Monthly labour participation and unemployment

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 2024 1st quarter 10,153 10,174 9,767 9,801 386 373 3,222 3,201 75.9 76.1 73.0 73.3
Total sex 15 to 24 years 2024 1st quarter 1,797 1,818 1,640 1,663 157 155 382 360 82.5 83.5 75.3 76.3
Total sex 25 to 44 years 2024 1st quarter 4,085 4,084 3,954 3,960 131 125 451 452 90.1 90.0 87.2 87.3
Total sex 45 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 4,271 4,271 4,173 4,178 98 93 2,390 2,389 64.1 64.1 62.7 62.7
Men 15 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 5,356 5,365 5,159 5,176 197 189 1,332 1,323 80.1 80.2 77.1 77.4
Men 15 to 24 years 2024 1st quarter 914 923 831 840 83 83 192 184 82.6 83.4 75.1 75.9
Men 25 to 44 years 2024 1st quarter 2,136 2,136 2,072 2,076 64 60 148 148 93.5 93.5 90.7 90.9
Men 45 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 2,306 2,306 2,256 2,260 50 46 991 991 69.9 69.9 68.4 68.5
Women 15 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 4,797 4,809 4,608 4,625 189 183 1,890 1,879 71.7 71.9 68.9 69.2
Women 15 to 24 years 2024 1st quarter 883 896 809 823 74 73 189 177 82.3 83.5 75.4 76.8
Women 25 to 44 years 2024 1st quarter 1,949 1,948 1,882 1,883 67 64 302 304 86.6 86.5 83.6 83.7
Women 45 to 74 years 2024 1st quarter 1,965 1,965 1,917 1,919 48 47 1,399 1,398 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

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.