Employed labour force; economic activity

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female Total persons 1,379
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 266
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 418
Working hours: part-time 776
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 151
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 359
Working hours: full-time 603
Age: 15 to 24 years 460
Age: 25 to 44 years 436
Age: 25 to 34 years 228
Age: 35 to 44 years 209
Age: 45 to 54 years 207
Age: 45 to 74 years 483
Age: 55 to 64 years 230
Age: 65 to 74 years 45
1 Primary, lower secondary 463
2 Upper secondary 595
3 Tertiary 315
Level of educ: unknown 7
Empl. status: employee 1,239
Empl. status: permanent employee 693
Empl. status: flexible employee 546
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 77
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 65
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 60
Empl. status: on-call worker 287
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 24
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 34
Empl. status: self-employed 141
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 24
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 50
Empl. status: contributing family worker 5
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 61
Empl. status: solo self-employed 74
Male Total persons 780
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 126
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 191
Working hours: part-time 312
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 64
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 122
Working hours: full-time 468
Age: 15 to 24 years 237
Age: 25 to 44 years 260
Age: 25 to 34 years 133
Age: 35 to 44 years 127
Age: 45 to 54 years 121
Age: 45 to 74 years 283
Age: 55 to 64 years 131
Age: 65 to 74 years 31
1 Primary, lower secondary 245
2 Upper secondary 349
3 Tertiary 181
Level of educ: unknown 5
Empl. status: employee 679
Empl. status: permanent employee 404
Empl. status: flexible employee 275
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 45
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 28
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 28
Empl. status: on-call worker 144
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 14
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 16
Empl. status: self-employed 101
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 18
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 34
Empl. status: contributing family worker 2
Empl. status: self-employed w. employees 47
Empl. status: solo self-employed 52
Female Total persons 600
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 140
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week 227
Working hours: part-time 464
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 87
Working hours: 20 to 34 hours a week 237
Working hours: full-time 136
Age: 15 to 24 years 223
Age: 25 to 44 years 176
Age: 25 to 34 years 95
Age: 35 to 44 years 82
Age: 45 to 54 years 86
Age: 45 to 74 years 200
Age: 55 to 64 years 100
Age: 65 to 74 years 15
1 Primary, lower secondary 217
2 Upper secondary 246
3 Tertiary 134
Level of educ: unknown 3
Empl. status: employee 560
Empl. status: permanent employee 289
Empl. status: flexible employee 271
Empl. status: temp. with perm. prospect 32
Empl. status: temporary >= 1 year 37
Empl. status: temporary < 1 year 32
Empl. status: on-call worker 143
Empl. status: temp. agency worker 10
Empl. status: flex, contract unknown 17
Empl. status: self-employed 40
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -labour 6
Empl. status: solo self-empl. -products 17
Empl. status: contributing family worker 3
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.