Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022
| Sex | Age | Highest educational level | Periods | Labour force Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 3.6 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 5.9 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.4 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.7 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | 3.8 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 7.6 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 9.7 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 6.6 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 5.1 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 3.6 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 5.8 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.4 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.6 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | 3.4 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 3.0 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 5.6 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.9 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.7 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 3.7 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 6.8 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.6 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.3 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.3 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 4.7 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.1 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 1.8 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 1.9 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.0 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.1 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 1.6 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.3 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.8 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.2 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.2 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.6 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.3 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.3 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.4 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.8 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.4 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.4 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.0 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 6.0 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 8.2 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.7 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 6.2 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 9.8 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 10.4 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 8.1 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 5.8 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 6.1 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 6.1 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 5.2 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 3.9 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 8.3 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.3 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.8 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 3.4 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 5.7 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.8 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.9 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.6 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 6.3 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 1.7 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.3 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.0 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.4 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.4 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 1.2 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 1.5 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 1.4 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 1.8 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 1.2 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.2 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.4 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.4 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.0 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | Total | 2022 1st quarter | 2.4 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | 1 Lower education | 2022 1st quarter | 3.3 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.2 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | 3 Higher education | 2022 1st quarter | 2.1 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | Unknown | 2022 1st quarter | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
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.- Unemployment rate
- The unemployed labour force as a percentage of the (employed and 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.