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Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022
Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education
Gender pay gap closing a little further
In 2020, the difference in average gross hourly earnings of male and female employees in the public sector decreased by 2 percentage points relative to 2018.
Gender pay gap still narrowing
In 2019, the wage gap between men and women narrowed further in the Netherlands. Women’s average gross hourly earnings were 14 percent lower than men’s.
Women’s emancipation: a slow process
Women work fewer hours, earn lower incomes. More women in top civil sector and commercial sector positions.
Same wage for same job? Gender pay gap in the Dutch public and private sector, 2012 (Dutch only)
This report describes unadjusted and adjusted wages differences between men and women in the public and private sector in 2008, 2010 and 2012. The publication is accompanied by a methodological...
Equal wages for equal jobs? Jobs and wages in the public and private sectors, 2010 (Dutch only)
This report describes jobs, wages and wage gaps in the public and private sectors in the Netherlands in 2010. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Background characteristics account for lower wages second generation
Hourly wages of people with a non-western background working in the private sector tend to be lower than the wages of their native Dutch counterparts. Wage differences are smaller in the first than...
Equal wages for equal jobs? Jobs and wages in the public and private sector, 2008 (Summary in English)
This paper describes jobs, wages and wage gaps in the public and private sector in the Netherlands in 2008. Additional tables are available on request. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs...
Wage gap between genders narrowing
In recent years, the wage gap between men and women has gradually narrowed. Young men’s gross wages are on average approximately 10 percent higher than the wages of their female counterparts.