Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022
| Sex | Age | Formal Education | 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) | Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Professional status is unknown (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Part-time (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 20 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 12 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week 12 to 19 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 27 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 28 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) | Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000) | Labour force Unemployed labour force (x 1 000) | Labour force Unemployment rate (%) | Not in the labour force (x 1 000) | Gross labour participation rate (%) | Net labour participation rate (%) |
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| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 2,126 | 1,467 | 1,329 | 1,255 | 433 | 822 | 74 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1,047 | 795 | 612 | 183 | 252 | 114 | 138 | 282 | 138 | 9.4 | 659 | 69.0 | 62.5 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 1,618 | 1,039 | 938 | 892 | 225 | 667 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 868 | 744 | 584 | 160 | 124 | 63 | 62 | 70 | 101 | 9.8 | 578 | 64.3 | 58.0 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 509 | 427 | 391 | 364 | 208 | 155 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 128 | 51 | 76 | 212 | 36 | 8.5 | 81 | 84.0 | 76.9 |
| Total male and female | 15 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 193 | 89 | 70 | 68 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20.6 | 104 | 45.9 | 36.5 |
| Total male and female | 15 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 191 | 88 | 70 | 67 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20.8 | 102 | 46.2 | 36.6 |
| Total male and female | 15 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 2 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 16 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 199 | 123 | 113 | 109 | 17 | 93 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 105 | 90 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8.7 | 76 | 61.8 | 56.4 |
| Total male and female | 16 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 195 | 122 | 111 | 109 | 16 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 104 | 90 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8.4 | 73 | 62.6 | 57.3 |
| Total male and female | 16 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 3 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 17 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 206 | 140 | 129 | 126 | 25 | 101 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 116 | 95 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7.9 | 65 | 68.2 | 62.8 |
| Total male and female | 17 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 197 | 134 | 124 | 121 | 25 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 113 | 93 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7.8 | 63 | 68.0 | 62.7 |
| Total male and female | 17 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 18 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 210 | 146 | 132 | 127 | 32 | 95 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 104 | 80 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9.7 | 64 | 69.6 | 62.9 |
| Total male and female | 18 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 184 | 127 | 116 | 112 | 27 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 97 | 76 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8.9 | 57 | 69.1 | 62.9 |
| Total male and female | 18 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 25 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | . | . |
| Total male and female | 19 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 216 | 150 | 134 | 126 | 36 | 91 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 96 | 74 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10.9 | 65 | 69.7 | 62.1 |
| Total male and female | 19 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 182 | 124 | 111 | 106 | 27 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 89 | 70 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 10.2 | 58 | 68.0 | 61.0 |
| Total male and female | 19 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 34 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | . | 7 | 78.8 | 67.8 |
| Total male and female | 20 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 223 | 160 | 144 | 135 | 44 | 91 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 88 | 61 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 10.0 | 63 | 71.6 | 64.5 |
| Total male and female | 20 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 170 | 118 | 106 | 100 | 27 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 81 | 58 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10.2 | 53 | 69.1 | 62.1 |
| Total male and female | 20 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 53 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 9.4 | 11 | 79.7 | 72.3 |
| Total male and female | 21 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 222 | 158 | 145 | 136 | 57 | 80 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 67 | 47 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 13 | 8.2 | 64 | 71.2 | 65.4 |
| Total male and female | 21 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 151 | 100 | 92 | 86 | 27 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8.3 | 51 | 66.2 | 60.8 |
| Total male and female | 21 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 71 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 8.0 | 13 | 81.8 | 75.2 |
| Total male and female | 22 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 222 | 164 | 150 | 139 | 58 | 81 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 65 | 44 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 14 | 8.4 | 59 | 73.5 | 67.3 |
| Total male and female | 22 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 141 | 93 | 85 | 77 | 21 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 58 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9.4 | 48 | 66.1 | 59.8 |
| Total male and female | 22 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 81 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 7.0 | 11 | 86.5 | 80.5 |
| Total male and female | 23 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 217 | 168 | 157 | 145 | 74 | 71 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 51 | 32 | 18 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 65 | 11 | 6.6 | 50 | 77.1 | 72.0 |
| Total male and female | 23 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 110 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 27 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3.4 | 37 | 66.9 | 64.6 |
| Total male and female | 23 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 107 | 94 | 85 | 78 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 8 | 9.0 | 13 | 87.6 | 79.7 |
| Total male and female | 24 years | Total | 2020 4th quarter | 217 | 169 | 155 | 143 | 82 | 62 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 46 | 19 | 27 | 75 | 13 | 8.0 | 48 | 77.8 | 71.7 |
| Total male and female | 24 years | In formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 94 | 59 | 52 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 11.4 | 36 | 62.2 | 55.1 |
| Total male and female | 24 years | Not in formal education | 2020 4th quarter | 123 | 110 | 103 | 97 | 62 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 63 | 7 | 6.1 | 12 | 89.9 | 84.4 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation of young people in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 24 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 whether they are in 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 for 2003-2022
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
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 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.- 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.
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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.
- Professional status is unknown
- Working hours
- The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Part-time
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Part-time
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- Less than 20 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- Less than 20 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- Less than 12 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 12 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 12 to 19 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 12 to 19 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 20 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is is 20 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.- 20 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 20 to 27 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 27 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 28 to 34 working hours a week
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 28 to 34 hours.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- Full-time
- The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 35 hours or more.
In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. - Gross labour participation rate
- 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. - Net labour participation rate
- 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.