Monthly labour participation and unemployment

Changed on: 18/12/2025 06:30

Monthly labour participation and unemployment
Sex	Age	Periods	Labour force Not seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)	Labour force Seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)	Employed labour force Not seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)	Employed labour force Seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)	Unemployed labour force Not seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)	Unemployed labour force Seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)	Not in the labour force Not seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)	Not in the labour force Seasonally adjusted (x 1,000)
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2024 December	10,172	10,187	9,820	9,814	353	373	3,251	3,236
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 January	10,178	10,201	9,773	9,815	406	386	3,239	3,217
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 February	10,188	10,203	9,770	9,811	418	392	3,237	3,221
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 March	10,196	10,211	9,800	9,816	396	395	3,235	3,221
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 April	10,186	10,211	9,813	9,824	373	387	3,229	3,204
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 May	10,225	10,218	9,853	9,833	372	385	3,193	3,200
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 June	10,239	10,218	9,847	9,832	392	386	3,181	3,202
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 July	10,245	10,228	9,865	9,840	379	388	3,171	3,188
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 August	10,250	10,240	9,841	9,839	409	401	3,163	3,173
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 September	10,257	10,253	9,825	9,843	431	409	3,169	3,174
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 October	10,282	10,266	9,874	9,855	408	411	3,159	3,175
Total sex	15 to 74 years	2025 November	10,263	10,254	9,877	9,846	386	408	3,186	3,195
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2024 December	1,803	1,815	1,660	1,658	143	158	381	369
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 January	1,800	1,817	1,636	1,655	165	162	379	362
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 February	1,794	1,816	1,626	1,655	168	160	383	362
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 March	1,805	1,822	1,647	1,660	159	162	373	356
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 April	1,802	1,814	1,653	1,655	149	159	370	357
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 May	1,812	1,813	1,661	1,654	151	159	358	357
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 June	1,833	1,808	1,665	1,651	167	157	334	359
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 July	1,844	1,804	1,685	1,652	159	151	317	357
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 August	1,807	1,802	1,643	1,646	164	156	348	352
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 September	1,801	1,802	1,627	1,643	174	159	361	360
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 October	1,804	1,802	1,647	1,640	158	161	369	371
Total sex	15 to 24 years	2025 November	1,799	1,799	1,646	1,636	154	163	376	377
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2024 December	4,128	4,124	4,004	4,000	124	125	456	460
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 January	4,129	4,133	3,992	4,004	137	129	457	453
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 February	4,142	4,138	3,995	4,002	148	136	452	456
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 March	4,140	4,138	4,002	4,002	139	137	460	462
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 April	4,138	4,145	4,012	4,014	127	132	459	452
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 May	4,153	4,152	4,029	4,024	124	129	448	448
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 June	4,153	4,157	4,026	4,027	127	129	452	448
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 July	4,145	4,159	4,018	4,026	127	133	461	447
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 August	4,167	4,165	4,025	4,027	142	139	442	443
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 September	4,173	4,171	4,029	4,031	144	140	440	442
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 October	4,183	4,175	4,045	4,035	138	140	433	441
Total sex	25 to 44 years	2025 November	4,185	4,178	4,055	4,041	130	137	436	442
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2024 December	4,242	4,248	4,156	4,157	86	91	2,414	2,408
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 January	4,249	4,251	4,145	4,156	105	94	2,403	2,402
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 February	4,251	4,249	4,149	4,153	102	96	2,402	2,404
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 March	4,251	4,250	4,152	4,154	99	96	2,402	2,402
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 April	4,246	4,252	4,149	4,156	97	96	2,400	2,395
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 May	4,261	4,253	4,163	4,155	97	97	2,387	2,395
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 June	4,253	4,254	4,156	4,154	97	100	2,395	2,394
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 July	4,256	4,265	4,162	4,161	94	103	2,392	2,383
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 August	4,277	4,272	4,174	4,166	103	107	2,373	2,378
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 September	4,283	4,280	4,170	4,170	113	110	2,369	2,372
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 October	4,294	4,290	4,182	4,180	112	110	2,357	2,362
Total sex	45 to 74 years	2025 November	4,279	4,276	4,176	4,169	103	107	2,374	2,376
Men	15 to 74 years	2024 December	5,351	5,358	5,179	5,173	172	185	1,363	1,355
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 January	5,353	5,365	5,150	5,171	203	194	1,357	1,345
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 February	5,364	5,372	5,150	5,173	214	198	1,350	1,343
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 March	5,373	5,375	5,172	5,176	201	199	1,346	1,344
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 April	5,359	5,373	5,170	5,179	188	194	1,348	1,334
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 May	5,382	5,374	5,189	5,179	194	196	1,326	1,334
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 June	5,382	5,378	5,184	5,180	198	198	1,328	1,332
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 July	5,396	5,378	5,200	5,178	196	200	1,312	1,330
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 August	5,388	5,384	5,178	5,178	210	206	1,319	1,324
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 September	5,393	5,391	5,177	5,185	215	206	1,320	1,322
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 October	5,402	5,397	5,195	5,184	207	213	1,317	1,322
Men	15 to 74 years	2025 November	5,398	5,397	5,198	5,189	200	208	1,325	1,326
Men	15 to 24 years	2024 December	915	924	841	842	74	82	195	187
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 January	919	927	834	843	85	84	189	181
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 February	917	925	827	841	89	84	191	182
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 March	923	928	841	844	82	85	186	181
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 April	915	922	839	840	76	82	189	183
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 May	920	919	842	837	78	82	184	185
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 June	931	918	845	837	86	82	172	185
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 July	939	917	855	839	84	78	162	183
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 August	919	915	830	833	89	82	179	183
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 September	912	916	819	833	93	84	189	185
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 October	917	917	836	832	81	85	189	189
Men	15 to 24 years	2025 November	915	916	833	830	82	86	193	192
Men	25 to 44 years	2024 December	2,155	2,155	2,100	2,098	55	57	154	154
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 January	2,160	2,162	2,096	2,101	64	61	150	148
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 February	2,167	2,166	2,097	2,103	70	64	149	149
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 March	2,171	2,169	2,104	2,105	66	64	148	150
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 April	2,172	2,172	2,111	2,110	61	62	143	143
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 May	2,174	2,173	2,109	2,109	65	64	143	144
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 June	2,171	2,174	2,106	2,108	64	66	149	145
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 July	2,169	2,173	2,106	2,105	64	68	150	146
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 August	2,177	2,177	2,109	2,108	68	69	144	144
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 September	2,179	2,178	2,114	2,111	65	66	144	145
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 October	2,180	2,176	2,113	2,107	66	69	144	148
Men	25 to 44 years	2025 November	2,186	2,184	2,123	2,119	64	65	140	143
Men	45 to 74 years	2024 December	2,280	2,279	2,237	2,233	43	46	1,013	1,014
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 January	2,274	2,276	2,220	2,226	54	49	1,018	1,016
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 February	2,281	2,280	2,226	2,230	54	50	1,011	1,012
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 March	2,280	2,278	2,228	2,227	53	50	1,011	1,014
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 April	2,272	2,279	2,220	2,230	51	50	1,015	1,008
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 May	2,288	2,282	2,238	2,233	51	49	999	1,005
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 June	2,280	2,285	2,233	2,235	48	50	1,007	1,002
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 July	2,288	2,287	2,239	2,234	49	53	1,000	1,000
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 August	2,292	2,291	2,239	2,236	53	55	996	997
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 September	2,301	2,297	2,244	2,241	57	56	987	992
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 October	2,305	2,303	2,246	2,244	59	59	984	986
Men	45 to 74 years	2025 November	2,297	2,297	2,242	2,240	55	57	992	992
Women	15 to 74 years	2024 December	4,822	4,829	4,641	4,642	181	188	1,889	1,881
Women	15 to 74 years	2025 January	4,826	4,836	4,622	4,645	203	191	1,882	1,872
Women	15 to 74 years	2025 February	4,824	4,831	4,620	4,637	203	194	1,886	1,878
Women	15 to 74 years	2025 March	4,823	4,836	4,628	4,640	195	196	1,890	1,876
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

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 December 2025:
The figures for November 2025 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

Labour force

People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed 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. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted: Figures on the labour force after elimination of seasonal effects. For the yearly figures seasonally adjusted figures are not available because every single year deals with the same seasonal influences.

Employed labour force

People who have paid work.
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. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted: Figures on the employed labour force after elimination of seasonal effects. For the yearly figures seasonally adjusted figures are not available because every single year deals with the same seasonal influences.

Unemployed labour force

People who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it.
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. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted: Figures on the unemployed labour force after elimination of seasonal effects. For the yearly figures seasonally adjusted figures are not available because every single year deals with the same seasonal influences.

Not in the labour force

People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.
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. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Not seasonally adjusted

Seasonally adjusted: Figures on persons not included in the labour force after elimination of seasonal effects. For the yearly figures seasonally adjusted figures are not available because every single year deals with the same seasonal influences.