Employed labour force; economic activity

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Personal characteristics SIC 2025 Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total persons Total 9,815
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 158
B Mining and quarrying 12
C Manufacturing 747
D Energy supply 49
E Water supply and waste management 45
F Construction 434
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,379
H Transportation and storage 469
I Accommodation and food services 441
J Publishing and media organisations 88
K Information and communication 341
L Financial services 265
M Rental and trading of real estate 86
N Specialist business services 897
O Rental and other business services 413
P Public administration and services 814
Q Education 747
R Healthcare and social work activities 1,684
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 242
T Other service activities 255
U Households 14
V Extraterritorial organisations 3
SBI-code unknown 232
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Total 904
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 15
B Mining and quarrying 1
C Manufacturing 23
D Energy supply 0
E Water supply and waste management 0
F Construction 15
G Wholesale and retail trade 266
H Transportation and storage 38
I Accommodation and food services 130
J Publishing and media organisations 8
K Information and communication 8
L Financial services 5
M Rental and trading of real estate 4
N Specialist business services 41
O Rental and other business services 36
P Public administration and services 12
Q Education 57
R Healthcare and social work activities 120
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 41
T Other service activities 21
U Households 2
V Extraterritorial organisations 0
SBI-code unknown 59
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week Total 1,581
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 25
B Mining and quarrying 1
C Manufacturing 40
D Energy supply 1
E Water supply and waste management 1
F Construction 23
G Wholesale and retail trade 418
H Transportation and storage 74
I Accommodation and food services 204
J Publishing and media organisations 15
K Information and communication 15
L Financial services 11
M Rental and trading of real estate 7
N Specialist business services 78
O Rental and other business services 75
P Public administration and services 30
Q Education 101
R Healthcare and social work activities 274
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 67
T Other service activities 37
U Households 5
V Extraterritorial organisations 0
SBI-code unknown 80
Working hours: part-time Total 4,802
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 50
B Mining and quarrying 3
C Manufacturing 204
D Energy supply 10
E Water supply and waste management 13
F Construction 94
G Wholesale and retail trade 776
H Transportation and storage 176
I Accommodation and food services 312
J Publishing and media organisations 38
K Information and communication 75
L Financial services 82
M Rental and trading of real estate 37
N Specialist business services 342
O Rental and other business services 211
P Public administration and services 273
Q Education 449
R Healthcare and social work activities 1,241
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 148
T Other service activities 130
U Households 9
V Extraterritorial organisations 0
SBI-code unknown 132
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Total 676
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 17
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 2025). A division by sex, age, level of education, professional status and working hours is available.

Data available from: 2026

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of May 21, 2026:
None. This is a new table.

When will new figures be released?
New figures will be published in August 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.