Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons 912
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 27
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 48
Working hours: part-time 257
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 21
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 209
Working hours: full-time 655
Age: 15 to 24 years 73
Age: 25 to 44 years 392
Age: 25 to 34 years 195
Age: 35 to 44 years 197
Age: 45 to 54 years 193
Age: 45 to 74 years 447
Age: 55 to 64 years 222
Age: 65 to 74 years 32
1 Primary, lower secondary 215
2 Upper secondary 358
3 Tertiary 332
Level of educ: unknown 8
Empl. status: employee 858
Empl. status: permanent employee 685
Empl. status: flexible employee 173
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 49
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 20
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 14
Empl. status: on-call worker 27
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 59
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 5
Empl. status: self-employed 55
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 25
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 13
Empl. status: contributing family worker 2
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 15
Empl. status: solo self-employed 38
Male Total persons 701
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 16
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 25
Working hours: part-time 139
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 9
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 114
Working hours: full-time 562
Age: 15 to 24 years 55
Age: 25 to 44 years 302
Age: 25 to 34 years 147
Age: 35 to 44 years 156
Age: 45 to 54 years 138
Age: 45 to 74 years 344
Age: 55 to 64 years 178
Age: 65 to 74 years 27
1 Primary, lower secondary 168
2 Upper secondary 283
3 Tertiary 245
Level of educ: unknown 5
Empl. status: employee 661
Empl. status: permanent employee 531
Empl. status: flexible employee 130
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 37
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 13
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 10
Empl. status: on-call worker 18
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 48
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 3
Empl. status: self-employed 40
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 20
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 9
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 12
Empl. status: solo self-employed 28
Female Total persons 211
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 11
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 23
Working hours: part-time 118
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 12
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 96
Working hours: full-time 93
Age: 15 to 24 years 18
Age: 25 to 44 years 90
Age: 25 to 34 years 49
Age: 35 to 44 years 41
Age: 45 to 54 years 55
Age: 45 to 74 years 103
Age: 55 to 64 years 44
Age: 65 to 74 years 5
1 Primary, lower secondary 48
2 Upper secondary 75
3 Tertiary 86
Level of educ: unknown 2
Empl. status: employee 197
Empl. status: permanent employee 153
Empl. status: flexible employee 43
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 12
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 7
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 3
Empl. status: on-call worker 8
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 11
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 2
Empl. status: self-employed 15
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 5
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 4
Empl. status: contributing family worker 1
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.