Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons 9,780
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 908
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 1,589
Working hours: part-time 4,774
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 681
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 3,185
Working hours: full-time 5,006
Age: 15 to 24 years 1,636
Age: 25 to 44 years 3,996
Age: 25 to 34 years 2,068
Age: 35 to 44 years 1,928
Age: 45 to 54 years 1,895
Age: 45 to 74 years 4,148
Age: 55 to 64 years 1,867
Age: 65 to 74 years 386
1 Primary, lower secondary 1,965
2 Upper secondary 3,639
3 Tertiary 4,137
Level of educ: unknown 39
Empl. status: employee 8,203
Empl. status: permanent employee 5,555
Empl. status: flexible employee 2,648
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 614
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 369
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 266
Empl. status: on-call worker 956
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 345
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 98
Empl. status: self-employed 1,577
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 1,056
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 171
Empl. status: contributing family worker 25
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 324
Empl. status: solo self-employed 1,227
Male Total persons 5,157
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 397
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 634
Working hours: part-time 1,544
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 237
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 910
Working hours: full-time 3,613
Age: 15 to 24 years 834
Age: 25 to 44 years 2,099
Age: 25 to 34 years 1,085
Age: 35 to 44 years 1,014
Age: 45 to 54 years 979
Age: 45 to 74 years 2,224
Age: 55 to 64 years 1,004
Age: 65 to 74 years 241
1 Primary, lower secondary 1,161
2 Upper secondary 1,955
3 Tertiary 2,021
Level of educ: unknown 20
Empl. status: employee 4,144
Empl. status: permanent employee 2,859
Empl. status: flexible employee 1,285
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 298
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 157
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 119
Empl. status: on-call worker 457
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 210
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 44
Empl. status: self-employed 1,013
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 636
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 129
Empl. status: contributing family worker 9
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 239
Empl. status: solo self-employed 766
Female Total persons 4,623
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 510
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 955
Working hours: part-time 3,230
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 444
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 2,276
Working hours: full-time 1,393
Age: 15 to 24 years 802
Age: 25 to 44 years 1,897
Age: 25 to 34 years 983
Age: 35 to 44 years 914
Age: 45 to 54 years 916
Age: 45 to 74 years 1,924
Age: 55 to 64 years 863
Age: 65 to 74 years 145
1 Primary, lower secondary 804
2 Upper secondary 1,684
3 Tertiary 2,116
Level of educ: unknown 19
Empl. status: employee 4,060
Empl. status: permanent employee 2,697
Empl. status: flexible employee 1,363
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 316
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 212
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 147
Empl. status: on-call worker 499
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 135
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 54
Empl. status: self-employed 564
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 420
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 42
Empl. status: contributing family worker 16
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.