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 P Education 2023 731
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2023 63
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week P Education 2023 109
Total male and female Working hours: part-time P Education 2023 424
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2023 46
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week P Education 2023 315
Total male and female Working hours: full-time P Education 2023 307
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years P Education 2023 82
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years P Education 2023 336
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years P Education 2023 171
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years P Education 2023 166
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years P Education 2023 151
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years P Education 2023 312
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years P Education 2023 131
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years P Education 2023 29
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low P Education 2023 40
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2023 162
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High P Education 2023 528
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown P Education 2023 0
Total male and female Empl. status: employee P Education 2023 647
Total male and female Empl. status: permanent employee P Education 2023 441
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee P Education 2023 206
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect P Education 2023 63
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year P Education 2023 56
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year P Education 2023 28
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker P Education 2023 38
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker P Education 2023 17
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown P Education 2023 4
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed P Education 2023 84
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour P Education 2023 75
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products P Education 2023 3
Total male and female Empl. status: contributing family worker P Education 2023 1
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed w. employees P Education 2023 5
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-employed P Education 2023 79
Male Total persons P Education 2023 266
Male Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2023 25
Male Working hours: less than 20 hours a week P Education 2023 36
Male Working hours: part-time P Education 2023 107
Male Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2023 11
Male Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week P Education 2023 71
Male Working hours: full-time P Education 2023 158
Male Age: 15 to 24 years P Education 2023 35
Male Age: 25 to 44 years P Education 2023 117
Male Age: 25 to 34 years P Education 2023 64
Male Age: 35 to 44 years P Education 2023 53
Male Age: 45 to 54 years P Education 2023 46
Male Age: 45 to 74 years P Education 2023 114
Male Age: 55 to 64 years P Education 2023 51
Male Age: 65 to 74 years P Education 2023 17
Male Level of educ: 1. Low P Education 2023 19
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2023 66
Male Level of educ: 3 High P Education 2023 181
Male Level of educ: unknown P Education 2023 0
Male Empl. status: employee P Education 2023 229
Male Empl. status: permanent employee P Education 2023 148
Male Empl. status: flexible employee P Education 2023 81
Male Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect P Education 2023 22
Male Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year P Education 2023 22
Male Empl. status: temporary < 1 year P Education 2023 12
Male Empl. status: on-call worker P Education 2023 16
Male Empl. status: temp. agency worker P Education 2023 8
Male Empl. status: flex, contract unknown P Education 2023 2
Male Empl. status: self-employed P Education 2023 37
Male Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour P Education 2023 32
Male Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products P Education 2023 1
Male Empl. status: contributing family worker P Education 2023 0
Male Empl. status: self-employed w. employees P Education 2023 3
Male Empl. status: solo self-employed P Education 2023 34
Female Total persons P Education 2023 465
Female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2023 38
Female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week P Education 2023 73
Female Working hours: part-time P Education 2023 317
Female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week P Education 2023 35
Female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week P Education 2023 244
Female Working hours: full-time P Education 2023 148
Female Age: 15 to 24 years P Education 2023 48
Female Age: 25 to 44 years P Education 2023 219
Female Age: 25 to 34 years P Education 2023 106
Female Age: 35 to 44 years P Education 2023 113
Female Age: 45 to 54 years P Education 2023 105
Female Age: 45 to 74 years P Education 2023 199
Female Age: 55 to 64 years P Education 2023 81
Female Age: 65 to 74 years P Education 2023 13
Female Level of educ: 1. Low P Education 2023 21
Female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2023 96
Female Level of educ: 3 High P Education 2023 348
Female Level of educ: unknown P Education 2023 0
Female Empl. status: employee P Education 2023 418
Female Empl. status: permanent employee P Education 2023 293
Female Empl. status: flexible employee P Education 2023 125
Female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect P Education 2023 41
Female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year P Education 2023 34
Female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year P Education 2023 16
Female Empl. status: on-call worker P Education 2023 22
Female Empl. status: temp. agency worker P Education 2023 9
Female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown P Education 2023 2
Female Empl. status: self-employed P Education 2023 47
Female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour P Education 2023 43
Female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products P Education 2023 2
Female Empl. status: contributing family worker P Education 2023 0
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

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 February 14, 2024:
The figures for 4th quarter and year 2023 are 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 on May 15, 2024.

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.