Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons 61
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 2
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 3
Working hours: part-time 19
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 16
Working hours: full-time 42
Age: 15 to 24 years 4
Age: 25 to 44 years 36
Age: 25 to 34 years 21
Age: 35 to 44 years 15
Age: 45 to 54 years 10
Age: 45 to 74 years 21
Age: 55 to 64 years 9
Age: 65 to 74 years 1
1 Primary, lower secondary 4
2 Upper secondary 10
3 Tertiary 48
Level of educ: unknown 0
Empl. status: employee 59
Empl. status: permanent employee 43
Empl. status: flexible employee 16
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 4
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 5
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 2
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 2
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 0
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 1
Empl. status: solo self-employed 2
Male Total persons 37
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 1
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 2
Working hours: part-time 9
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 7
Working hours: full-time 27
Age: 15 to 24 years 2
Age: 25 to 44 years 22
Age: 25 to 34 years 12
Age: 35 to 44 years 10
Age: 45 to 54 years 6
Age: 45 to 74 years 13
Age: 55 to 64 years 6
Age: 65 to 74 years 1
1 Primary, lower secondary 2
2 Upper secondary 6
3 Tertiary 28
Level of educ: unknown 0
Empl. status: employee 35
Empl. status: permanent employee 27
Empl. status: flexible employee 8
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 2
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 3
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 0
Empl. status: on-call worker 1
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 2
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 0
Empl. status: self-employed 1
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 1
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 0
Empl. status: contributing family worker 0
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 0
Empl. status: solo self-employed 1
Female Total persons 24
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 1
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 1
Working hours: part-time 9
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 9
Working hours: full-time 15
Age: 15 to 24 years 2
Age: 25 to 44 years 14
Age: 25 to 34 years 9
Age: 35 to 44 years 5
Age: 45 to 54 years 4
Age: 45 to 74 years 8
Age: 55 to 64 years 3
Age: 65 to 74 years 0
1 Primary, lower secondary 1
2 Upper secondary 4
3 Tertiary 19
Level of educ: unknown 0
Empl. status: employee 23
Empl. status: permanent employee 16
Empl. status: flexible employee 7
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 1
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 2
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 1
Empl. status: on-call worker 2
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 1
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 0
Empl. status: self-employed 1
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 1
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.