Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons 82
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 4
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 6
Working hours: part-time 36
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 2
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 29
Working hours: full-time 46
Age: 15 to 24 years 5
Age: 25 to 44 years 31
Age: 25 to 34 years 14
Age: 35 to 44 years 16
Age: 45 to 54 years 21
Age: 45 to 74 years 46
Age: 55 to 64 years 21
Age: 65 to 74 years 4
1 Primary, lower secondary 9
2 Upper secondary 34
3 Tertiary 39
Level of educ: unknown 0
Empl. status: employee 67
Empl. status: permanent employee 51
Empl. status: flexible employee 16
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 6
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 2
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 1
Empl. status: on-call worker 3
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 3
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 0
Empl. status: self-employed 15
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 9
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 1
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 5
Empl. status: solo self-employed 10
Male Total persons 44
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 3
Working hours: part-time 12
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 8
Working hours: full-time 33
Age: 15 to 24 years 3
Age: 25 to 44 years 15
Age: 25 to 34 years 7
Age: 35 to 44 years 9
Age: 45 to 54 years 11
Age: 45 to 74 years 26
Age: 55 to 64 years 13
Age: 65 to 74 years 3
1 Primary, lower secondary 6
2 Upper secondary 16
3 Tertiary 22
Level of educ: unknown 0
Empl. status: employee 34
Empl. status: permanent employee 26
Empl. status: flexible employee 8
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 4
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 0
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 1
Empl. status: on-call worker 1
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 2
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 0
Empl. status: self-employed 11
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 7
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 1
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 3
Empl. status: solo self-employed 7
Female Total persons 37
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 3
Working hours: part-time 24
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 21
Working hours: full-time 14
Age: 15 to 24 years 2
Age: 25 to 44 years 16
Age: 25 to 34 years 8
Age: 35 to 44 years 8
Age: 45 to 54 years 10
Age: 45 to 74 years 20
Age: 55 to 64 years 8
Age: 65 to 74 years 1
1 Primary, lower secondary 3
2 Upper secondary 18
3 Tertiary 17
Level of educ: unknown 0
Empl. status: employee 33
Empl. status: permanent employee 25
Empl. status: flexible employee 8
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 3
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 2
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 1
Empl. status: on-call worker 1
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 1
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 0
Empl. status: self-employed 4
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 2
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 0
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
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.