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 2023 9,737
Total male and female Total persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023 914
Total male and female Total persons B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 1,345
Total male and female Total persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 2,375
Total male and female Total persons G-N Commercial services 2023 4,491
Total male and female Total persons M-N Business services 2023 1,297
Total male and female Total persons O-Q Government and care 2023 3,085
Total male and female Total persons O-U Noncommercial services 2023 3,526
Total male and female Total persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 441
Total male and female Total persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 180
Total male and female Total persons B Mining and quarrying 2023 15
Total male and female Total persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023 140
Total male and female Total persons C Manufacturing 2023 809
Total male and female Total persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023 17
Total male and female Total persons 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023 49
Total male and female Total persons 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023 6
Total male and female Total persons 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023 49
Total male and female Total persons 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023 26
Total male and female Total persons 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023 53
Total male and female Total persons 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023 103
Total male and female Total persons 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023 37
Total male and female Total persons 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023 21
Total male and female Total persons 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023 103
Total male and female Total persons 29-30 Transport equipment 2023 48
Total male and female Total persons 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023 157
Total male and female Total persons D Energy supply 2023 48
Total male and female Total persons 35 Energy supply 2023 48
Total male and female Total persons E Water supply and waste management 2023 42
Total male and female Total persons F Construction 2023 431
Total male and female Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 1,459
Total male and female Total persons H Transportation and storage 2023 451
Total male and female Total persons I Accommodation and food serving 2023 465
Total male and female Total persons J Information and communication 2023 436
Total male and female Total persons 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023 79
Total male and female Total persons 61 Telecommunications 2023 37
Total male and female Total persons 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 321
Total male and female Total persons K Financial institutions 2023 304
Total male and female Total persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 78
Total male and female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2023 833
Total male and female Total persons 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023 587
Total male and female Total persons 72 Research and development 2023 72
Total male and female Total persons 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023 174
Total male and female Total persons N Renting and other business support 2023 463
Total male and female Total persons O Public administration and services 2023 693
Total male and female Total persons P Education 2023 731
Total male and female Total persons Q Health and social work activities 2023 1,661
Total male and female Total persons 86 Human health activities 2023 745
Total male and female Total persons 87-88 Care and social work 2023 917
Total male and female Total persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2023 237
Total male and female Total persons S Other service activities 2023 193
Total male and female Total persons T Activities of households 2023 10
Total male and female Total persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2023 1
Total male and female Total persons Unknown 2023 194
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 2023 880
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023 30
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B-F Manufacturing and energy 2023 42
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 405
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023 516
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M-N Business services 2023 87
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023 191
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2023 248
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 57
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023 18
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week B Mining and quarrying 2023 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023 8
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week C Manufacturing 2023 26
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023 4
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 29-30 Transport equipment 2023 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2023 7
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week D Energy supply 2023 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 35 Energy supply 2023 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week E Water supply and waste management 2023 1
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week F Construction 2023 12
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 248
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week H Transportation and storage 2023 29
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week I Accommodation and food serving 2023 128
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week J Information and communication 2023 13
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2023 7
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 61 Telecommunications 2023 0
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 6
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week K Financial institutions 2023 7
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023 3
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2023 38
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023 24
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 72 Research and development 2023 2
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023 12
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week N Renting and other business support 2023 48
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O Public administration and services 2023 10
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week P Education 2023 63
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Q Health and social work activities 2023 118
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 86 Human health activities 2023 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, 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.