Working population by sex

Working population by sex

Personal characteristics Sex Periods Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Flexible workers Total flexible workers (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Flexible workers Temporary employees (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Flexible workers Stand-by employees/substitutes (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Flexible workers Other flexible workers (x 1000)
Total personal characteristics Total men and women 2006 564 201 117 246
Total personal characteristics Men 2006 283 118 43 122
Total personal characteristics Women 2006 281 83 74 124
Age category 15-19 Total men and women 2006 86 14 29 44
Age category 15-19 Men 2006 47 10 14 23
Age category 15-19 Women 2006 40 5 15 20
Age category 20-24 Total men and women 2006 142 50 34 58
Age category 20-24 Men 2006 69 28 13 27
Age category 20-24 Women 2006 73 22 20 31
Age category 25-29 Total men and women 2006 81 39 11 31
Age category 25-29 Men 2006 45 24 5 17
Age category 25-29 Women 2006 36 16 6 14
Age category 30-34 Total men and women 2006 51 27 6 18
Age category 30-34 Men 2006 27 17 2 8
Age category 30-34 Women 2006 25 10 4 10
Age category 35-39 Total men and women 2006 46 22 5 19
Age category 35-39 Men 2006 21 12 . 8
Age category 35-39 Women 2006 25 10 4 11
Age category 40-44 Total men and women 2006 47 17 8 22
Age category 40-44 Men 2006 19 11 . 7
Age category 40-44 Women 2006 27 6 7 14
Age category 45-49 Total men and women 2006 40 14 8 18
Age category 45-49 Men 2006 16 7 . 8
Age category 45-49 Women 2006 24 7 7 10
Age category 50-54 Total men and women 2006 32 9 8 15
Age category 50-54 Men 2006 14 4 . 9
Age category 50-54 Women 2006 18 5 6 6
Age category 55-59 Total men and women 2006 25 6 6 13
Age category 55-59 Men 2006 15 5 2 8
Age category 55-59 Women 2006 10 . 4 5
Age category 60-64 Total men and women 2006 13 2 3 8
Age category 60-64 Men 2006 9 . 2 6
Age category 60-64 Women 2006 4 . . 2
Age category 15-24 Total men and women 2006 229 65 62 102
Age category 15-24 Men 2006 116 38 27 51
Age category 15-24 Women 2006 113 27 35 51
Age category 25-34 Total men and women 2006 132 66 16 50
Age category 25-34 Men 2006 72 40 6 26
Age category 25-34 Women 2006 60 26 10 24
Age category 35-44 Total men and women 2006 93 39 14 41
Age category 35-44 Men 2006 40 23 2 15
Age category 35-44 Women 2006 53 16 11 26
Age category 45-54 Total men and women 2006 72 23 16 33
Age category 45-54 Men 2006 30 12 3 16
Age category 45-54 Women 2006 42 12 13 17
Age category 55-64 Total men and women 2006 37 8 9 21
Age category 55-64 Men 2006 24 6 4 14
Age category 55-64 Women 2006 14 2 5 7
Educ. level : primary Total men and women 2006 38 15 9 14
Educ. level : primary Men 2006 25 11 4 10
Educ. level : primary Women 2006 13 4 5 4
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 155 54 31 70
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Men 2006 85 34 15 36
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Women 2006 70 20 16 34
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 69 19 18 33
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Men 2006 35 10 9 16
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Women 2006 34 8 9 17
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Total men and women 2006 256 93 57 106
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Men 2006 121 54 19 49
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Women 2006 135 39 38 58
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Total men and women 2006 79 35 13 31
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Men 2006 38 21 3 14
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Women 2006 41 14 10 17
Educ. level: mbo4 Total men and women 2006 78 27 18 34
Educ. level: mbo4 Men 2006 34 15 5 14
Educ. level: mbo4 Women 2006 44 12 13 19
Educ. level: havo, vwo Total men and women 2006 98 30 26 41
Educ. level: havo, vwo Men 2006 48 17 11 20
Educ. level: havo, vwo Women 2006 50 13 15 22
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Total men and women 2006 70 24 15 32
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Men 2006 30 13 2 15
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Women 2006 40 11 12 16
Educ. level: master,doctor Total men and women 2006 39 12 5 22
Educ. level: master,doctor Men 2006 18 5 2 11
Educ. level: master,doctor Women 2006 21 7 2 11
Educ. level: unknown Total men and women 2006 6 3 . 2
Educ. level: unknown Men 2006 4 2 . .
Educ. level: unknown Women 2006 3 . . .
Native Dutch background Total men and women 2006 421 132 92 197
Native Dutch background Men 2006 207 78 32 97
Native Dutch background Women 2006 214 54 60 100
Foreign background Total men and women 2006 143 69 24 50
Foreign background Men 2006 76 40 10 25
Foreign background Women 2006 67 29 14 24
Western foreign background Total men and women 2006 57 28 8 21
Western foreign background Men 2006 27 13 3 11
Western foreign background Women 2006 31 15 5 10
Originated from MOE-countries Total men and women 2006 4 2 . 2
Originated from MOE-countries Men 2006 . . . .
Originated from MOE-countries Women 2006 3 . . .
Other western foreign background Total men and women 2006 53 26 7 19
Other western foreign background Men 2006 25 13 3 10
Other western foreign background Women 2006 27 14 5 9
Non-western foreign background Total men and women 2006 86 41 16 29
Non-western foreign background Men 2006 49 27 7 15
Non-western foreign background Women 2006 36 14 9 14
Turks Total men and women 2006 20 12 4 4
Turks Men 2006 12 8 . 3
Turks Women 2006 7 3 3 .
Moroccans Total men and women 2006 11 5 . 5
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

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

Employed labour force aged 15-64
Persons working at least 12 hours a week.
Position on the labour market
Persons working at least 12 hours a week.
Flexible workers
The employment contract is of limited duration and/or the number of
working hours is not laid down by contract.
Total flexible workers
Temporary employees
Employees working flexible hours by type of contract.
Stand-by employees/substitutes
Employees working flexible hours by type of contract.
Other flexible workers
Employees working flexible hours by type of contract.