Labour force; main figures by sex and other characteristics 2000-2014

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Sex Personal characteristics Employed labour force acc. internat. def Position Total employees (x 1 000) Employed labour force acc. internat. def Position Employees: permanent jobs (x 1 000) Employed labour force acc. internat. def Position Employees: flexible jobs (x 1 000)
Total sex Total personal characteristics 7,018 5,211 1,806
15-25 yrs 1,201 397 804
25-35 yrs 1,506 1,084 422
35-45 yrs 1,545 1,316 229
45-55 yrs 1,656 1,467 189
55-65 yrs 1,021 919 102
65-75 yrs 81 27 53
75 yrs and older 8 . 7
15 - 20 yrs 494 115 379
20 - 25 yrs 707 282 425
25 - 30 yrs 769 500 268
30 - 35 yrs 738 584 153
35 - 40 yrs 711 593 119
40 - 45 yrs 834 723 111
45 - 50 yrs 858 751 106
50 - 55 yrs 798 715 83
55 - 60 yrs 649 588 61
60 - 65 yrs 372 331 41
65 - 70 yrs 62 23 39
70 - 75 yrs 19 5 14
75 yrs and older 8 . 7
Single person households 1,046 754 293
Partner in a couple (no children) 1,796 1,417 380
Partner in a couple with children 2,769 2,404 365
Single parent 259 213 46
Child aged >= 18 years 746 294 452
Child aged < 18 years 256 52 204
Other member household 146 79 67
Household position unknown . . .
Pre-primary education 45 32 14
Primary education 367 227 140
Lower secondary education 1,213 795 418
Upper secondary education 2,935 2,182 753
Post-secondary non-tertiary education 35 30 5
Tertiary education 2,261 1,836 425
Doctorate (PhD) 44 35 8
Level of education: unknown 118 75 44
Men Total personal characteristics 3,616 2,731 885
15-25 yrs 599 205 394
25-35 yrs 750 543 208
35-45 yrs 774 668 106
45-55 yrs 854 776 78
55-65 yrs 575 523 52
65-75 yrs 57 18 40
75 yrs and older 7 . 6
15 - 20 yrs 249 58 191
20 - 25 yrs 350 147 204
25 - 30 yrs 376 246 130
30 - 35 yrs 374 296 78
35 - 40 yrs 358 301 58
40 - 45 yrs 415 367 49
45 - 50 yrs 439 397 43
50 - 55 yrs 415 379 36
55 - 60 yrs 353 323 30
60 - 65 yrs 222 199 23
65 - 70 yrs 42 14 29
70 - 75 yrs 15 4 11
75 yrs and older 7 . 6
Single person households 582 425 157
Partner in a couple (no children) 924 745 179
Partner in a couple with children 1,423 1,266 157
Single parent 47 41 5
Child aged >= 18 years 433 182 250
Child aged < 18 years 128 26 102
Other member household 79 45 34
Household position unknown . . .
Pre-primary education 26 18 8
Primary education 208 130 78
Lower secondary education 647 428 219
Upper secondary education 1,497 1,132 365
Post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 16 3
Tertiary education 1,125 941 184
Doctorate (PhD) 29 25 4
Level of education: unknown 65 41 24
Women Total personal characteristics 3,402 2,480 921
15-25 yrs 603 192 410
25-35 yrs 756 542 214
35-45 yrs 771 648 123
45-55 yrs 801 691 110
55-65 yrs 446 397 49
65-75 yrs 23 10 14
75 yrs and older . . .
15 - 20 yrs 246 57 188
20 - 25 yrs 357 135 222
25 - 30 yrs 392 254 138
30 - 35 yrs 364 288 76
35 - 40 yrs 353 292 61
40 - 45 yrs 418 356 62
45 - 50 yrs 418 355 64
50 - 55 yrs 383 336 47
55 - 60 yrs 296 265 31
60 - 65 yrs 150 132 18
65 - 70 yrs 20 9 11
70 - 75 yrs 4 . 3
75 yrs and older . . .
Single person households 464 328 136
Partner in a couple (no children) 872 671 201
Partner in a couple with children 1,346 1,138 208
Single parent 212 171 41
Child aged >= 18 years 313 111 201
Source: cbs.
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Table explanation


In this table you can find yearly figures about the composition of the Dutch labour force according to the international definition.

The Dutch definition of the labour force deviates from the international standard of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Because of this the size and composition of the labour force differs. Firstly for the Dutch definition a threshold value of twelve hours is used for the number of hours a person wants to work in a week. For the international definition this is not the case. Secondly the unemployed population is defined differently.
According to the international definition someone must be able to start working within two weeks. For the Dutch definition in some cases a term of three months is used when someone can start working or actively search for work.

Data available from 2000 to2013.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.

Changes as of 26 February 2015:
None, this table was stopped.

Changes as of 1 April 2014:
The figures on 2013 were added to this table. All figures on occupation for 2012 and 2013 are not available yet. As soon as these figures are available they will be added to this table. The figures on the level of education for 2012 onwards are provisional.

When will new figures be published?
This table is stopped. The update of 1 April 2014 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.

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Employed labour force acc. internat. def
Employed labour force according 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 (two weeks) availability for
the labour market. According to the Dutch definition a period of three
months is allowed.
Position
Total employees
Employees: permanent jobs
A person who has an employment contract that is permanent and whose working hours are laid down by contract.
Employees: flexible jobs
A person who has an employment contract that is of limited duration or whose number of
working hours are not laid down by contract.
These are:
Employee with a temporary contract and a permanent job in prospect and whose working hours are laid down by contract
Employee with a temporary contract of 1 year or more and whose working hours are laid down by contract
Employee with other temporary contracts and whose working hours are laid down by contract
Stand-by employee/Substitute employee
Temporary worker
Employee with a permanent contract whose working hours are not laid down by contract
Employee with a temporary contract whose working hours are not laid down by contract