Labour participation; attachment to the labour market

Labour participation; attachment to the labour market

Sex Personal characteristics Registered employment UWV Periods Not employed labour force Unemployed labour force Desired hours of work Part-time Part-time (x 1.000) Not employed labour force Unemployed labour force Desired hours of work Part-time 20 to 34 hours a week (x 1.000)
Total male and female Total persons Total 2023 237 128
Total male and female Total persons Registered at an employment office 2023 62 52
Total male and female Total persons Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 24 21
Total male and female Total persons Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 39 30
Total male and female Total persons Not registered at an employment office 2023 175 77
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Total 2023 112 32
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 5 4
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 1 1
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 4 3
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 107 28
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Total 2023 65 52
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 28 24
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 9 9
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 19 15
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 37 28
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Total 2023 38 30
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 16 13
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 5 5
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 11 9
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 22 17
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Total 2023 27 22
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 13 11
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 5 4
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 8 6
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 15 11
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Total 2023 60 44
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 29 24
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 13 11
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 16 12
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 31 20
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Total 2023 21 18
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at an employment office 2023 10 9
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 4 3
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 6 5
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 11 9
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Total 2023 28 20
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at an employment office 2023 16 13
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 8 7
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 8 6
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 12 8
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Total 2023 11 6
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 3 2
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 2 1
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 1
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 9 3
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Total 2023 84 29
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at an employment office 2023 15 11
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 4 3
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 11 8
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Not registered at an employment office 2023 70 18
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Total 2023 85 49
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at an employment office 2023 27 23
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 10 9
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 17 14
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Not registered at an employment office 2023 58 26
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Total 2023 67 50
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at an employment office 2023 20 17
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 10 9
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 11 8
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Not registered at an employment office 2023 46 33
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Total 2023 1 1
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at an employment office 2023 1 1
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 1 0
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Not registered at an employment office 2023 0 0
Male Total persons Total 2023 99 53
Male Total persons Registered at an employment office 2023 24 21
Male Total persons Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 7 7
Male Total persons Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 16 14
Male Total persons Not registered at an employment office 2023 75 32
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Total 2023 55 17
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 2 2
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 0 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 2 1
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 52 15
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Total 2023 22 19
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 11 10
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 3 3
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 9 7
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 11 9
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Total 2023 15 12
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 6 6
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 1 1
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 5 4
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 8 6
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Total 2023 8 7
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 5 5
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 2 2
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 3 3
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 3 2
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Total 2023 22 17
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 10 9
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 4 4
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 6 5
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 12 8
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Total 2023 6 6
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at an employment office 2023 3 3
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 1 1
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 2 2
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 3 3
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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.
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.
Part-time
Person wants to work part-time, up to 35 hours a week.
Part-time
Person wants to work part-time, up to 35 hours a week.
20 to 34 hours a week
Person wants to work part-time, 20 to 34 hours a week.