Labour participation; attachment to the labour market, 2003-2022

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Sex Personal characteristics Not employed labour force Unemployed labour force Desired hours of work Full-time (x 1.000)
Total male and female Total persons 86
Age: 15 to 24 years 14
Age: 25 to 44 years 41
Age: 25 to 34 years 29
Age: 35 to 44 years 11
Age: 45 to 74 years 31
Age: 45 to 54 years 15
Age: 55 to 64 years 14
Age: 65 to 74 years 2
Level of educ: 1. Low 19
Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 27
Level of educ: 3 High 39
Level of educ: unknown 1
Male Total persons 61
Age: 15 to 24 years 7
Age: 25 to 44 years 28
Age: 25 to 34 years 22
Age: 35 to 44 years 6
Age: 45 to 74 years 26
Age: 45 to 54 years 12
Age: 55 to 64 years 12
Age: 65 to 74 years 2
Level of educ: 1. Low 15
Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 23
Level of educ: 3 High 23
Level of educ: unknown 0
Female Total persons 25
Age: 15 to 24 years 8
Age: 25 to 44 years 12
Age: 25 to 34 years 7
Age: 35 to 44 years 5
Age: 45 to 74 years 5
Age: 45 to 54 years 3
Age: 55 to 64 years 2
Age: 65 to 74 years 0
Level of educ: 1. Low 4
Level of educ: 2 Intermediate 5
Level of educ: 3 High 16
Level of educ: unknown 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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 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

Not employed labour force
People who don't 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. The non-employed population consists of the unemployed labour force and the people not in the labour force. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.
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.

Desired hours of work
The number of hours someone wants to works in a normal or average working week.
Full-time
Person wants to work part-time, 35 hours a week or more.