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 2025 1st quarter 9,780
Total male and female Total persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2025 1st quarter 908
Total male and female Total persons B-F Manufacturing and energy 2025 1st quarter 1,358
Total male and female Total persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2025 1st quarter 2,343
Total male and female Total persons G-N Commercial services 2025 1st quarter 4,439
Total male and female Total persons M-N Business services 2025 1st quarter 1,320
Total male and female Total persons O-Q Government and care 2025 1st quarter 3,195
Total male and female Total persons O-U Noncommercial services 2025 1st quarter 3,632
Total male and female Total persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2025 1st quarter 437
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 2025 1st quarter 14
Total male and female Total persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2025 1st quarter 131
Total male and female Total persons C Manufacturing 2025 1st quarter 799
Total male and female Total persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2025 1st quarter 13
Total male and female Total persons 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2025 1st quarter 43
Total male and female Total persons 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2025 1st quarter 7
Total male and female Total persons 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2025 1st quarter 51
Total male and female Total persons 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2025 1st quarter 28
Total male and female Total persons 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2025 1st quarter 48
Total male and female Total persons 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2025 1st quarter 102
Total male and female Total persons 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2025 1st quarter 33
Total male and female Total persons 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2025 1st quarter 27
Total male and female Total persons 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2025 1st quarter 108
Total male and female Total persons 29-30 Transport equipment 2025 1st quarter 48
Total male and female Total persons 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2025 1st quarter 159
Total male and female Total persons D Energy supply 2025 1st quarter 54
Total male and female Total persons 35 Energy supply 2025 1st quarter 54
Total male and female Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2025 1st quarter 41
Total male and female Total persons F Construction 2025 1st quarter 450
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 2025 1st quarter 457
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 2025 1st quarter 439
Total male and female Total persons 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2025 1st quarter 83
Total male and female Total persons 61 Telecommunications 2025 1st quarter 36
Total male and female Total persons 62-63 IT- and information services 2025 1st quarter 320
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 2025 1st quarter 80
Total male and female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2025 1st quarter 876
Total male and female Total persons 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2025 1st quarter 638
Total male and female Total persons 72 Research and development 2025 1st quarter 66
Total male and female Total persons 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2025 1st quarter 171
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 2025 1st quarter 726
Total male and female Total persons P Education 2025 1st quarter 757
Total male and female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2025 1st quarter 1,712
Total male and female Total persons 86 Human health activities 2025 1st quarter 766
Total male and female Total persons 87-88 Care and social work 2025 1st quarter 947
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 2025 1st quarter 189
Total male and female Total persons T Activities of households 2025 1st quarter 12
Total male and female Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Total persons Unknown 2025 1st quarter 201
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2025 1st quarter 908
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2025 1st quarter 25
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B-F Manufacturing and energy 2025 1st quarter 37
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2025 1st quarter 436
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2025 1st quarter 555
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M-N Business services 2025 1st quarter 94
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2025 1st quarter 187
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2025 1st quarter 238
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2025 1st quarter 51
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2025 1st quarter 17
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2025 1st quarter 9
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week C Manufacturing 2025 1st quarter 21
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2025 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2025 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2025 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2025 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2025 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2025 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 29-30 Transport equipment 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2025 1st quarter 3
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week D Energy supply 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 35 Energy supply 2025 1st quarter 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2025 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week F Construction 2025 1st quarter 12
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2025 1st quarter 268
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2025 1st quarter 30
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2025 1st quarter 138
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week J Information and communication 2025 1st quarter 15
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2025 1st quarter 8
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 61 Telecommunications 2025 1st quarter 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2025 1st quarter 7
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week K Financial institutions 2025 1st quarter 7
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2025 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2025 1st quarter 45
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2025 1st quarter 29
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 72 Research and development 2025 1st quarter 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2025 1st quarter 14
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2025 1st quarter 49
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O Public administration and services 2025 1st quarter 8
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2025 1st quarter 61
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2025 1st quarter 118
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 86 Human health activities 2025 1st quarter 30
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.