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-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 2,375
Total male and female Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 1,459
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 405
Total male and female Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 248
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 672
Total male and female Working hours: less than 20 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 404
Total male and female Working hours: part-time G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 1,273
Total male and female Working hours: part-time G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 787
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 267
Total male and female Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 156
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 601
Total male and female Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 383
Total male and female Working hours: full-time G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 1,103
Total male and female Working hours: full-time G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 672
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 805
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 476
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 735
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 461
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 382
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 237
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 353
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 224
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 394
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 258
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 836
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 522
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 361
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 217
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 82
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 46
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 843
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 491
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 1,068
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 664
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 452
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 299
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 12
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 6
Total male and female Empl. status: employee G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 2,095
Total male and female Empl. status: employee G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 1,291
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 Wholesale and retail trade 2023 730
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 991
Total male and female Empl. status: flexible employee G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 561
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 137
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 86
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 103
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 69
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 89
Total male and female Empl. status: temporary < 1 year G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 62
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 529
Total male and female Empl. status: on-call worker G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 287
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 83
Total male and female Empl. status: temp. agency worker G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 29
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 50
Total male and female Empl. status: flex, contract unknown G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 27
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 280
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 169
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 99
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 38
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 68
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 58
Total male and female Empl. status: contributing family worker G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 8
Total male and female Empl. status: contributing family worker G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 5
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed w. employees G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 105
Total male and female Empl. status: self-employed w. employees G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 68
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-employed G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 166
Total male and female Empl. status: solo self-employed G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 96
Male Total persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 1,392
Male Total persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 815
Male Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 198
Male Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 115
Male Working hours: less than 20 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 319
Male Working hours: less than 20 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 180
Male Working hours: part-time G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 542
Male Working hours: part-time G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 299
Male Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 121
Male Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 64
Male Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 223
Male Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 120
Male Working hours: full-time G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 850
Male Working hours: full-time G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 516
Male Age: 15 to 24 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 424
Male Age: 15 to 24 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 244
Male Age: 25 to 44 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 443
Male Age: 25 to 44 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 261
Male Age: 25 to 34 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 227
Male Age: 25 to 34 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 131
Male Age: 35 to 44 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 216
Male Age: 35 to 44 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 130
Male Age: 45 to 54 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 236
Male Age: 45 to 54 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 146
Male Age: 45 to 74 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 525
Male Age: 45 to 74 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 310
Male Age: 55 to 64 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 227
Male Age: 55 to 64 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 131
Male Age: 65 to 74 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 62
Male Age: 65 to 74 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 33
Male Level of educ: 1. Low G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023 496
Male Level of educ: 1. Low G Wholesale and retail trade 2023 265
Source: CBS.
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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.