Employed labour force; economic activity

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Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 456
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 168
R Culture, sports and recreation 238
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 51
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 16
R Culture, sports and recreation 35
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 89
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 24
R Culture, sports and recreation 56
Working hours: part-time R-U Culture, recreation, other services 253
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 52
R Culture, sports and recreation 135
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 38
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8
R Culture, sports and recreation 21
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 164
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 28
R Culture, sports and recreation 79
Working hours: full-time R-U Culture, recreation, other services 203
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 116
R Culture, sports and recreation 103
Age: 15 to 24 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 80
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 30
R Culture, sports and recreation 59
Age: 25 to 44 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 171
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 49
R Culture, sports and recreation 88
Age: 25 to 34 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 87
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 25
R Culture, sports and recreation 48
Age: 35 to 44 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 84
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 24
R Culture, sports and recreation 41
Age: 45 to 54 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 88
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 28
R Culture, sports and recreation 37
Age: 45 to 74 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 206
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 90
R Culture, sports and recreation 90
Age: 55 to 64 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 86
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 42
R Culture, sports and recreation 37
Age: 65 to 74 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 32
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 20
R Culture, sports and recreation 16
1 Primary, lower secondary R-U Culture, recreation, other services 80
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 52
R Culture, sports and recreation 40
2 Upper secondary R-U Culture, recreation, other services 178
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 79
R Culture, sports and recreation 83
3 Tertiary R-U Culture, recreation, other services 196
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 36
R Culture, sports and recreation 113
Level of educ: unknown R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1
R Culture, sports and recreation 2
Empl. status: employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 288
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 86
R Culture, sports and recreation 148
Empl. status: permanent employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 169
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 45
R Culture, sports and recreation 70
Empl. status: flexible employee R-U Culture, recreation, other services 119
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 41
R Culture, sports and recreation 78
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect R-U Culture, recreation, other services 26
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2
R Culture, sports and recreation 13
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year R-U Culture, recreation, other services 20
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1
R Culture, sports and recreation 10
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year R-U Culture, recreation, other services 9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1
R Culture, sports and recreation 6
Empl. status: on-call worker R-U Culture, recreation, other services 51
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 26
R Culture, sports and recreation 38
Empl. status: temp. agency worker R-U Culture, recreation, other services 8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10
R Culture, sports and recreation 6
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown R-U Culture, recreation, other services 6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1
R Culture, sports and recreation 4
Empl. status: self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 168
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 83
R Culture, sports and recreation 90
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour R-U Culture, recreation, other services 133
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 22
R Culture, sports and recreation 72
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products R-U Culture, recreation, other services 15
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 34
R Culture, sports and recreation 11
Empl. status: contributing family worker R-U Culture, recreation, other services 1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5
R Culture, sports and recreation 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees R-U Culture, recreation, other services 19
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 21
R Culture, sports and recreation 6
Empl. status: solo self-employed R-U Culture, recreation, other services 148
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.

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.