Working population by sex

Working population by sex

Personal characteristics Sex Periods Total population aged 15-64 years (x 1000) Persons employed Total persons employed (x 1000) Persons employed Persons employed < 12 hours a week (x 1000) Persons employed Persons employed >= 12 hours a week (x 1000) Labour force Labour position Total labour force (x 1000) Labour force Labour position Employed labour force (x 1000) Labour force Labour position Unemployed labour force (x 1000) Labour force Labour position Persons not included in the labour force (x 1000) Labour force Gross labour participation (%) Labour force Net labour participation (%)
Partner in a couple (no children) Total men and women 2006 3,038 2,100 122 1,978 2,058 1,978 80 979 67.8 65.1
Partner in a couple (no children) Men 2006 1,453 1,109 30 1,079 1,115 1,079 36 338 76.7 74.2
Partner in a couple (no children) Women 2006 1,584 992 92 899 943 899 44 641 59.5 56.8
Partner in a couple with children Total men and women 2006 4,067 3,323 218 3,105 3,235 3,105 130 832 79.5 76.3
Partner in a couple with children Men 2006 2,020 1,846 18 1,828 1,878 1,828 50 143 92.9 90.5
Partner in a couple with children Women 2006 2,047 1,477 200 1,277 1,357 1,277 80 689 66.3 62.4
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

Persons employed, labour force, unemployment broken down
by personal features (age, level of education, origin) and
sex

Data available from: 1996

Frequency: Stopped

Status of the figures:
Figures based on the LFS are always final.

When will new figures be published?
This publication is stopped.

Description topics

Total population aged 15-64 years
Persons employed
Persons employed are all persons having paid jobs.
Total persons employed
Persons employed are all persons having paid jobs.
Persons employed < 12 hours a week
Persons employed >= 12 hours a week
Labour force
The labour force (15-64 years) includes:
- persons who work at least 12 hours a week;
- persons who have accepted work for at least 12 hours a week;
- persons willing to work at least 12 hours a week, who are available and
actively seeking work for at least 12 hours a week.
The employed labour force includes all persons working at least 12 hours
a week.
The unemployed labour force includes all persons unemployed or working
less than 12 hours a week.
Labour position
Classification of the population aged 15-64:
- employed labour force,
- unemployed labour force,
- persons not included in the labour force.
Total labour force
Employed labour force
Person aged 15-64 working at least 12 hours a week.
Unemployed labour force
Persons who have accepted work for at least 12 hours a week , or
willing to work at least 12 hours a week, who are available and
actively seeking work for at least 12 hours a week.
Persons not included in the labour force
Persons not included in the labour force.
Gross labour participation
Labour force as a percentage of the population (15-64 years).
Net labour participation
Employed labour force as a percentage of the population (aged 15-64 yrs).