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 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	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,486	1,120	336	31
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	236	167	59	10
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	543	401	126	16
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	695	541	149	5
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	13	11	2	0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	68	59	3	5
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	17	13	1	3
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	37	33	2	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	13	12	0	1
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,356	1,014	318	25
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	209	147	54	8
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	496	365	118	13
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	640	492	144	4
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	12	10	2	0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	496	376	113	6
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	52	39	12	1
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	170	127	41	3
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	269	207	59	2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	5	4	1	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	190	157	31	2
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	17	14	2	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	75	57	17	1
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	96	83	12	1
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	3	2	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	306	219	82	4
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	35	24	10	1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	95	70	24	2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	173	124	48	2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	2	2	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	422	297	120	5
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	67	40	23	3
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	148	103	44	2
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	204	151	52	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	3	2	1	0
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	793	579	202	13
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	140	95	41	4
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	288	205	75	7
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	358	272	85	1
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	7	6	1	0
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	923	685	219	20
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	168	115	46	7
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	335	241	83	11
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	413	321	90	2
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	8	7	1	0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	372	282	81	8
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	74	55	17	2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	140	103	31	6
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	154	121	32	1
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	4	4	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	130	106	18	6
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	27	20	5	3
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	47	36	8	3
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	55	49	5	1
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	17	14	0	3
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	11	9	0	3
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	6	5	0	1
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	50	45	3	2
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	6	4	1	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	32	29	2	1
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	13	12	0	1
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	79	70	8	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	8	7	1	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	34	28	6	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	35	34	1	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	111	87	23	2
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	9	7	1	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	41	29	11	1
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	61	50	10	1
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	142	104	35	2
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	15	9	5	0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	48	37	10	1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	78	56	20	1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	2	1	0	0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	164	115	47	2
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	20	15	5	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	48	32	15	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	95	68	27	0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	193	132	59	2
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	29	18	10	1
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	64	43	21	1
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	99	71	28	0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	228	164	61	3
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	37	22	13	2
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	84	60	23	1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	105	81	24	0
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	3	2	1	0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	215	162	49	4
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	36	28	8	0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	83	59	21	3
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	93	73	20	0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	3	3	0	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.

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.