Employed labour force; economic activity

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Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total persons A-U All economic activities 9,780
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 908
B-F Manufacturing and energy 1,358
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,343
G-N Commercial services 4,439
M-N Business services 1,320
O-Q Government and care 3,195
O-U Noncommercial services 3,632
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 437
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 151
B Mining and quarrying 14
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 131
C Manufacturing 799
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 13
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 43
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 7
20 Manufacture of chemicals 51
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 28
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 48
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 102
26 Manufacture of electronic products 33
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 27
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 108
29-30 Transport equipment 48
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 159
D Energy supply 54
35 Energy supply 54
E Water supply and waste management 41
F Construction 450
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,417
H Transportation and storage 457
I Accommodation and food serving 468
J Information and communication 439
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 83
61 Telecommunications 36
62-63 IT- and information services 320
K Financial institutions 258
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 80
M Other specialised business services 876
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 638
72 Research and development 66
73-75 Advertising, design and other 171
N Renting and other business support 444
O Public administration and services 726
P Education 757
Q Health and social work activities 1,712
86 Human health activities 766
87-88 Care and social work 947
R Culture, sports and recreation 235
S Other service activities 189
T Activities of households 12
U Extraterritorial organisations 1
Unknown 201
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 908
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 25
B-F Manufacturing and energy 37
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 436
G-N Commercial services 555
M-N Business services 94
O-Q Government and care 187
O-U Noncommercial services 238
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 51
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 17
B Mining and quarrying 1
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 9
C Manufacturing 21
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 0
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 1
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 0
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 1
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 3
26 Manufacture of electronic products 0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 1
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 1
29-30 Transport equipment 1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 3
D Energy supply 1
35 Energy supply 1
E Water supply and waste management 2
F Construction 12
G Wholesale and retail trade 268
H Transportation and storage 30
I Accommodation and food serving 138
J Information and communication 15
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 8
61 Telecommunications 0
62-63 IT- and information services 7
K Financial institutions 7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2
M Other specialised business services 45
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 29
72 Research and development 2
73-75 Advertising, design and other 14
N Renting and other business support 49
O Public administration and services 8
P Education 61
Q Health and social work activities 118
86 Human health activities 30
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 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.