Total persons Unknown 2024 1st quarter 83
Female Total persons Unknown 2025 1st quarter 89
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.

Data available from: 2013

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of May 8, 2025:
The figures for the 1st quarter 2025 have been added.

Changes as of November 15, 2022:
In the previous version, the self-employed variable was not published in the personal characteristics dimension for employment status. This has been added in this version.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, this is a new table. This table has been compiled on the basis of the Labor Force Survey (LFS). Due to changes in the research design and the questionnaire of the LFS, the figures for 2021 are not automatically comparable with the figures up to and including 2020. The key figures in this table have therefore been made consistent with the (non-seasonally adjusted) figures in the table Arbeidsdeelname, kerncijfers seizoengecorrigeerd (see section 4), in which the outcomes for the period 2013-2020 have been recalculated to align with the outcomes from 2021. When further detailing the outcomes according to job and personal characteristics, there may nevertheless be differences from 2020 to 2021 as a result of the new method.

When will new figures be released?
New figures will be published in August 2025.

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.