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) | 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 | 2025 | 10,229 | 9,833 | 396 | 3,197 | 76.2 | 73.2 | ||||||
| Total sex | 15 to 24 years | 2025 | 1,807 | 1,648 | 160 | 362 | 83.3 | 76.0 | ||||||
| Total sex | 25 to 44 years | 2025 | 4,157 | 4,023 | 135 | 449 | 90.3 | 87.3 | ||||||
| Total sex | 45 to 74 years | 2025 | 4,264 | 4,162 | 102 | 2,387 | 64.1 | 62.6 | ||||||
| Men | 15 to 74 years | 2025 | 5,382 | 5,180 | 202 | 1,331 | 80.2 | 77.2 | ||||||
| Men | 15 to 24 years | 2025 | 920 | 837 | 83 | 184 | 83.3 | 75.8 | ||||||
| Men | 25 to 44 years | 2025 | 2,174 | 2,109 | 65 | 146 | 93.7 | 90.9 | ||||||
| Men | 45 to 74 years | 2025 | 2,288 | 2,235 | 53 | 1,001 | 69.6 | 68.0 | ||||||
| Women | 15 to 74 years | 2025 | 4,847 | 4,653 | 194 | 1,866 | 72.2 | 69.3 | ||||||
| Women | 15 to 24 years | 2025 | 888 | 811 | 76 | 177 | 83.3 | 76.2 | ||||||
| Women | 25 to 44 years | 2025 | 1,983 | 1,914 | 69 | 303 | 86.8 | 83.7 | ||||||
| Women | 45 to 74 years | 2025 | 1,976 | 1,927 | 49 | 1,386 | 58.8 | 57.3 | ||||||
| Source: CBS. | ||||||||||||||
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 15 January 2026:
The figures for December and 4th quarter 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.
- 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.