Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons 737
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 58
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 103
Working hours: part-time 435
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 44
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 332
Working hours: full-time 302
Age: 15 to 24 years 66
Age: 25 to 44 years 346
Age: 25 to 34 years 168
Age: 35 to 44 years 178
Age: 45 to 54 years 155
Age: 45 to 74 years 325
Age: 55 to 64 years 138
Age: 65 to 74 years 32
1 Primary, lower secondary 31
2 Upper secondary 151
3 Tertiary 554
Level of educ: unknown 1
Empl. status: employee 662
Empl. status: permanent employee 479
Empl. status: flexible employee 183
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 55
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 56
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 20
Empl. status: on-call worker 34
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 14
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 4
Empl. status: self-employed 75
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 66
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 3
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 6
Empl. status: solo self-employed 69
Male Total persons 265
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 20
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 30
Working hours: part-time 102
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 10
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 73
Working hours: full-time 162
Age: 15 to 24 years 25
Age: 25 to 44 years 123
Age: 25 to 34 years 65
Age: 35 to 44 years 57
Age: 45 to 54 years 48
Age: 45 to 74 years 117
Age: 55 to 64 years 51
Age: 65 to 74 years 18
1 Primary, lower secondary 13
2 Upper secondary 58
3 Tertiary 193
Level of educ: unknown 1
Empl. status: employee 232
Empl. status: permanent employee 158
Empl. status: flexible employee 74
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 20
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 26
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 7
Empl. status: on-call worker 11
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 8
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 1
Empl. status: self-employed 33
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 26
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 2
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 5
Empl. status: solo self-employed 28
Female Total persons 472
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 39
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 73
Working hours: part-time 332
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 34
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 260
Working hours: full-time 140
Age: 15 to 24 years 41
Age: 25 to 44 years 223
Age: 25 to 34 years 103
Age: 35 to 44 years 120
Age: 45 to 54 years 107
Age: 45 to 74 years 208
Age: 55 to 64 years 87
Age: 65 to 74 years 14
1 Primary, lower secondary 18
2 Upper secondary 93
3 Tertiary 361
Level of educ: unknown 1
Empl. status: employee 430
Empl. status: permanent employee 321
Empl. status: flexible employee 109
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 35
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 30
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 13
Empl. status: on-call worker 23
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 6
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 3
Empl. status: self-employed 42
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 40
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 1
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
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 November 13, 2025:
The figures for the 3rd 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 February 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.