Employed labour force; economic activity
| Sex | Personal characteristics | SIC 2008 | Periods | Employed labour force (x 1 000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total persons | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 3,208 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 946 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 185 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 88 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 20 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 416 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 20 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 208 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: part-time | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 1,946 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: part-time | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 767 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 230 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 120 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 1,531 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 560 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: full-time | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 1,262 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: full-time | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 179 |
| Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 328 |
| Total male and female | Age: 15 to 24 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 147 |
| Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 1,462 |
| Total male and female | Age: 25 to 44 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 382 |
| Total male and female | Age: 25 to 34 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 759 |
| Total male and female | Age: 25 to 34 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 197 |
| Total male and female | Age: 35 to 44 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 703 |
| Total male and female | Age: 35 to 44 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 186 |
| Total male and female | Age: 45 to 54 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 639 |
| Total male and female | Age: 45 to 54 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 175 |
| Total male and female | Age: 45 to 74 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 1,418 |
| Total male and female | Age: 45 to 74 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 417 |
| Total male and female | Age: 55 to 64 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 656 |
| Total male and female | Age: 55 to 64 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 203 |
| Total male and female | Age: 65 to 74 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 122 |
| Total male and female | Age: 65 to 74 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 39 |
| Total male and female | 1 Primary, lower secondary | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 286 |
| Total male and female | 1 Primary, lower secondary | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 157 |
| Total male and female | 2 Upper secondary | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 1,087 |
| Total male and female | 2 Upper secondary | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 484 |
| Total male and female | 3 Tertiary | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 1,829 |
| Total male and female | 3 Tertiary | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 302 |
| Total male and female | Level of educ: unknown | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Level of educ: unknown | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 2,935 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 887 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 2,175 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 633 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: flexible employee | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 760 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: flexible employee | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 254 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 250 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 78 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 167 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 41 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temporary < 1 year | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 92 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temporary < 1 year | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 32 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: on-call worker | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 160 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: on-call worker | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 80 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temp. agency worker | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 79 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: temp. agency worker | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 17 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: flex, contract unknown | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 12 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: flex, contract unknown | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 7 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: self-employed | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 273 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: self-employed | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 59 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 220 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 49 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 8 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: contributing family worker | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: contributing family worker | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: self-employed w. employees | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 43 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: self-employed w. employees | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 7 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: solo self-employed | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 228 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: solo self-employed | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 52 |
| Male | Total persons | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 984 |
| Male | Total persons | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 149 |
| Male | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 43 |
| Male | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 12 |
| Male | Working hours: less than 20 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 75 |
| Male | Working hours: less than 20 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 21 |
| Male | Working hours: part-time | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 322 |
| Male | Working hours: part-time | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 84 |
| Male | Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 32 |
| Male | Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 9 |
| Male | Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 247 |
| Male | Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 63 |
| Male | Working hours: full-time | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 662 |
| Male | Working hours: full-time | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 65 |
| Male | Age: 15 to 24 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 94 |
| Male | Age: 15 to 24 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 26 |
| Male | Age: 25 to 44 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 454 |
| Male | Age: 25 to 44 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 64 |
| Male | Age: 25 to 34 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 242 |
| Male | Age: 25 to 34 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 35 |
| Male | Age: 35 to 44 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 212 |
| Male | Age: 35 to 44 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 29 |
| Male | Age: 45 to 54 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 185 |
| Male | Age: 45 to 54 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 25 |
| Male | Age: 45 to 74 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 436 |
| Male | Age: 45 to 74 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 59 |
| Male | Age: 55 to 64 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 202 |
| Male | Age: 55 to 64 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 26 |
| Male | Age: 65 to 74 years | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 49 |
| Male | Age: 65 to 74 years | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 8 |
| Male | 1 Primary, lower secondary | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 77 |
| Male | 1 Primary, lower secondary | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 21 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
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 February 12, 2026:
The figures for the 4th quarter 2025 and the annual figures of 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 May 2026.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of February 12, 2026:
The figures for the 4th quarter 2025 and the annual figures of 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 May 2026.
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.