Working population by sex

Working population by sex

Personal characteristics Sex Periods Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Employees with permanent jobs (x 1000)
Total personal characteristics Total men and women 2006 5,631
Total personal characteristics Men 2006 3,149
Total personal characteristics Women 2006 2,482
Age category 15-19 Total men and women 2006 97
Age category 15-19 Men 2006 56
Age category 15-19 Women 2006 41
Age category 20-24 Total men and women 2006 403
Age category 20-24 Men 2006 213
Age category 20-24 Women 2006 190
Age category 25-29 Total men and women 2006 671
Age category 25-29 Men 2006 338
Age category 25-29 Women 2006 333
Age category 30-34 Total men and women 2006 755
Age category 30-34 Men 2006 408
Age category 30-34 Women 2006 347
Age category 35-39 Total men and women 2006 831
Age category 35-39 Men 2006 466
Age category 35-39 Women 2006 365
Age category 40-44 Total men and women 2006 816
Age category 40-44 Men 2006 456
Age category 40-44 Women 2006 360
Age category 45-49 Total men and women 2006 762
Age category 45-49 Men 2006 425
Age category 45-49 Women 2006 337
Age category 50-54 Total men and women 2006 657
Age category 50-54 Men 2006 383
Age category 50-54 Women 2006 274
Age category 55-59 Total men and women 2006 523
Age category 55-59 Men 2006 327
Age category 55-59 Women 2006 196
Age category 60-64 Total men and women 2006 115
Age category 60-64 Men 2006 76
Age category 60-64 Women 2006 39
Age category 15-24 Total men and women 2006 501
Age category 15-24 Men 2006 270
Age category 15-24 Women 2006 231
Age category 25-34 Total men and women 2006 1,426
Age category 25-34 Men 2006 747
Age category 25-34 Women 2006 680
Age category 35-44 Total men and women 2006 1,647
Age category 35-44 Men 2006 922
Age category 35-44 Women 2006 725
Age category 45-54 Total men and women 2006 1,419
Age category 45-54 Men 2006 808
Age category 45-54 Women 2006 611
Age category 55-64 Total men and women 2006 638
Age category 55-64 Men 2006 403
Age category 55-64 Women 2006 235
Educ. level : primary Total men and women 2006 263
Educ. level : primary Men 2006 174
Educ. level : primary Women 2006 90
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 1,005
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Men 2006 614
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Women 2006 391
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 335
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Men 2006 164
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Women 2006 171
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Total men and women 2006 2,492
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Men 2006 1,358
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Women 2006 1,134
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Total men and women 2006 882
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Men 2006 491
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Women 2006 391
Educ. level: mbo4 Total men and women 2006 1,173
Educ. level: mbo4 Men 2006 652
Educ. level: mbo4 Women 2006 521
Educ. level: havo, vwo Total men and women 2006 437
Educ. level: havo, vwo Men 2006 216
Educ. level: havo, vwo Women 2006 222
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Total men and women 2006 1,183
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Men 2006 606
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Women 2006 577
Educ. level: master,doctor Total men and women 2006 660
Educ. level: master,doctor Men 2006 378
Educ. level: master,doctor Women 2006 282
Educ. level: unknown Total men and women 2006 28
Educ. level: unknown Men 2006 20
Educ. level: unknown Women 2006 8
Native Dutch background Total men and women 2006 4,714
Native Dutch background Men 2006 2,642
Native Dutch background Women 2006 2,072
Foreign background Total men and women 2006 917
Foreign background Men 2006 507
Foreign background Women 2006 410
Western foreign background Total men and women 2006 515
Western foreign background Men 2006 271
Western foreign background Women 2006 244
Originated from MOE-countries Total men and women 2006 21
Originated from MOE-countries Men 2006 9
Originated from MOE-countries Women 2006 12
Other western foreign background Total men and women 2006 495
Other western foreign background Men 2006 262
Other western foreign background Women 2006 232
Non-western foreign background Total men and women 2006 401
Non-western foreign background Men 2006 236
Non-western foreign background Women 2006 165
Turks Total men and women 2006 73
Turks Men 2006 48
Turks Women 2006 25
Moroccans Total men and women 2006 60
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.
Employees with permanent jobs
The employment contract is permanent and working hours are laid down
by contract.