Nearly 140,000 Flemish people have a second job | Inland

“In 2019, before the corona crisis, 137,900 Flemish people between 20 and 64 years old had a second activity in addition to their job. In 2021, that number rose to 139,300 people, which is also about 4.8% of the working population living in Flanders. There is no significant change to be noticed in Flanders before and after the corona crisis in the number of people with a second job,” says Ronse.

Highly skilled people make up more than half of the group of people with a second job. Per education level, we also see the largest percentage of people with a second job among the highly skilled: 5.3% of the working high-skilled has a second job, compared to 4.5% of the medium-skilled and 3.6% of the low-skilled. In addition, there are still more men (56%) who have a second job than women (44%).

Within the group with a second job, the share of self-employed activities decreased slightly. 60.5% of the second jobs performed are self-employed in 2021, compared to 63.8% in 2019. On the other hand, in 2021 Flanders did have a record number of new sole traders and companies.

“Flanders remains the engine of the economy in our country. The Fleming also continues to do business. This is again evident from the above figures. That is why we must continue on the path we have chosen and remove all barriers so that anyone who wants to do business can do business”, concludes Axel Ronse.