Employed labour force; economic activity

Employed labour force; economic activity

Sex Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Periods Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons A-U All economic activities 2022 9,548
Total male and female Total persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 898
Total male and female Total persons B-F Manufacturing and energy 2022 1,310
Total male and female Total persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 2,320
Total male and female Total persons G-N Commercial services 2022 4,409
Total male and female Total persons M-N Business services 2022 1,289
Total male and female Total persons O-Q Government and care 2022 3,015
Total male and female Total persons O-U Noncommercial services 2022 3,444
Total male and female Total persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 429
Total male and female Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 176
Total male and female Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2022 16
Total male and female Total persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022 134
Total male and female Total persons C Manufacturing 2022 802
Total male and female Total persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022 16
Total male and female Total persons 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022 50
Total male and female Total persons 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022 5
Total male and female Total persons 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022 49
Total male and female Total persons 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022 26
Total male and female Total persons 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022 52
Total male and female Total persons 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022 109
Total male and female Total persons 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022 35
Total male and female Total persons 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022 28
Total male and female Total persons 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022 98
Total male and female Total persons 29-30 Transport equipment 2022 45
Total male and female Total persons 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022 154
Total male and female Total persons D Energy supply 2022 40
Total male and female Total persons 35 Energy supply 2022 40
Total male and female Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2022 40
Total male and female Total persons F Construction 2022 412
Total male and female Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 1,439
Total male and female Total persons H Transportation and storage 2022 448
Total male and female Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2022 433
Total male and female Total persons J Information and communication 2022 431
Total male and female Total persons 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022 80
Total male and female Total persons 61 Telecommunications 2022 33
Total male and female Total persons 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 318
Total male and female Total persons K Financial institutions 2022 297
Total male and female Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 73
Total male and female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2022 843
Total male and female Total persons 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022 603
Total male and female Total persons 72 Research and development 2022 72
Total male and female Total persons 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022 168
Total male and female Total persons N Renting and other business support 2022 446
Total male and female Total persons O Public administration and services 2022 656
Total male and female Total persons P Education 2022 746
Total male and female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2022 1,613
Total male and female Total persons 86 Human health activities 2022 741
Total male and female Total persons 87-88 Care and social work 2022 873
Total male and female Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 233
Total male and female Total persons S Other service activities 2022 186
Total male and female Total persons T Activities of households 2022 9
Total male and female Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2022 1
Total male and female Total persons Unknown 2022 208
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2022 870
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 28
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B-F Manufacturing and energy 2022 41
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 401
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2022 512
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M-N Business services 2022 85
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2022 188
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2022 240
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 52
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 23
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2022 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022 8
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week C Manufacturing 2022 25
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2022 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2022 4
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 29-30 Transport equipment 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022 6
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week D Energy supply 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 35 Energy supply 2022 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2022 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week F Construction 2022 13
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 255
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2022 30
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2022 116
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week J Information and communication 2022 16
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2022 7
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 61 Telecommunications 2022 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2022 8
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week K Financial institutions 2022 6
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 4
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2022 40
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2022 26
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 72 Research and development 2022 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2022 12
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2022 45
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O Public administration and services 2022 10
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2022 66
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2022 112
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 86 Human health activities 2022 33
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

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 14, 2023:
The figures for 4th quarter and the year figures 2022 are 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 on May 16, 2023.

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.