Labour participation; attachment to the labour market

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Labour participation; attachment to the labour market
Sex Personal characteristics Registered employment UWV Periods Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Available to work, but not seeking Because of discouragement (x 1.000) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of family/household care (x 1.000) Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of retirement/old age (x 1.000)
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Total 2023 2 5 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 2 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 1 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2 3 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Total 2023 3 97 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 1 24 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 1 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 23 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2 73 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Total 2023 2 40 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 1 12 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 12 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 29 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Total 2023 1 56 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 12 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 12 0
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 44 0
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Total 2023 18 162 1,470
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 3 17 24
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 3
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 3 16 21
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 16 145 1,447
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Total 2023 3 46 3
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at an employment office 2023 1 9 1
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 8 1
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2 38 2
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Total 2023 5 80 112
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at an employment office 2023 1 7 7
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 1
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 7 6
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 4 73 104
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Total 2023 11 36 1,356
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 1 1 16
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 2
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 1 13
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 10 35 1,340
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Total 2023 1 0 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 0 0
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Total 2023 2 4 0
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 2 0
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 2 0
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 2 0
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Total 2023 1 1 0
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 1 0
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 1 0
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 0 0
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Total 2023 1 3 0
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 1 0
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 1 0
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 0 2 0
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Total 2023 11 18 646
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 2 4 11
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 2
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 2 4 9
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 9 14 635
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Total 2023 2 4 1
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 2 0
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 2 0
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 2 1
Male Age: 55 to 64 years Total 2023 2 7 39
Male Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at an employment office 2023 1 1 3
Male Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Male Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 1 3
Male Age: 55 to 64 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 5 35
Male Age: 65 to 74 years Total 2023 7 7 606
Male Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 1 1 8
Male Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 2
Male Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 1 6
Male Age: 65 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 7 6 598
Female Age: 15 to 24 years Total 2023 1 4 0
Female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 2 0
Female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 1 0
Female Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 3 0
Female Age: 25 to 44 years Total 2023 1 93 0
Female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 22 0
Female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 1 0
Female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 21 0
Female Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 71 0
Female Age: 25 to 34 years Total 2023 1 39 0
Female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 11 0
Female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 11 0
Female Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 0 28 0
Female Age: 35 to 44 years Total 2023 1 53 0
Female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 0 11 0
Female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0 0
Female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 0 10 0
Female Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1 43 0
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

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.
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.
Available to work, but not seeking
Person is directly available for work, but hasn’t recently looked for work.
Because of discouragement
Person is directly available for work, but hasn’t recently looked for work because they expect little result.

Up to and including 2014, it was assumed that for people who do not want to work for 12 hours or more a week and who report a certain reason for this, the same reason applies if they wanted to work less than 12 hours a week but did not look for work. The questionnaire has now been adapted so that the respondent can also report another reason not to look for work for less than 12 hours a week. The group that reports discouragement as the reason for not looking for work, therefore, appears to be larger in size than before and the remaining group that has not looked for work for other reasons is therefore (equally) lower.
Not seeking work, not available
Person is not directly available for work and also hasn’t recently looked for work.
Doesn’t want to or can’t work
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work.
Because of family/household care
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of the care for family or household.
Because of retirement/old age
Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of (early) retirement or old age.