Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex SIC 2008 Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female A-U All economic activities 1,011
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 25
B-F Manufacturing and energy 132
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 93
G-N Commercial services 503
M-N Business services 308
O-Q Government and care 210
O-U Noncommercial services 343
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 133
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 22
B Mining and quarrying 1
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 1
C Manufacturing 22
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 1
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 0
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 0
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 3
26 Manufacture of electronic products 1
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 0
29-30 Transport equipment 0
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 12
D Energy supply 1
35 Energy supply 1
E Water supply and waste management 1
F Construction 107
G Wholesale and retail trade 34
H Transportation and storage 39
I Accommodation and food serving 20
J Information and communication 80
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 22
61 Telecommunications 1
62-63 IT- and information services 56
K Financial institutions 13
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 9
M Other specialised business services 252
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 174
72 Research and development 2
73-75 Advertising, design and other 77
N Renting and other business support 56
O Public administration and services 7
P Education 66
Q Health and social work activities 137
86 Human health activities 92
87-88 Care and social work 45
R Culture, sports and recreation 72
S Other service activities 60
T Activities of households 1
U Extraterritorial organisations 0
Unknown 10
Male A-U All economic activities 609
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 20
B-F Manufacturing and energy 123
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 70
G-N Commercial services 348
M-N Business services 189
O-Q Government and care 66
O-U Noncommercial services 114
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 49
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 17
B Mining and quarrying 1
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 0
C Manufacturing 17
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 0
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 0
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 0
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 3
26 Manufacture of electronic products 1
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 1
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 0
29-30 Transport equipment 0
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 10
D Energy supply 0
35 Energy supply 0
E Water supply and waste management 1
F Construction 104
G Wholesale and retail trade 26
H Transportation and storage 35
I Accommodation and food serving 8
J Information and communication 71
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 18
61 Telecommunications 1
62-63 IT- and information services 52
K Financial institutions 11
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 7
M Other specialised business services 151
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 114
72 Research and development 1
73-75 Advertising, design and other 36
N Renting and other business support 38
O Public administration and services 4
P Education 26
Q Health and social work activities 36
86 Human health activities 24
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.

Data available from: 2013

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

Changes as of November 13, 2025:
The figures for the 3rd 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 February 2026.

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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.