Regional employment in the cultural sector Netherlands 2019

Noord-Holland was the region in the Netherlands accounting for the highest number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in 2019. In that year, cultural activities located in this area - where Amsterdam, the Netherlands capital, is also located - accounted for roughly 121 thousand employees. The region of Zuid-Holland reported the second-highest figure, with approximately 87 thousand people employed in the cultural sector.

Number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of individuals in thousands
Noord-Holland	121.1
Zuid-Holland	86.7
Noord-Brabant	54.1
Utrecht	42.3
Gelderland	40.1
Overijssel	22.4
Limburg	19.2
Groningen	11.7
Friesland	10.9
Flevoland	9.9
Zeeland	5.9
Drenthe	5.8

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February 2021

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Netherlands

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

Cultural employment data and indicators relate to individuals aged 15 years and more.

The classifications used to produce statistics on cultural employment are: NACE Rev.2 for economic activity (sector of employment), ISCO-08 for occupation, and ISCED 2011 for educational attainment level.

Cultural employment statistics cover all economic sectors and occupations relevant for culture, as defined by the ESSnet-Culture and the Eurostat Working Group 'Culture statistics'.

More information on the methodology can be found here.

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