Employed labour force; economic activity

Changed on: 21/05/2026 02:00

Employed labour force; economic activity
Sex	Personal characteristics	SIC 2025	Periods	Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	Total	2026 1st quarter	313
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2026 1st quarter	19
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	B Mining and quarrying	2026 1st quarter	0
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	C Manufacturing	2026 1st quarter	15
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	D Energy supply	2026 1st quarter	0
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	E Water supply and waste management	2026 1st quarter	0
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	F Construction	2026 1st quarter	19
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	G Wholesale and retail trade	2026 1st quarter	61
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	H Transportation and storage	2026 1st quarter	8
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	I Accommodation and food services	2026 1st quarter	23
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	J Publishing and media organisations	2026 1st quarter	2
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	K Information and communication	2026 1st quarter	9
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	L Financial services	2026 1st quarter	7
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	M Rental and trading of real estate	2026 1st quarter	6
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	N Specialist business services	2026 1st quarter	58
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	O Rental and other business services	2026 1st quarter	17
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	P Public administration and services	2026 1st quarter	1
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	Q Education	2026 1st quarter	6
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	R Healthcare and social work activities	2026 1st quarter	38
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	S Arts, culture, sports and recreation	2026 1st quarter	6
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	T Other service activities	2026 1st quarter	15
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	U Households	2026 1st quarter	0
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	V Extraterritorial organisations	2026 1st quarter	0
Total male and female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	SBI-code unknown	2026 1st quarter	4
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	Total	2026 1st quarter	234
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2026 1st quarter	15
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	B Mining and quarrying	2026 1st quarter	0
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	C Manufacturing	2026 1st quarter	11
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	D Energy supply	2026 1st quarter	0
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	E Water supply and waste management	2026 1st quarter	0
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	F Construction	2026 1st quarter	17
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	G Wholesale and retail trade	2026 1st quarter	47
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	H Transportation and storage	2026 1st quarter	7
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	I Accommodation and food services	2026 1st quarter	16
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	J Publishing and media organisations	2026 1st quarter	1
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	K Information and communication	2026 1st quarter	8
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	L Financial services	2026 1st quarter	7
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	M Rental and trading of real estate	2026 1st quarter	5
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	N Specialist business services	2026 1st quarter	48
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	O Rental and other business services	2026 1st quarter	14
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	P Public administration and services	2026 1st quarter	1
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	Q Education	2026 1st quarter	5
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	R Healthcare and social work activities	2026 1st quarter	18
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	S Arts, culture, sports and recreation	2026 1st quarter	4
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	T Other service activities	2026 1st quarter	7
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	U Households	2026 1st quarter	0
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	V Extraterritorial organisations	2026 1st quarter	0
Male	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	SBI-code unknown	2026 1st quarter	3
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	Total	2026 1st quarter	79
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	A Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2026 1st quarter	4
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	B Mining and quarrying	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	C Manufacturing	2026 1st quarter	4
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	D Energy supply	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	E Water supply and waste management	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	F Construction	2026 1st quarter	2
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	G Wholesale and retail trade	2026 1st quarter	14
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	H Transportation and storage	2026 1st quarter	1
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	I Accommodation and food services	2026 1st quarter	8
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	J Publishing and media organisations	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	K Information and communication	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	L Financial services	2026 1st quarter	1
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	M Rental and trading of real estate	2026 1st quarter	2
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	N Specialist business services	2026 1st quarter	9
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	O Rental and other business services	2026 1st quarter	3
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	P Public administration and services	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	Q Education	2026 1st quarter	2
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	R Healthcare and social work activities	2026 1st quarter	20
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	S Arts, culture, sports and recreation	2026 1st quarter	2
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	T Other service activities	2026 1st quarter	8
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	U Households	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	V Extraterritorial organisations	2026 1st quarter	0
Female	Empl. status: self-employed w. employees	SBI-code unknown	2026 1st quarter	0
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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.