Employed labour force; economic activity

Changed on: 12/02/2026 02:00

Employed labour force; economic activity
Sex	Personal characteristics	SIC 2008	Periods	Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female	Total persons	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	454
Total male and female	Total persons	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	13
Total male and female	Total persons	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	150
Total male and female	Total persons	M Other specialised business services	2025	884
Total male and female	Total persons	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	171
Total male and female	Total persons	N Renting and other business support	2025	443
Total male and female	Total persons	S Other service activities	2025	200
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 12 hours a week	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	53
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 12 hours a week	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	1
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 12 hours a week	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	4
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 12 hours a week	M Other specialised business services	2025	45
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 12 hours a week	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	14
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 12 hours a week	N Renting and other business support	2025	46
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 12 hours a week	S Other service activities	2025	16
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 20 hours a week	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	93
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 20 hours a week	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	2
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 20 hours a week	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	11
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 20 hours a week	M Other specialised business services	2025	78
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 20 hours a week	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	22
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 20 hours a week	N Renting and other business support	2025	89
Total male and female	Working hours: less than 20 hours a week	S Other service activities	2025	30
Total male and female	Working hours: part-time	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	254
Total male and female	Working hours: part-time	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	6
Total male and female	Working hours: part-time	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	56
Total male and female	Working hours: part-time	M Other specialised business services	2025	327
Total male and female	Working hours: part-time	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	76
Total male and female	Working hours: part-time	N Renting and other business support	2025	216
Total male and female	Working hours: part-time	S Other service activities	2025	108
Total male and female	Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	39
Total male and female	Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	1
Total male and female	Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	7
Total male and female	Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week	M Other specialised business services	2025	32
Total male and female	Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	8
Total male and female	Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week	N Renting and other business support	2025	43
Total male and female	Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week	S Other service activities	2025	14
Total male and female	Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	161
Total male and female	Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	5
Total male and female	Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	45
Total male and female	Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week	M Other specialised business services	2025	249
Total male and female	Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	54
Total male and female	Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week	N Renting and other business support	2025	127
Total male and female	Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week	S Other service activities	2025	78
Total male and female	Working hours: full-time	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	200
Total male and female	Working hours: full-time	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	7
Total male and female	Working hours: full-time	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	94
Total male and female	Working hours: full-time	M Other specialised business services	2025	557
Total male and female	Working hours: full-time	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	96
Total male and female	Working hours: full-time	N Renting and other business support	2025	227
Total male and female	Working hours: full-time	S Other service activities	2025	92
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	79
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	1
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	11
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	M Other specialised business services	2025	71
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	19
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	N Renting and other business support	2025	85
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	S Other service activities	2025	20
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	170
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	5
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	54
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	M Other specialised business services	2025	398
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	83
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	N Renting and other business support	2025	177
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	S Other service activities	2025	75
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	84
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	2
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	26
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	M Other specialised business services	2025	212
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	45
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	N Renting and other business support	2025	92
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	S Other service activities	2025	35
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	86
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	3
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	28
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	M Other specialised business services	2025	186
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	38
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	N Renting and other business support	2025	86
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	S Other service activities	2025	40
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	88
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	2
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	36
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	M Other specialised business services	2025	193
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	34
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	N Renting and other business support	2025	82
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	S Other service activities	2025	46
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	205
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	7
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	84
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	M Other specialised business services	2025	415
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	69
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	N Renting and other business support	2025	180
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	S Other service activities	2025	105
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	87
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	4
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	31-33 Other manufacturing and repair	2025	41
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	M Other specialised business services	2025	171
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	73-75 Advertising, design and other	2025	26
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	N Renting and other business support	2025	75
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	S Other service activities	2025	45
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	2025	30
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2025	1
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 February 12, 2026:
The figures for the 4th quarter 2025 and the annual figures of 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 May 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.