Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022

Changed on: 16/01/2023 02:00

Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022
Sex	Age	Highest educational level	Periods	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Permanent employee (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)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	5,296	1,120	336
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	848	167	59
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	2,033	401	126
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,390	541	149
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	25	11	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	304	59	3
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	80	13	1
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	162	33	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	62	12	0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	5,205	1,014	318
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	812	147	54
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	2,004	365	118
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,364	492	144
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	25	10	2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,367	376	113
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	204	39	12
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	812	127	41
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,342	207	59
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	9	4	1
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,168	157	31
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	77	14	2
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	383	57	17
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	703	83	12
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	5	2	0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,199	219	82
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	126	24	10
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	428	70	24
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	639	124	48
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	4	2	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,348	297	120
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	215	40	23
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	541	103	44
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	582	151	52
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	10	2	1
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,535	579	202
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	529	95	41
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	1,031	205	75
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	960	272	85
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	16	6	1
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,625	685	219
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	565	115	46
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	1,059	241	83
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	985	321	90
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	16	7	1
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,187	282	81
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	314	55	17
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	489	103	31
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	377	121	32
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	6	4	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	91	106	18
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	36	20	5
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	29	36	8
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	26	49	5
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	1	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	68	14	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	48	9	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	20	5	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	0	1	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	236	45	3
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	32	4	1
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	142	29	2
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	62	12	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	535	70	8
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	32	7	1
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	178	28	6
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	323	34	1
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	2	1	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	634	87	23
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	46	7	1
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	206	29	11
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	380	50	10
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	2	1	0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	607	104	35
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	56	9	5
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	202	37	10
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	347	56	20
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	2	1	0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	591	115	47
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	71	15	5
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	226	32	15
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	292	68	27
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	2	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	629	132	59
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	84	18	10
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	245	43	21
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	296	71	28
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	5	1	0
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	719	164	61
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	131	22	13
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	297	60	23
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	286	81	24
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	5	2	1
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	683	162	49
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	165	28	8
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	292	59	21
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	223	73	20
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	3	3	0
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

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.

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.

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.

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.