Labour participation; attachment to the labour market

Labour participation; attachment to the labour market

Sex Personal characteristics Registered employment UWV Periods Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1.000)
Total male and female Total persons Registered at an employment office 2023 943
Total male and female Total persons Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 145
Total male and female Total persons Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 798
Total male and female Total persons Not registered at an employment office 2023 12,383
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 48
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 5
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 43
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,121
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 396
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 62
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 334
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 4,093
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 202
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 30
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 172
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,123
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 194
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 32
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 162
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1,970
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 499
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 78
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 421
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 6,168
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at an employment office 2023 201
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 32
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 169
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,094
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at an employment office 2023 244
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 38
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 206
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,191
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 54
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 8
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 46
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1,883
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at an employment office 2023 384
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 33
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 350
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Not registered at an employment office 2023 3,083
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at an employment office 2023 330
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 56
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 273
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Not registered at an employment office 2023 4,605
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at an employment office 2023 212
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 54
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 158
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Not registered at an employment office 2023 4,636
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at an employment office 2023 18
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 2
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 17
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Not registered at an employment office 2023 58
Source: CBS.
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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.

Data available from: 2013

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of February 14, 2024:
The figures for 4th quarter and the year 2023 are added.

Changes as of August 23, 2022:
None, this is a new table. This table has been compiled on the basis of the Labor Force Survey (LFS). Due to changes in the research design and the questionnaire of the LFS, the figures for 2021 are not automatically comparable with the figures up to and including 2020. The key figures in this table have therefore been made consistent with the (non-seasonally adjusted) figures in the table Arbeidsdeelname, kerncijfers seizoengecorrigeerd (see section 4), in which the outcomes for the period 2013-2020 have been recalculated to align with the outcomes from 2021. When further detailing the outcomes according to job and personal characteristics, there may nevertheless be differences from 2020 to 2021 as a result of the new method.

When will new figures be released?
New figures will be published on May 15, 2024.

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.