Monthly labour participation and unemployment

Monthly labour participation and unemployment

Sex Age Periods Gross labour participation Not seasonally adjusted (%) Gross labour participation Seasonally adjusted (%) Net labour participation Not seasonally adjusted (%) Net labour participation Seasonally adjusted (%)
Total sex 15 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 75.9 76.1 73.0 73.3
Total sex 15 to 24 years 2024 1st quarter 82.5 83.5 75.3 76.3
Total sex 25 to 44 years 2024 1st quarter 90.1 90.0 87.2 87.3
Total sex 45 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 64.1 64.1 62.7 62.7
Men 15 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 80.1 80.2 77.1 77.4
Men 15 to 24 years 2024 1st quarter 82.6 83.4 75.1 75.9
Men 25 to 44 years 2024 1st quarter 93.5 93.5 90.7 90.9
Men 45 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 69.9 69.9 68.4 68.5
Women 15 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 71.7 71.9 68.9 69.2
Women 15 to 24 years 2024 1st quarter 82.3 83.5 75.4 76.8
Women 25 to 44 years 2024 1st quarter 86.6 86.5 83.6 83.7
Women 45 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 58.4 58.4 57.0 57.0
Source: CBS.
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This table contains monthly, quarterly and yearly figures on the labour participation and unemployment in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 75 years old (excluding the institutionalized population) is divided into the employed, the unemployed and the people who are not in in the labour force. The different groups are further broken down by sex and age. Next to the original monthly figures on the labour force you can also find monthly figures that are seasonally adjusted.

Data available from: January 2003

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

Changes as of 18 April 2024:
The figures for March and 1st quarter 2024 have been added

When will new figures be published?
New figures on the most recent month are published monthly, in the third week of the month.

Description topics

Gross labour participation
The percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force in the population (labour force and not in the labour force).
This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Employed and unemployed labour force as a percentage of total population aged 15 until 65. For the yearly figures seasonally adjusted figures are not available because every single year deals with the same seasonal influences.
Net labour participation
The percentage of the employed labour force in the population (labour force and not in the labour force).
This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.
Not seasonally adjusted
Seasonally adjusted
Employed labour force as a percentage of total population aged 15 until 65. For the yearly figures seasonally adjusted figures are not available because every single year deals with the same seasonal influences.