Working population by sex

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Working population by sex
Personal characteristics Sex Periods Labour force Gross labour participation (%) Labour force Net labour participation (%)
Total personal characteristics Total men and women 2006 68.3 64.5
Total personal characteristics Men 2006 76.6 73.1
Total personal characteristics Women 2006 59.8 55.8
Age category 15-19 Total men and women 2006 22.9 18.9
Age category 15-19 Men 2006 24.6 20.9
Age category 15-19 Women 2006 21.1 16.9
Age category 20-24 Total men and women 2006 64.8 59.5
Age category 20-24 Men 2006 66.8 61.8
Age category 20-24 Women 2006 62.7 57.0
Age category 25-29 Total men and women 2006 85.6 81.1
Age category 25-29 Men 2006 89.0 84.3
Age category 25-29 Women 2006 82.3 77.8
Age category 30-34 Total men and women 2006 85.5 82.0
Age category 30-34 Men 2006 93.9 91.0
Age category 30-34 Women 2006 77.1 73.0
Age category 35-39 Total men and women 2006 83.0 79.0
Age category 35-39 Men 2006 93.3 89.9
Age category 35-39 Women 2006 72.6 67.9
Age category 40-44 Total men and women 2006 81.8 77.8
Age category 40-44 Men 2006 90.8 87.9
Age category 40-44 Women 2006 72.6 67.4
Age category 45-49 Total men and women 2006 81.4 77.3
Age category 45-49 Men 2006 91.1 87.3
Age category 45-49 Women 2006 71.6 67.0
Age category 50-54 Total men and women 2006 75.2 72.0
Age category 50-54 Men 2006 87.6 84.9
Age category 50-54 Women 2006 62.7 59.0
Age category 55-59 Total men and women 2006 61.2 58.1
Age category 55-59 Men 2006 76.9 73.2
Age category 55-59 Women 2006 45.2 42.7
Age category 60-64 Total men and women 2006 22.4 20.8
Age category 60-64 Men 2006 31.0 28.8
Age category 60-64 Women 2006 13.7 12.8
Age category 15-24 Total men and women 2006 43.5 38.9
Age category 15-24 Men 2006 45.3 41.0
Age category 15-24 Women 2006 41.7 36.7
Age category 25-34 Total men and women 2006 85.6 81.6
Age category 25-34 Men 2006 91.6 87.9
Age category 25-34 Women 2006 79.6 75.3
Age category 35-44 Total men and women 2006 82.4 78.4
Age category 35-44 Men 2006 92.0 88.9
Age category 35-44 Women 2006 72.6 67.7
Age category 45-54 Total men and women 2006 78.4 74.8
Age category 45-54 Men 2006 89.4 86.2
Age category 45-54 Women 2006 67.3 63.2
Age category 55-64 Total men and women 2006 44.2 41.7
Age category 55-64 Men 2006 56.8 53.8
Age category 55-64 Women 2006 31.4 29.5
Educ. level : primary Total men and women 2006 39.7 34.9
Educ. level : primary Men 2006 52.5 47.3
Educ. level : primary Women 2006 27.2 22.7
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 53.3 49.4
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Men 2006 66.7 63.1
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Women 2006 41.0 36.7
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 44.2 40.8
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Men 2006 48.8 45.7
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Women 2006 40.5 36.8
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Total men and women 2006 73.4 69.5
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Men 2006 80.3 76.7
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Women 2006 66.4 62.1
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Total men and women 2006 73.4 69.2
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Men 2006 82.0 78.2
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Women 2006 64.7 60.2
Educ. level: mbo4 Total men and women 2006 82.2 78.9
Educ. level: mbo4 Men 2006 87.8 85.0
Educ. level: mbo4 Women 2006 75.9 72.1
Educ. level: havo, vwo Total men and women 2006 59.2 54.7
Educ. level: havo, vwo Men 2006 63.9 59.5
Educ. level: havo, vwo Women 2006 55.1 50.5
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Total men and women 2006 83.8 81.1
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Men 2006 86.8 84.3
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Women 2006 80.6 77.9
Educ. level: master,doctor Total men and women 2006 85.9 82.7
Educ. level: master,doctor Men 2006 88.9 86.4
Educ. level: master,doctor Women 2006 82.0 78.0
Educ. level: unknown Total men and women 2006 60.1 53.0
Educ. level: unknown Men 2006 71.7 65.8
Educ. level: unknown Women 2006 44.8 35.9
Native Dutch background Total men and women 2006 70.0 66.9
Native Dutch background Men 2006 78.4 75.8
Native Dutch background Women 2006 61.3 57.9
Foreign background Total men and women 2006 61.5 54.8
Foreign background Men 2006 69.1 62.3
Foreign background Women 2006 54.0 47.4
Western foreign background Total men and women 2006 68.6 63.9
Western foreign background Men 2006 74.8 70.4
Western foreign background Women 2006 62.7 57.8
Originated from MOE-countries Total men and women 2006 64.5 54.8
Originated from MOE-countries Men 2006 77.7 66.8
Originated from MOE-countries Women 2006 57.5 48.5
Other western foreign background Total men and women 2006 68.8 64.4
Other western foreign background Men 2006 74.7 70.5
Other western foreign background Women 2006 63.1 58.5
Non-western foreign background Total men and women 2006 55.3 46.7
Non-western foreign background Men 2006 64.3 55.4
Non-western foreign background Women 2006 45.9 37.8
Turks Total men and women 2006 51.7 43.9
Turks Men 2006 65.0 57.2
Turks Women 2006 37.4 29.7
Moroccans Total men and women 2006 46.8 38.7
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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

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.
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).