Working population by sex

Changed on: 29/01/2007 11:07

Working population by sex
Personal characteristics	Sex	Periods	Employed labour force aged 15-64 Regulation working hours Regular working hours (x 1000)
Total personal characteristics	Total men and women	2006	3,174
Total personal characteristics	Men	2006	1,754
Total personal characteristics	Women	2006	1,420
Age category 15-19	Total men and women	2006	56
Age category 15-19	Men	2006	42
Age category 15-19	Women	2006	14
Age category 20-24	Total men and women	2006	220
Age category 20-24	Men	2006	117
Age category 20-24	Women	2006	103
Age category 25-29	Total men and women	2006	374
Age category 25-29	Men	2006	190
Age category 25-29	Women	2006	184
Age category 30-34	Total men and women	2006	429
Age category 30-34	Men	2006	225
Age category 30-34	Women	2006	204
Age category 35-39	Total men and women	2006	461
Age category 35-39	Men	2006	249
Age category 35-39	Women	2006	212
Age category 40-44	Total men and women	2006	457
Age category 40-44	Men	2006	244
Age category 40-44	Women	2006	214
Age category 45-49	Total men and women	2006	407
Age category 45-49	Men	2006	221
Age category 45-49	Women	2006	185
Age category 50-54	Total men and women	2006	370
Age category 50-54	Men	2006	214
Age category 50-54	Women	2006	156
Age category 55-59	Total men and women	2006	320
Age category 55-59	Men	2006	198
Age category 55-59	Women	2006	122
Age category 60-64	Total men and women	2006	81
Age category 60-64	Men	2006	55
Age category 60-64	Women	2006	25
Age category 15-24	Total men and women	2006	276
Age category 15-24	Men	2006	159
Age category 15-24	Women	2006	117
Age category 25-34	Total men and women	2006	803
Age category 25-34	Men	2006	415
Age category 25-34	Women	2006	388
Age category 35-44	Total men and women	2006	919
Age category 35-44	Men	2006	493
Age category 35-44	Women	2006	426
Age category 45-54	Total men and women	2006	776
Age category 45-54	Men	2006	435
Age category 45-54	Women	2006	342
Age category 55-64	Total men and women	2006	401
Age category 55-64	Men	2006	253
Age category 55-64	Women	2006	148
Educ. level : primary	Total men and women	2006	171
Educ. level : primary	Men	2006	109
Educ. level : primary	Women	2006	62
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw	Total men and women	2006	578
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw	Men	2006	344
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw	Women	2006	234
Educ. level: avo onderbouw	Total men and women	2006	194
Educ. level: avo onderbouw	Men	2006	85
Educ. level: avo onderbouw	Women	2006	109
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo	Total men and women	2006	1,352
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo	Men	2006	722
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo	Women	2006	630
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3	Total men and women	2006	447
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3	Men	2006	257
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3	Women	2006	190
Educ. level: mbo4	Total men and women	2006	639
Educ. level: mbo4	Men	2006	347
Educ. level: mbo4	Women	2006	292
Educ. level: havo, vwo	Total men and women	2006	266
Educ. level: havo, vwo	Men	2006	118
Educ. level: havo, vwo	Women	2006	148
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor	Total men and women	2006	665
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor	Men	2006	353
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor	Women	2006	313
Educ. level: master,doctor	Total men and women	2006	393
Educ. level: master,doctor	Men	2006	217
Educ. level: master,doctor	Women	2006	176
Educ. level: unknown	Total men and women	2006	15
Educ. level: unknown	Men	2006	10
Educ. level: unknown	Women	2006	5
Native Dutch background	Total men and women	2006	2,655
Native Dutch background	Men	2006	1,492
Native Dutch background	Women	2006	1,163
Foreign background	Total men and women	2006	519
Foreign background	Men	2006	262
Foreign background	Women	2006	257
Western foreign background	Total men and women	2006	290
Western foreign background	Men	2006	141
Western foreign background	Women	2006	149
Originated from MOE-countries	Total men and women	2006	13
Originated from MOE-countries	Men	2006	5
Originated from MOE-countries	Women	2006	8
Other western foreign background	Total men and women	2006	276
Other western foreign background	Men	2006	136
Other western foreign background	Women	2006	141
Non-western foreign background	Total men and women	2006	230
Non-western foreign background	Men	2006	121
Non-western foreign background	Women	2006	108
Turks	Total men and women	2006	44
Turks	Men	2006	24
Turks	Women	2006	20
Moroccans	Total men and women	2006	29
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.

Regulation working hours

Dating from 2000 the questions about regulation of working hours has been
changed. Therefore it is not possible to publish comparable data for
earlier years.
Distinction between regular and irregular working hours.
Regular working hours are only during the day on working days.
Irregular working hours are:
- in the evening.
- at night.
- on Saturday.
- on Sunday.

Regular working hours: Persons working regular hours only during the day on working days.