Employed labour force; economic activity

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Employed labour force; economic activity
Sex Personal characteristics SIC 2008 Periods Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate A-U All economic activities 2023 3,720
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023 369
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 576
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 1,068
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G-N Commercial services 2023 1,729
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate M-N Business services 2023 407
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate O-Q Government and care 2023 1,088
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate O-U Noncommercial services 2023 1,267
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 178
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 85
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate B Mining and quarrying 2023 7
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023 57
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate C Manufacturing 2023 328
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023 10
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023 20
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023 3
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023 20
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023 9
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023 24
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023 46
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023 12
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023 7
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023 34
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 29-30 Transport equipment 2023 20
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023 65
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate D Energy supply 2023 17
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 35 Energy supply 2023 17
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate E Water supply and waste management 2023 18
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate F Construction 2023 207
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 664
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate H Transportation and storage 2023 203
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate I Accommodation and food serving 2023 201
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate J Information and communication 2023 128
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023 26
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 61 Telecommunications 2023 17
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 85
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate K Financial institutions 2023 93
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 33
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate M Other specialised business services 2023 213
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023 142
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 72 Research and development 2023 11
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023 60
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate N Renting and other business support 2023 195
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate O Public administration and services 2023 228
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2023 162
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Q Health and social work activities 2023 698
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 86 Human health activities 2023 223
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 87-88 Care and social work 2023 475
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 89
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate S Other service activities 2023 85
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate T Activities of households 2023 5
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate U Extraterritorial organisations 2023 1
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Unknown 2023 63
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate A-U All economic activities 2023 1,979
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023 289
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 470
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 631
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G-N Commercial services 2023 1,033
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate M-N Business services 2023 231
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate O-Q Government and care 2023 306
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate O-U Noncommercial services 2023 377
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 71
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 61
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate B Mining and quarrying 2023 6
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023 38
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate C Manufacturing 2023 256
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023 6
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023 15
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023 3
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023 17
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023 5
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023 21
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023 38
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023 9
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023 6
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023 30
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 29-30 Transport equipment 2023 17
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023 52
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate D Energy supply 2023 12
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 35 Energy supply 2023 12
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate E Water supply and waste management 2023 15
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate F Construction 2023 181
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 376
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate H Transportation and storage 2023 152
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate I Accommodation and food serving 2023 103
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate J Information and communication 2023 99
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023 16
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 61 Telecommunications 2023 12
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 71
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate K Financial institutions 2023 54
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 18
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate M Other specialised business services 2023 116
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023 78
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 72 Research and development 2023 6
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023 32
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate N Renting and other business support 2023 114
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate O Public administration and services 2023 136
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate P Education 2023 66
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Q Health and social work activities 2023 104
Male Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 86 Human health activities 2023 45
Source: CBS.
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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, 2024:
The figures for 4th quarter and year 2023 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 15, 2024.

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.