Labour force according to the internat. def. broken down by sex, 2000-2006

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Sex Personal characteristics Labour force acc.to internat. definition Gross labour participation (%) Labour force acc.to internat. definition Net labour participation (%) Labour force acc.to internat. definition Unemployment as a percentage (%) Labour force acc.to internat. definition Position on the labour market Total labour force acc.to internat. def. (x 1 000) Labour force acc.to internat. definition Position on the labour market Emp. labour force acc. to internat. def. (x 1 000) Labour force acc.to internat. definition Position on the labour market Unemp. labour force acc.to internat.def. (x 1 000) Labour force acc.to internat. definition Position on the labour market People not included in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total sex Total personal characteristics 63.8 61.0 4.4 8,403 8,036 366 4,762
15-24 yrs 69.2 63.9 7.6 1,349 1,246 103 601
25-34 yrs 87.8 84.7 3.5 1,825 1,760 65 253
35-44 yrs 85.8 82.6 3.8 2,232 2,148 84 369
45-54 yrs 81.8 78.9 3.5 1,913 1,846 68 426
55-64 yrs 49.1 46.9 4.4 980 937 43 1,017
65-74 yrs 7.4 7.1 4.0 93 89 4 1,171
75 yrs and older 1.1 1.1 . 10 10 . 926
15 - 19 yrs 58.7 52.0 11.3 580 515 66 409
20 - 24 yrs 80.0 76.1 4.9 768 731 38 192
25 - 29 yrs 87.9 84.4 4.0 866 831 35 119
30 - 34 yrs 87.7 85.0 3.1 959 929 30 134
35 - 39 yrs 86.2 83.0 3.7 1,117 1,076 42 179
40 - 44 yrs 85.4 82.2 3.8 1,114 1,072 42 190
45 - 49 yrs 84.5 81.3 3.8 1,031 992 39 189
50 - 54 yrs 78.8 76.3 3.3 883 854 29 237
55 - 59 yrs 65.9 63.2 4.1 740 710 30 383
60 - 64 yrs 27.5 26.0 5.3 240 227 13 634
65 - 69 yrs 9.1 8.7 5.1 65 62 3 648
70 - 74 yrs 5.1 5.0 . 28 28 . 523
75 yrs and older 1.1 1.1 . 10 10 . 926
Single person households 48.7 45.9 5.8 1,191 1,122 69 1,254
Partner in a couple (no children) 52.3 50.7 3.1 2,240 2,170 70 2,043
Partner in a couple with children 82.9 80.5 2.8 3,424 3,328 96 707
Single parent 63.8 57.8 9.5 286 259 27 162
Child aged >= 18 years 78.2 73.3 6.3 829 776 52 231
Child aged < 18 years 52.5 45.3 13.7 310 267 42 281
Other member household 59.3 55.0 7.3 122 113 9 84
Pre-primary education 22.5 20.3 9.7 40 37 4 139
Primary education 36.4 32.3 11.3 449 398 51 785
Lower secondary education 51.5 48.5 5.8 1,771 1,668 102 1,666
Higher secondary education 71.3 68.5 4.0 3,379 3,242 137 1,358
Post-secondary education 69.3 67.3 2.9 278 270 8 123
College and university educ., 1st stage 78.7 76.8 2.5 2,377 2,317 60 642
College and university educ., 2nd stage 89.0 88.5 . 62 62 . 8
Education unknown 52.7 47.5 9.9 47 42 5 42
Men Total personal characteristics 71.0 68.2 4.0 4,601 4,419 182 1,883
15-24 yrs 70.0 65.1 7.0 694 645 49 297
25-34 yrs 92.7 89.6 3.4 962 929 33 75
35-44 yrs 92.4 89.6 3.1 1,213 1,176 37 100
45-54 yrs 89.9 87.1 3.1 1,058 1,025 33 118
55-64 yrs 59.4 56.6 4.6 597 569 28 408
65-74 yrs 11.5 11.1 3.3 69 67 2 534
75 yrs and older 2.1 2.1 . 8 8 . 349
15 - 19 yrs 59.1 53.1 10.1 298 268 30 207
20 - 24 yrs 81.4 77.5 4.7 395 377 19 91
25 - 29 yrs 91.0 87.1 4.3 448 429 19 44
30 - 34 yrs 94.3 91.8 2.6 514 501 14 31
35 - 39 yrs 93.4 90.4 3.2 610 590 20 43
40 - 44 yrs 91.4 88.8 2.9 603 585 18 57
45 - 49 yrs 91.1 87.9 3.5 559 540 19 55
50 - 54 yrs 88.7 86.2 2.7 499 486 14 64
55 - 59 yrs 78.7 75.5 4.1 445 427 18 121
60 - 64 yrs 34.5 32.3 6.2 151 142 9 288
65 - 69 yrs 13.4 12.8 4.3 46 44 2 295
70 - 74 yrs 9.0 8.8 . 24 23 . 239
75 yrs and older 2.1 2.1 . 8 8 . 349
Single person households 61.8 57.9 6.4 693 649 44 428
Partner in a couple (no children) 55.7 54.1 3.0 1,199 1,164 35 953
Partner in a couple with children 91.8 89.7 2.3 1,894 1,850 43 168
Single parent 74.9 71.2 4.9 61 58 3 20
Child aged >= 18 years 79.7 74.8 6.1 522 490 32 133
Child aged < 18 years 53.3 47.3 11.3 161 143 18 141
Other member household 64.9 59.6 8.2 72 66 6 39
Pre-primary education 36.4 33.1 9.1 31 28 3 54
Primary education 50.4 45.5 9.8 270 244 27 266
Lower secondary education 65.4 62.2 4.9 993 945 49 526
Higher secondary education 74.8 72.0 3.7 1,812 1,745 67 610
Post-secondary education 71.2 69.6 2.2 150 147 3 61
College and university educ., 1st stage 78.8 76.9 2.4 1,273 1,242 31 343
College and university educ., 2nd stage 88.3 88.0 . 41 41 . 5
Education unknown 62.4 57.4 8.0 30 28 2 18
Women Total personal characteristics 56.9 54.1 4.8 3,802 3,618 184 2,879
15-24 yrs 68.3 62.7 8.3 655 601 54 303
25-34 yrs 82.9 79.9 3.7 863 831 32 178
35-44 yrs 79.1 75.5 4.6 1,019 972 47 269
45-54 yrs 73.6 70.6 4.0 855 820 35 307
55-64 yrs 38.6 37.1 4.0 383 368 15 609
65-74 yrs 3.6 3.4 . 24 22 . 637
75 yrs and older 0.5 0.5 . 3 3 . 576
15 - 19 yrs 58.3 50.9 12.6 282 247 35 202
20 - 24 yrs 78.6 74.6 5.1 373 354 19 101
25 - 29 yrs 84.9 81.7 3.7 418 403 15 75
30 - 34 yrs 81.2 78.2 3.6 445 428 16 103
35 - 39 yrs 78.9 75.5 4.3 507 485 22 135
40 - 44 yrs 79.3 75.5 4.8 511 487 25 134
45 - 49 yrs 77.8 74.6 4.2 472 452 20 134
50 - 54 yrs 68.9 66.2 3.9 383 368 15 173
55 - 59 yrs 52.9 50.8 4.0 294 282 12 262
60 - 64 yrs 20.4 19.6 3.9 89 86 4 347
65 - 69 yrs 5.2 4.9 . 19 18 . 353
70 - 74 yrs 1.6 1.5 . 4 4 . 284
75 yrs and older 0.5 0.5 . 3 3 . 576
Single person households 37.6 35.7 5.0 498 473 25 826
Partner in a couple (no children) 48.9 47.2 3.3 1,041 1,007 34 1,090
Partner in a couple with children 73.9 71.4 3.5 1,531 1,478 53 539
Single parent 61.4 54.8 10.7 225 201 24 142
Child aged >= 18 years 75.9 70.8 6.7 307 287 21 97
Child aged < 18 years 51.6 43.2 16.3 149 125 24 140
Other member household 52.7 49.6 6.0 50 47 3 45
Source: cbs.
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Table explanation

Labour force; international definition classification level
occupation by sex and personal characteristics
2000 - 2006
Changed on November 19 2008.
Frequency: Discontinued.

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Labour force acc.to internat. definition
Labour force according to the international definition.
The Dutch definition of the labour force deviates from the international
definition as given by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and
therefore gives different results. Firstly, according to the Dutch
definition only persons willing to work at least twelve hours a week are
taken into account. Secondly, the definitions of labour force vary. The
international definition requires prompt (within two weeks) availability
for the labour market. According to the Dutch definition a period of three
months is allowed.
Position on the labour market
The population of 15 years and older can be classified as follows.
- employed labour force.
- unemployed labour force.
- persons not included in the labour force.
Total labour force acc.to internat. def.
Total labour force according to the international definition.
Emp. labour force acc. to internat. def.
Employed population according to the international definition.
Persons working at least 1 hour a week.
Unemp. labour force acc.to internat.def.
Unemployed labour force according to the international definition.
People not included in the labour force
Persons not included in the labour force.
Gross labour participation
Labour force as a percentage of the total population.
Net labour participation
Employed labour force as a percentage of the total population.
Unemployment as a percentage
Unemployed labour force as a percentage of the total labour force.