Monthly data labour force: unemployed and employed 2001- May 2010

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Monthly data labour force: unemployed and employed 2001- May 2010
Age Sex Periods Total population aged 15-64 (x 1000) Labour force (LF) Total labour force (x 1000) Labour participation Gross (seasonally adjusted) (%) Labour participation Gross (not seasonally adjusted) (%) Labour participation Net (not seasonally adjusted) (%) Employed labour force (ELF) Annual change ELF (x 1000) Unemployed labour force (ULF) Seasonally adjusted ULF (x 1000)
15 until 65 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 10,984 7,740 70.6 70.5 66.5 -85 431
15 until 65 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 5,516 4,260 77.4 77.2 73.0 -105 228
15 until 65 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 5,468 3,480 63.8 63.6 59.9 20 203
15 until 25 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,999 838 43.2 41.9 36.6 -51 110
15 until 25 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,014 445 45.1 43.9 38.0 -28 62
15 until 25 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 985 393 41.2 39.9 35.2 -23 49
25 until 35 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,962 1,718 . 87.6 83.4 -27 78
25 until 35 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 979 908 . 92.8 88.1 -22 43
25 until 35 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 983 810 . 82.4 78.8 -5 35
25 until 45 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 4,391 3,815 86.8 86.9 82.8 -85 174
25 until 45 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 2,197 2,047 93.1 93.2 88.9 -77 89
25 until 45 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 2,195 1,768 80.5 80.5 76.7 -7 84
35 until 45 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 2,429 2,097 . 86.3 82.3 -58 96
35 until 45 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,218 1,139 . 93.5 89.6 -56 46
35 until 45 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,212 958 . 79.1 75.0 -2 50
45 until 55 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 2,447 2,005 . 81.9 78.0 9 .
45 until 55 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,229 1,109 . 90.2 86.3 -13 .
45 until 55 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,218 896 . 73.6 69.5 21 .
45 until 65 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 4,594 3,087 67.1 67.2 63.9 51 147
45 until 65 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 2,305 1,768 76.6 76.7 73.2 0 77
45 until 65 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 2,288 1,319 57.5 57.6 54.5 51 70
55 until 65 years Total sex 2010 Mar./2010 May* 2,146 1,082 . 50.4 47.9 42 .
55 until 65 years Men 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,076 659 . 61.3 58.3 12 .
55 until 65 years Women 2010 Mar./2010 May* 1,070 423 . 39.5 37.4 29 .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


Unemployed and employed labour force, persons not included in the labour
force, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate by sex and age.

Data available from:
three-monthly period December 2000/February 2001 till March/May 2010.

When will new figures be published?
New figures won't be published. This publication has been stopped.

Reason for stopping this publication:
Due to an change in the method, the three montly averages are substituded
by monthly figures. For more information see paragraph 3.

Changes on previously published data: new period(s) added and/or update in
existing data as a result of the releasepolicy as mentioned under 4.
Description of the survey. The figures on labour force are provisional.
Unemployed labour force also available according to the international
definition.

Description topics

Total population aged 15-64
All residents of the Netherlands in the age category 15-64, excluding
persons in homes and institutions.
Labour force (LF)
The labour force (15-64 years) includes:
- persons who work at least 12 hours a week;
- persons who have accepted work for at least 12 hours a week;
- persons willing to work at least 12 hours a week, who are available and
actively seeking work for at least 12 hours a week.
The employed labour force includes all persons working at least 12 hours
a week.
The unemployed labour force includes all persons unemployed or working
less than 12 hours a week.
Total labour force
Labour participation
Labour force (seasonally adjusted) as a percentage of total population
aged 15 until 65
Gross (seasonally adjusted)
Employed and unemployed labour force (seas. adj.) as a percentage of
total population aged 15 until 65
Gross (not seasonally adjusted)
Employed and unemployed labour force (not seas. adj.) as a percentage of
total population aged 15 until 65
Net (not seasonally adjusted)
Employed labour force (not seas. adj.) as a percentage of
total population aged 15 until 65
Employed labour force (ELF)
Persons working at least 12 hours a week.
Annual change ELF
Change employed labour force compared to the same period last year.
Unemployed labour force (ULF)
Persons who have accepted work for at least 12 hours a week, or
willing to work at least 12 hours a week, who are available and
actively seeking work for at least 12 hours a week.
Seasonally adjusted ULF
Figures on the unemployed labour force after elimination of seasonal
effects.