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 | 2025 | 9,833 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025 | 903 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2025 | 1,354 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2025 | 2,346 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | G-N Commercial services | 2025 | 4,455 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | M-N Business services | 2025 | 1,326 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 3,208 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | O-U Noncommercial services | 2025 | 3,662 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2025 | 454 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 | 159 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2025 | 14 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2025 | 134 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | C Manufacturing | 2025 | 794 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2025 | 13 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing | 2025 | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2025 | 7 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2025 | 51 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2025 | 26 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod | 2025 | 47 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2025 | 98 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2025 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2025 | 26 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2025 | 114 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2025 | 48 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair | 2025 | 150 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | D Energy supply | 2025 | 53 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 35 Energy supply | 2025 | 53 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2025 | 43 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | F Construction | 2025 | 451 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 | 1,408 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | H Transportation and storage | 2025 | 466 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 | 472 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | J Information and communication | 2025 | 436 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2025 | 77 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 61 Telecommunications | 2025 | 33 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2025 | 326 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | K Financial institutions | 2025 | 266 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 | 81 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | M Other specialised business services | 2025 | 884 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2025 | 648 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 72 Research and development | 2025 | 64 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2025 | 171 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | N Renting and other business support | 2025 | 443 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | O Public administration and services | 2025 | 739 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | P Education | 2025 | 756 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2025 | 1,714 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 86 Human health activities | 2025 | 768 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 87-88 Care and social work | 2025 | 946 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2025 | 239 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | S Other service activities | 2025 | 200 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | T Activities of households | 2025 | 13 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2025 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | Unknown | 2025 | 202 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | A-U All economic activities | 2025 | 883 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2025 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2025 | 37 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2025 | 419 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | G-N Commercial services | 2025 | 534 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | M-N Business services | 2025 | 91 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2025 | 185 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O-U Noncommercial services | 2025 | 239 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2025 | 53 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2025 | 17 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | B Mining and quarrying | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2025 | 9 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | C Manufacturing | 2025 | 23 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing | 2025 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2025 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2025 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2025 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2025 | 3 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2025 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair | 2025 | 4 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | D Energy supply | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 35 Energy supply | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | E Water supply and waste management | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | F Construction | 2025 | 12 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2025 | 255 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | H Transportation and storage | 2025 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | I Accommodation and food serving | 2025 | 133 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | J Information and communication | 2025 | 16 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2025 | 6 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 61 Telecommunications | 2025 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2025 | 9 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | K Financial institutions | 2025 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2025 | 3 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | M Other specialised business services | 2025 | 45 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2025 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 72 Research and development | 2025 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2025 | 14 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | N Renting and other business support | 2025 | 46 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O Public administration and services | 2025 | 8 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | P Education | 2025 | 59 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | Q Health and social work activities | 2025 | 118 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 86 Human health activities | 2025 | 30 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
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 February 12, 2026:
The figures for the 4th quarter 2025 and the annual figures of 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 May 2026.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of February 12, 2026:
The figures for the 4th quarter 2025 and the annual figures of 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 May 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.