Employed labour force; economic activity

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Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total persons A-U All economic activities 9,846
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 912
B-F Manufacturing and energy 1,365
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,378
G-N Commercial services 4,462
M-N Business services 1,305
O-Q Government and care 3,191
O-U Noncommercial services 3,647
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 456
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 168
B Mining and quarrying 13
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 136
C Manufacturing 808
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 14
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 47
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 7
20 Manufacture of chemicals 55
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 26
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 46
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 97
26 Manufacture of electronic products 36
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 25
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 122
29-30 Transport equipment 51
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 147
D Energy supply 47
35 Energy supply 47
E Water supply and waste management 44
F Construction 453
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,426
H Transportation and storage 471
I Accommodation and food serving 481
J Information and communication 434
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 78
61 Telecommunications 30
62-63 IT- and information services 327
K Financial institutions 263
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 82
M Other specialised business services 867
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 640
72 Research and development 61
73-75 Advertising, design and other 166
N Renting and other business support 437
O Public administration and services 737
P Education 737
Q Health and social work activities 1,717
86 Human health activities 770
87-88 Care and social work 947
R Culture, sports and recreation 238
S Other service activities 203
T Activities of households 14
U Extraterritorial organisations 2
Unknown 203
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 836
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 27
B-F Manufacturing and energy 39
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 379
G-N Commercial services 489
M-N Business services 84
O-Q Government and care 187
O-U Noncommercial services 238
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 51
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 16
B Mining and quarrying 1
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 9
C Manufacturing 24
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 1
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 3
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 0
20 Manufacture of chemicals 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 0
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 1
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 3
26 Manufacture of electronic products 0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 0
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 1
29-30 Transport equipment 1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 5
D Energy supply 1
35 Energy supply 1
E Water supply and waste management 1
F Construction 12
G Wholesale and retail trade 231
H Transportation and storage 29
I Accommodation and food serving 119
J Information and communication 17
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 6
61 Telecommunications 1
62-63 IT- and information services 11
K Financial institutions 4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 4
M Other specialised business services 43
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 28
72 Research and development 2
73-75 Advertising, design and other 13
N Renting and other business support 42
O Public administration and services 8
P Education 58
Q Health and social work activities 121
86 Human health activities 33
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.