Labour participation; attachment to the labour market

Changed on: 30/01/2026 06:30

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)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not in the labour force (x 1.000)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Seeking work, but not available (x 1.000)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Available to work, but not seeking Because of other reason (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 other reason (x 1.000)
Total male and female	Total persons	Total	2025	13,426	3,197	106	163	92
Total male and female	Total persons	Registered at an employment office	2025	996	532	37	30	27
Total male and female	Total persons	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	185	36	10	6	2
Total male and female	Total persons	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	811	496	27	23	25
Total male and female	Total persons	Not registered at an employment office	2025	12,431	2,666	69	134	65
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Total	2025	2,169	362	33	64	14
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	63	33	3	3	2
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	7	1	0	0	0
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	56	32	2	3	2
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	2,106	329	31	61	11
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Total	2025	4,606	449	40	34	28
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	415	180	18	14	10
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	84	14	5	3	1
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	331	167	13	11	9
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	4,191	268	22	20	18
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Total	2025	2,373	212	22	19	16
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	198	80	8	6	5
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	41	6	2	1	0
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	157	75	6	4	5
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	2,175	132	14	13	11
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Total	2025	2,233	237	18	15	12
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	217	100	10	8	5
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	44	8	3	2	1
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	174	92	7	6	5
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	2,016	137	8	7	7
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Total	2025	6,651	2,387	33	65	50
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	518	318	17	13	14
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	93	21	5	3	1
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	424	297	11	10	13
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	6,133	2,068	16	52	36
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Total	2025	2,199	280	13	13	13
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	205	113	7	5	5
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	40	6	2	0	0
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	166	108	5	4	5
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	1,993	167	6	8	8
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Total	2025	2,473	553	14	20	27
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	251	156	8	6	8
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	44	9	3	2	1
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	207	146	5	5	7
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	2,222	398	5	14	19
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Total	2025	1,979	1,554	6	32	10
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	61	50	1	2	2
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	9	6	0	1	0
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	51	43	1	1	1
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	1,918	1,504	5	30	9
Total male and female	1 Primary, lower secondary	Total	2025	3,364	1,314	34	64	43
Total male and female	1 Primary, lower secondary	Registered at an employment office	2025	386	253	12	12	16
Total male and female	1 Primary, lower secondary	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	36	11	2	2	1
Total male and female	1 Primary, lower secondary	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	350	242	10	10	15
Total male and female	1 Primary, lower secondary	Not registered at an employment office	2025	2,977	1,061	22	52	28
Total male and female	2 Upper secondary	Total	2025	4,848	1,083	38	52	27
Total male and female	2 Upper secondary	Registered at an employment office	2025	351	180	14	9	7
Total male and female	2 Upper secondary	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	69	14	4	2	1
Total male and female	2 Upper secondary	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	282	166	9	7	6
Total male and female	2 Upper secondary	Not registered at an employment office	2025	4,497	903	25	42	20
Total male and female	3 Tertiary	Total	2025	5,128	759	32	45	20
Total male and female	3 Tertiary	Registered at an employment office	2025	242	85	11	7	4
Total male and female	3 Tertiary	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	78	10	4	2	1
Total male and female	3 Tertiary	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	164	75	7	6	3
Total male and female	3 Tertiary	Not registered at an employment office	2025	4,886	674	21	38	16
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Total	2025	87	41	1	2	2
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Registered at an employment office	2025	16	13	0	1	0
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	1	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	15	13	0	1	0
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Not registered at an employment office	2025	71	27	1	2	1
Male	Total persons	Total	2025	6,714	1,331	51	89	41
Male	Total persons	Registered at an employment office	2025	470	220	18	18	13
Male	Total persons	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	93	17	4	4	1
Male	Total persons	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	376	202	14	14	12
Male	Total persons	Not registered at an employment office	2025	6,244	1,112	33	71	28
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Total	2025	1,104	184	16	36	8
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	31	15	1	2	1
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	3	0	0	0	0
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	28	15	1	2	1
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	1,074	170	15	34	7
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Total	2025	2,320	146	18	15	13
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	195	68	8	8	6
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	40	6	2	2	0
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	155	62	7	6	5
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	2,125	78	10	8	8
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Total	2025	1,200	76	10	9	8
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	95	31	4	3	3
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	18	2	1	1	0
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	77	29	3	2	3
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	1,105	45	7	6	5
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Total	2025	1,120	70	7	7	6
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	100	37	5	5	3
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	22	4	1	1	0
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	78	33	4	3	2
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	1,020	33	3	2	3
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Total	2025	3,289	1,001	17	38	20
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	244	137	9	8	6
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	51	11	3	2	1
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	193	125	6	6	6
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	3,045	864	8	30	14
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Total	2025	1,088	97	6	6	5
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at an employment office	2025	90	44	3	3	2
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2025	20	2	1	0	0
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2025	70	42	2	3	2
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Not registered at an employment office	2025	997	53	3	3	3
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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.

Data available from: 2013

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

Changes as of January 30, 2026:
The figures for the 4th quarter of 2026 and the annual figures for 2025 have been 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 in May 2026.

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.

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.

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 other reason

Seeking work, but not available: Person is not directly available for work, but has recently looked for work.

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 other reason: 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 another reason.