Employed labour force; economic activity
| Sex | Personal characteristics | SIC 2008 | Periods | Employed labour force (x 1 000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | A-U All economic activities | 2023 | 8,151 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2023 | 855 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2023 | 1,140 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2023 | 2,095 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | G-N Commercial services | 2023 | 3,656 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | M-N Business services | 2023 | 906 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | O-Q Government and care | 2023 | 2,806 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | O-U Noncommercial services | 2023 | 3,078 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2023 | 272 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 | 99 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | B Mining and quarrying | 2023 | 14 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2023 | 134 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | C Manufacturing | 2023 | 756 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2023 | 14 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing | 2023 | 44 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2023 | 6 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2023 | 48 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2023 | 26 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod | 2023 | 51 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2023 | 93 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2023 | 36 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2023 | 21 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2023 | 102 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2023 | 47 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair | 2023 | 134 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | D Energy supply | 2023 | 44 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 35 Energy supply | 2023 | 44 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | E Water supply and waste management | 2023 | 40 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | F Construction | 2023 | 285 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 | 1,291 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | H Transportation and storage | 2023 | 399 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 | 405 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | J Information and communication | 2023 | 339 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2023 | 49 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 61 Telecommunications | 2023 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2023 | 255 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | K Financial institutions | 2023 | 252 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2023 | 64 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | M Other specialised business services | 2023 | 526 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2023 | 378 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 72 Research and development | 2023 | 68 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2023 | 80 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | N Renting and other business support | 2023 | 380 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | O Public administration and services | 2023 | 686 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | P Education | 2023 | 647 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | Q Health and social work activities | 2023 | 1,472 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 86 Human health activities | 2023 | 622 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | 87-88 Care and social work | 2023 | 851 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2023 | 144 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | S Other service activities | 2023 | 118 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | T Activities of households | 2023 | 9 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2023 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: employee | Unknown | 2023 | 178 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | A-U All economic activities | 2023 | 5,416 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2023 | 663 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2023 | 885 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2023 | 1,105 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | G-N Commercial services | 2023 | 2,230 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | M-N Business services | 2023 | 628 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | O-Q Government and care | 2023 | 2,041 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | O-U Noncommercial services | 2023 | 2,196 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2023 | 155 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 | 53 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | B Mining and quarrying | 2023 | 8 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2023 | 99 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | C Manufacturing | 2023 | 594 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2023 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing | 2023 | 34 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2023 | 6 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2023 | 42 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2023 | 18 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod | 2023 | 43 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2023 | 77 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2023 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2023 | 18 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2023 | 80 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2023 | 33 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair | 2023 | 105 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | D Energy supply | 2023 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 35 Energy supply | 2023 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | E Water supply and waste management | 2023 | 31 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | F Construction | 2023 | 222 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 | 730 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | H Transportation and storage | 2023 | 270 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 | 105 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | J Information and communication | 2023 | 254 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2023 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 61 Telecommunications | 2023 | 24 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2023 | 200 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | K Financial institutions | 2023 | 196 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2023 | 48 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | M Other specialised business services | 2023 | 393 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2023 | 296 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 72 Research and development | 2023 | 47 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2023 | 50 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | N Renting and other business support | 2023 | 235 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | O Public administration and services | 2023 | 542 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | P Education | 2023 | 441 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | Q Health and social work activities | 2023 | 1,058 |
| Total male and female | Empl. status: permanent employee | 86 Human health activities | 2023 | 454 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
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.
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.