Working population by sex

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Working population by sex
Personal characteristics Sex Periods 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 Regulation working hours Irregular working hours Work in the evening and at night (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Commuter traffic Transport Car (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Commuter traffic Transport Bicycle (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Commuter traffic Transport Bus, tram, metro (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Commuter traffic Transport Train (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Commuter traffic Transport By foot (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Commuter traffic Transport Other transport (x 1000)
Total personal characteristics Total men and women 2006 117 3,145 3,217 1,484 267 312 170 291
Age category 15-19 Total men and women 2006 29 104 31 80 17 7 11 18
Age category 20-24 Total men and women 2006 34 283 243 125 42 33 16 23
Age category 25-29 Total men and women 2006 11 343 383 155 39 54 19 32
Age category 30-34 Total men and women 2006 6 369 454 163 27 44 18 35
Age category 35-39 Total men and women 2006 5 460 519 179 35 37 19 38
Age category 40-44 Total men and women 2006 8 453 476 209 26 41 20 44
Age category 45-49 Total men and women 2006 8 434 417 213 29 36 21 38
Age category 50-54 Total men and women 2006 8 353 349 180 28 32 23 33
Age category 55-59 Total men and women 2006 6 265 273 149 20 23 18 23
Age category 60-64 Total men and women 2006 3 80 73 33 4 4 5 6
Age category 15-24 Total men and women 2006 62 387 274 205 59 41 27 42
Age category 25-34 Total men and women 2006 16 712 836 317 66 98 37 67
Age category 35-44 Total men and women 2006 14 913 995 387 61 78 39 82
Age category 45-54 Total men and women 2006 16 787 766 392 57 69 44 70
Age category 55-64 Total men and women 2006 9 345 346 182 24 28 24 29
Educ. level : primary Total men and women 2006 9 117 130 72 20 3 12 34
Educ. level: vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 31 543 544 284 56 31 32 85
Educ. level: avo onderbouw Total men and women 2006 18 196 191 111 24 18 12 18
Educ. level: havo/vwo, mbo Total men and women 2006 57 1,419 1,476 621 121 107 76 134
Educ. level: mbo2 en mbo3 Total men and women 2006 13 506 507 213 36 26 25 62
Educ. level: mbo4 Total men and women 2006 18 636 718 265 45 43 31 56
Educ. level: havo, vwo Total men and women 2006 26 277 251 143 40 38 20 16
Educ. level: hbo, wo bachelor Total men and women 2006 15 647 699 313 39 76 29 25
Educ. level: master,doctor Total men and women 2006 5 401 350 190 29 94 19 9
Educ. level: unknown Total men and women 2006 . 18 18 4 2 2 2 4
Native Dutch background Total men and women 2006 92 2,617 2,694 1,271 159 242 132 241
Foreign background Total men and women 2006 24 527 524 213 108 71 37 50
Western foreign background Total men and women 2006 8 293 294 133 33 37 17 26
Originated from MOE-countries Total men and women 2006 . 12 12 6 2 2 . 2
Other western foreign background Total men and women 2006 7 280 281 128 31 35 16 25
Non-western foreign background Total men and women 2006 16 235 230 79 75 34 20 24
Turks Total men and women 2006 4 44 51 11 10 3 4 8
Moroccans Total men and women 2006 . 34 39 11 10 2 3 3
Surinamers Total men and women 2006 3 64 58 19 24 13 5 4
Antillians/Arubans Total men and women 2006 2 21 17 8 9 5 2 .
Other non-western foreign background Total men and women 2006 7 72 65 30 22 11 5 7
Single person households Total men and women 2006 17 444 418 238 50 63 34 35
Partner in a couple (no children) Total men and women 2006 22 852 935 397 73 97 46 77
Partner in a couple with children Total men and women 2006 25 1,409 1,474 612 75 109 57 131
Single parent Total men and women 2006 4 99 108 55 17 10 8 6
Child aged >= 18 years Total men and women 2006 34 263 249 128 40 28 15 31
Child aged <18 years Total men and women 2006 11 34 2 32 4 . 5 8
Other member household Total men and women 2006 4 44 31 21 7 5 4 3
Source: CBS.
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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

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.
Stand-by employees/substitutes
Employees working flexible hours by type of contract.
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.
Irregular working hours
Irregular working hours are in the evening and/or at night, in the
weekends during the day.
Work in the evening and at night
Persons working sometimes or regularly between midnight and 06.00 a.m.
Commuter traffic
Transport
Car
Bicycle
Bus, tram, metro
Train
By foot
Other transport
Including transport unknown.