Labour Force; level of education by personal characteristics 2001-2012

Labour Force; level of education by personal characteristics 2001-2012

Sex Age Ethnic background Level of education Field of education Periods Labour force (x 1 000) Employed labour force aged 15 to 65 year (x 1 000) Unemployed labour force (x 1 000) Persons not included in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Total field of education 2012 1,590 1,399 191 794
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Total level of education Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Total field of education 2012 120 100 21 169
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Primary education Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Total field of education 2012 295 243 51 251
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Vmbo, mbo1, avo onderbouw Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Total field of education 2012 96 80 16 108
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Avo onderbouw Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Total field of education 2012 634 558 76 250
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo, mbo Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Total field of education 2012 240 210 29 87
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 2 en 3 Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Total field of education 2012 227 201 27 50
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Mbo 4 Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Total field of education 2012 167 147 20 113
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Economics, management and administration 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Law, public science, security services 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Mathematics, natural ,computer science 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Engineering 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Agriculture and environment 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Health and welfare 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Personal, transport services, logistics 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Havo, vwo Unknown field of education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Hbo, wo bachelor Total field of education 2012 290 266 24 70
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Hbo, wo bachelor General 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Hbo, wo bachelor Education 2012 . . . .
Total men and women Total aged 15 to 65 years Foreign background Hbo, wo bachelor Humanities, social sciences and arts 2012 . . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


This table comprises yearly figures on different aspects of the labour force broken down by sex, ethnic background,
level of education and field of education.

Data available 2001-2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures on level of education for 2012 are provisional, the other figures are definite.

Changes as of July 15th 2015:
None, this table was stopped.

Changes as of December 16th 2013:
July 5th 2013, figures of 2012 are added to this table. Since the fourth quarter of 2012 the Dutch Labour Force Survey (LFS) started using web questionnaires. As a consequence the questions on field of education have changed. With these new questions only the international classification of field of education (ISCED) can be derived. In the fourth quarter of 2012 about a third of the respondents answered the new questions on field of education. Because of this the published figures about field of education of 2012, based on the national classification (SOI), contain relatively many unknowns. These 2012 figures have therefore been retracted.

Changes as of July 5th 2013:
Figures on 2012 are added to this table. As a consequence of changes in the questions on level of education, the figures on level of education for 2012 are provisional. Final figures are expected to be published in 2014.

When will new figures be published?
This table is stopped. The update of 5 July 2013 was the last update of this table. On 26 February 2015 new revised tables about the labour force have been published. The revision of the labour force statistics consists of two parts. The definitions will be adjusted to the international standard definitions and data collection is improved by using web interviewing. For more information about this revision, see the link to the press release in paragraph 3.

Description topics

Labour force
The labour force (aged 15 to 65 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.
Employed labour force aged 15 to 65 year
Persons working at least 12 hours a week.
Unemployed labour force
All persons unemployed or working less than 12 hours a week who have
accepted work and are going to work at least 12 hours a week or are
prepared to work at least 12 hours a week, who are available and actively
seeking work for at least 12 hours a week.
Persons not included in the labour force
Persons not included in the labour force.