Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022

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Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022
Sex	Age	Highest educational level	Periods	Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Employee (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Permanent employee (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Flexible employee (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed person (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed without employees (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed with employees (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Contributing family worker (x 1 000)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	3,394	1,934	1,819	1,583	848	734	236	167	59	10
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	4,883	3,742	3,614	3,071	2,033	1,038	543	401	126	16
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	4,804	4,038	3,928	3,233	2,390	843	695	541	149	5
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	900	668	604	587	80	507	17	13	1	3
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	943	787	735	697	162	536	37	33	2	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	292	252	239	226	62	163	13	12	0	1
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	2,599	1,845	1,737	1,528	812	716	209	147	54	8
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	4,254	3,632	3,509	3,013	2,004	1,009	496	365	118	13
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	4,308	3,931	3,827	3,187	2,364	822	640	492	144	4
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	508	373	352	301	204	97	52	39	12	1
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	1,476	1,314	1,277	1,106	812	295	170	127	41	3
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,342	2,195	2,136	1,867	1,342	525	269	207	59	2
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	206	152	142	125	77	48	17	14	2	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	751	675	651	576	383	193	75	57	17	1
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,288	1,217	1,176	1,080	703	377	96	83	12	1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	302	221	211	175	126	49	35	24	10	1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	726	639	626	530	428	102	95	70	24	2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,055	978	960	787	639	148	173	124	48	2
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	473	346	339	273	215	58	67	40	23	3
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	901	805	788	640	541	98	148	103	44	2
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	946	891	877	673	582	91	204	151	52	0
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	1,191	803	781	641	529	112	140	95	41	4
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	1,834	1,532	1,497	1,209	1,031	179	288	205	75	7
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,675	1,484	1,452	1,094	960	134	358	272	85	1
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	1,986	893	863	695	565	130	168	115	46	7
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	2,463	1,641	1,602	1,268	1,059	208	335	241	83	11
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,170	1,592	1,553	1,140	985	155	413	321	90	2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	719	457	442	368	314	53	74	55	17	2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	933	727	709	570	489	81	140	103	31	6
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	728	593	575	421	377	43	154	121	32	1
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	795	89	82	55	36	19	27	20	5	3
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	629	109	105	58	29	29	47	36	8	3
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	496	108	101	46	26	21	55	49	5	1
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	753	553	495	484	48	436	11	9	0	3
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	254	208	191	185	20	166	6	5	0	1
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	7	5	5	4	0	4	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	147	115	108	103	32	71	6	4	1	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	689	579	544	512	142	370	32	29	2	1
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	285	247	234	221	62	159	13	12	0	1
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	89	65	60	52	32	21	8	7	1	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	372	338	327	293	178	115	34	28	6	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	652	616	593	558	323	235	35	34	1	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	116	87	82	73	46	27	9	7	1	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	378	337	324	284	206	78	41	29	11	1
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	636	600	583	522	380	142	61	50	10	1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	137	99	92	77	56	22	15	9	5	0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	349	306	301	253	202	51	48	37	10	1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	567	535	522	445	347	97	78	56	20	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	165	122	118	98	71	27	20	15	5	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	377	333	325	277	226	51	48	32	15	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	488	443	437	342	292	50	95	68	27	0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	194	139	137	108	84	24	29	18	10	1
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	392	359	352	288	245	43	64	43	21	1
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	477	450	445	346	296	49	99	71	28	0
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	279	207	202	165	131	34	37	22	13	2
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	508	446	436	352	297	55	84	60	23	1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	469	441	432	327	286	41	105	81	24	0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	336	237	229	193	165	29	36	28	8	0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	508	434	424	341	292	49	83	59	21	3
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	396	352	345	252	223	28	93	73	20	0
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	382	220	212	175	150	25	38	27	9	1
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	426	293	285	229	197	32	56	44	11	2
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	332	241	230	169	154	15	62	48	12	1
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	370	66	60	46	34	12	14	11	3	0
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	346	82	78	42	26	16	35	26	6	3
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	284	79	75	38	25	13	36	32	4	0
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	425	24	22	9	2	7	13	9	2	2
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	283	28	27	16	3	13	12	10	1	0
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	212	29	27	8	1	7	18	17	1	0
Male	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	1,703	1,113	1,052	875	485	390	177	127	47	4
Male	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	2,473	1,968	1,907	1,547	1,050	497	360	256	96	7
Male	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,371	2,035	1,983	1,586	1,209	376	397	291	106	1
Male	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	484	363	329	316	48	268	13	10	1	2
Male	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	478	393	369	343	86	257	26	23	1	2
Male	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	123	103	98	91	25	66	8	7	0	0
Male	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	1,368	1,058	1,001	845	469	376	156	110	44	2
Male	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	2,139	1,894	1,835	1,512	1,035	478	323	229	89	5
Male	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,098	1,965	1,916	1,556	1,194	363	360	258	101	1
Male	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	292	239	227	185	131	55	42	30	12	0
Male	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	771	719	701	590	444	146	111	79	31	1
Male	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,116	1,075	1,048	901	665	237	146	105	41	0
Male	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	123	99	93	79	50	29	14	11	2	0
Male	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	408	381	367	317	215	101	50	36	13	1
Male	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	605	581	559	505	336	169	54	45	8	0
Male	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	170	139	134	106	80	26	28	19	10	0
Male	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	362	339	334	273	228	45	61	42	18	0
Male	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	510	494	489	396	329	67	93	60	32	0
Male	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	246	200	196	148	120	29	48	29	18	0
Male	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	434	401	393	294	255	38	99	66	33	0
Male	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	475	454	448	337	300	37	110	75	35	0
Male	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	592	456	445	344	290	54	101	70	31	0
Male	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	890	782	766	580	505	75	186	127	57	2
Male	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	859	787	770	564	504	60	206	146	60	0
Male	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	927	511	495	374	307	67	122	86	34	1
Male	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	1,224	856	837	615	520	95	222	154	64	4
Male	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,132	857	837	593	519	74	243	179	65	0
Male	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	347	256	249	195	170	25	54	41	12	0
Male	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	456	381	373	286	249	37	87	61	24	1
Male	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	384	332	323	227	203	23	96	71	25	0
Male	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	335	55	50	30	17	13	20	16	3	1
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 74 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) is divided into the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force and those not in the labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of the professional status, and the average working hours. A division by sex, age and level of education is available.

Due to changes in the survey design and the questionnaire of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), a revision of the figures for 2021 was carried out in the first quarter of 2022.
As a result, the numbers of 2021 and later will not be comparable to the years 2003-2020.

Data available from: 2003-2022

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

Changes as of Januariy 16, 2023:
The periods were still indicated in Dutch. That has been converted to English.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be released?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.

Description topics

Labour force and not in the labour force

People who are part of the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force or who are 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 75 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Professional status

Classification of the employed labour force into:
Employee
-  permanent
-  flexible
Self-employed
-  without employees (solo self-employed)
-  with employees
-  contributing family worker

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Employee

A person who makes arrangements in a collective agreement for labour purposes and who is being paid in return.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Employee: A person who makes arrangements in a collective agreement for labour purposes and who is being paid in return.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Permanent employee: An employee with an employment contract for an indefinite period and for a fixed number of hours.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Flexible employee: An employee with an employment contract for a limited period or a flexible number of hours. Enclosed here are: - Temporary employee, permanent prospect - Temporary employee, >=1 year - Temporary employee, <1 year - On-call worker (including permanent and temporary employees with flexible hours) - Temporary agency worker - Employee flex, contract unknown.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed person

A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  in the company or practice of a family member (contributing family worker), or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession).

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed person: A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  in the company or practice of a family member (contributing family worker), or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession).

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed without employees: A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession), and
-  who has no employees.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed with employees: A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, and
-  who has employees.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Contributing family worker: A person who works, not on the basis of a an explicit employment contract, in the company or practice of the partner or parents.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.