Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons 903
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 25
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 46
Working hours: part-time 256
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 21
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 210
Working hours: full-time 647
Age: 15 to 24 years 70
Age: 25 to 44 years 387
Age: 25 to 34 years 193
Age: 35 to 44 years 194
Age: 45 to 54 years 198
Age: 45 to 74 years 446
Age: 55 to 64 years 215
Age: 65 to 74 years 32
1 Primary, lower secondary 215
2 Upper secondary 352
3 Tertiary 329
Level of educ: unknown 6
Empl. status: employee 845
Empl. status: permanent employee 673
Empl. status: flexible employee 172
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 52
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 21
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 14
Empl. status: on-call worker 25
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 58
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 3
Empl. status: self-employed 58
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 28
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 13
Empl. status: contributing family worker 2
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 16
Empl. status: solo self-employed 41
Male Total persons 689
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 14
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 24
Working hours: part-time 136
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 9
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 113
Working hours: full-time 552
Age: 15 to 24 years 52
Age: 25 to 44 years 295
Age: 25 to 34 years 145
Age: 35 to 44 years 150
Age: 45 to 54 years 143
Age: 45 to 74 years 341
Age: 55 to 64 years 172
Age: 65 to 74 years 27
1 Primary, lower secondary 167
2 Upper secondary 278
3 Tertiary 239
Level of educ: unknown 5
Empl. status: employee 644
Empl. status: permanent employee 520
Empl. status: flexible employee 124
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 38
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 14
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 10
Empl. status: on-call worker 15
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 46
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 2
Empl. status: self-employed 45
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 24
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 32
Female Total persons 214
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 11
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 23
Working hours: part-time 120
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 12
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 97
Working hours: full-time 95
Age: 15 to 24 years 18
Age: 25 to 44 years 92
Age: 25 to 34 years 48
Age: 35 to 44 years 44
Age: 45 to 54 years 56
Age: 45 to 74 years 104
Age: 55 to 64 years 43
Age: 65 to 74 years 5
1 Primary, lower secondary 47
2 Upper secondary 75
3 Tertiary 91
Level of educ: unknown 2
Empl. status: employee 201
Empl. status: permanent employee 153
Empl. status: flexible employee 48
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 14
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 7
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 4
Empl. status: on-call worker 10
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 12
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 1
Empl. status: self-employed 14
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 4
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 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.