Employed labour force; economic activity (SIC 2008), 2003-2022
| Sex | Personal characteristics | SIC 2008 | Periods | Employed labour force (x 1 000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total persons | A-U All economic activities | 2022 1st quarter | 9,412 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022 1st quarter | 882 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2022 1st quarter | 1,275 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022 1st quarter | 2,262 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | G-N Commercial services | 2022 1st quarter | 4,332 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | M-N Business services | 2022 1st quarter | 1,283 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | O-Q Government and care | 2022 1st quarter | 2,997 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | O-U Noncommercial services | 2022 1st quarter | 3,415 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022 1st quarter | 418 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022 1st quarter | 180 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2022 1st quarter | 18 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2022 1st quarter | 119 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | C Manufacturing | 2022 1st quarter | 782 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2022 1st quarter | 18 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing | 2022 1st quarter | 47 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2022 1st quarter | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2022 1st quarter | 49 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2022 1st quarter | 27 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod | 2022 1st quarter | 49 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2022 1st quarter | 108 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2022 1st quarter | 38 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2022 1st quarter | 29 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2022 1st quarter | 102 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2022 1st quarter | 44 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair | 2022 1st quarter | 148 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | D Energy supply | 2022 1st quarter | 42 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 35 Energy supply | 2022 1st quarter | 42 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2022 1st quarter | 40 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | F Construction | 2022 1st quarter | 393 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022 1st quarter | 1,422 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | H Transportation and storage | 2022 1st quarter | 451 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022 1st quarter | 389 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | J Information and communication | 2022 1st quarter | 419 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2022 1st quarter | 79 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 61 Telecommunications | 2022 1st quarter | 36 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2022 1st quarter | 305 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | K Financial institutions | 2022 1st quarter | 296 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022 1st quarter | 71 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | M Other specialised business services | 2022 1st quarter | 852 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2022 1st quarter | 624 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 72 Research and development | 2022 1st quarter | 68 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2022 1st quarter | 160 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | N Renting and other business support | 2022 1st quarter | 430 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | O Public administration and services | 2022 1st quarter | 653 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | P Education | 2022 1st quarter | 732 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2022 1st quarter | 1,612 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 86 Human health activities | 2022 1st quarter | 746 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | 87-88 Care and social work | 2022 1st quarter | 866 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022 1st quarter | 223 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | S Other service activities | 2022 1st quarter | 184 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | T Activities of households | 2022 1st quarter | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Total persons | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | 211 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | A-U All economic activities | 2022 1st quarter | 886 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022 1st quarter | 27 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | B-F Manufacturing and energy | 2022 1st quarter | 38 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022 1st quarter | 420 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | G-N Commercial services | 2022 1st quarter | 523 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | M-N Business services | 2022 1st quarter | 79 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O-Q Government and care | 2022 1st quarter | 192 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O-U Noncommercial services | 2022 1st quarter | 246 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022 1st quarter | 54 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022 1st quarter | 24 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | B Mining and quarrying | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2022 1st quarter | 8 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | C Manufacturing | 2022 1st quarter | 24 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2022 1st quarter | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2022 1st quarter | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 20 Manufacture of chemicals | 2022 1st quarter | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals | 2022 1st quarter | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2022 1st quarter | 5 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2022 1st quarter | 3 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2022 1st quarter | 0 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 31-33 Other manufacturing and repair | 2022 1st quarter | 5 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | D Energy supply | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 35 Energy supply | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | E Water supply and waste management | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | F Construction | 2022 1st quarter | 12 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022 1st quarter | 279 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | H Transportation and storage | 2022 1st quarter | 31 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022 1st quarter | 110 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | J Information and communication | 2022 1st quarter | 14 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2022 1st quarter | 6 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 61 Telecommunications | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2022 1st quarter | 8 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | K Financial institutions | 2022 1st quarter | 7 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022 1st quarter | 3 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | M Other specialised business services | 2022 1st quarter | 38 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2022 1st quarter | 25 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 72 Research and development | 2022 1st quarter | 1 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2022 1st quarter | 12 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | N Renting and other business support | 2022 1st quarter | 41 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | O Public administration and services | 2022 1st quarter | 10 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | P Education | 2022 1st quarter | 69 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | Q Health and social work activities | 2022 1st quarter | 114 |
| Total male and female | Working hours: less than 12 hours a week | 86 Human health activities | 2022 1st quarter | 37 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
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.
Due to changes in the survey design and the questionnaire of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), a revision of the figures for 2021 was carried out in the first quarter of 2022.
As a result, the numbers of 2021 and later will not be comparable to the years 2003-2020.
Data available for 2003-2022
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, the table has been discontinued.
From 2021 onwards the categories ‘Empl. status: perm. with flexible hours' and ‘Empl. status: temp. with flexible hours' are stopped. From 2021 they are counted in ‘Empl. status: on-call worker' category. In addition, a new category ' Empl. status: flex, contract unknown' has been added from 2021 onwards. For the self-employed, the category ' Empl. status: other self-employed' has been removed
When will new figures be released?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.
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.