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 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-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 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 321
Total male and female Total persons M Other specialised business services 2023 833
Total male and female Total persons O Public administration and services 2023 693
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-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 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 6
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 O Public administration and services 2023 10
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023 885
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week M-N Business services 2023 167
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2023 501
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 91
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 12
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2023 73
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week O Public administration and services 2023 23
Total male and female Working hours: part-time G-N Commercial services 2023 2,043
Total male and female Working hours: part-time M-N Business services 2023 530
Total male and female Working hours: part-time O-U Noncommercial services 2023 2,121
Total male and female Working hours: part-time R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 250
Total male and female Working hours: part-time 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 74
Total male and female Working hours: part-time M Other specialised business services 2023 299
Total male and female Working hours: part-time O Public administration and services 2023 234
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023 369
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M-N Business services 2023 80
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2023 253
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 34
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 6
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2023 35
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week O Public administration and services 2023 12
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week G-N Commercial services 2023 1,157
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week M-N Business services 2023 363
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week O-U Noncommercial services 2023 1,619
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 158
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 62
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week M Other specialised business services 2023 226
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week O Public administration and services 2023 211
Total male and female Working hours: full-time G-N Commercial services 2023 2,449
Total male and female Working hours: full-time M-N Business services 2023 766
Total male and female Working hours: full-time O-U Noncommercial services 2023 1,406
Total male and female Working hours: full-time R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 191
Total male and female Working hours: full-time 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 246
Total male and female Working hours: full-time M Other specialised business services 2023 534
Total male and female Working hours: full-time O Public administration and services 2023 459
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years G-N Commercial services 2023 1,038
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years M-N Business services 2023 162
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023 398
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 79
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 28
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years M Other specialised business services 2023 71
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years O Public administration and services 2023 38
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years G-N Commercial services 2023 1,711
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years M-N Business services 2023 565
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023 1,538
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 168
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 187
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years M Other specialised business services 2023 375
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years O Public administration and services 2023 314
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years G-N Commercial services 2023 912
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years M-N Business services 2023 311
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023 787
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 86
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 103
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years M Other specialised business services 2023 202
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years O Public administration and services 2023 156
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years G-N Commercial services 2023 799
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years M-N Business services 2023 254
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023 751
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 82
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 84
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years M Other specialised business services 2023 173
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years O Public administration and services 2023 158
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years G-N Commercial services 2023 858
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years M-N Business services 2023 278
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023 731
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 85
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 64
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years M Other specialised business services 2023 191
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years O Public administration and services 2023 162
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years G-N Commercial services 2023 1,742
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years M-N Business services 2023 570
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023 1,591
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 194
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 105
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years M Other specialised business services 2023 388
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years O Public administration and services 2023 341
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years G-N Commercial services 2023 726
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years M-N Business services 2023 238
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years O-U Noncommercial services 2023 734
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023 86
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years 62-63 IT- and information services 2023 36
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years M Other specialised business services 2023 158
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years O Public administration and services 2023 162
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years G-N Commercial services 2023 157
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years M-N Business services 2023 54
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.