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 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 2023 13,326 3,230 108 164 90
Total male and female Total persons Registered at an employment office 2023 943 507 38 23 28
Total male and female Total persons Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 145 29 12 4 2
Total male and female Total persons Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 798 478 27 20 26
Total male and female Total persons Not registered at an employment office 2023 12,383 2,723 70 141 62
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Total 2023 2,169 361 30 61 12
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 48 23 2 2 2
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 5 1 0 0 0
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 43 22 2 2 2
Total male and female Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,121 339 28 59 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Total 2023 4,489 445 41 33 28
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 396 174 18 11 11
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 62 11 5 1 1
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 334 163 13 10 10
Total male and female Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 4,093 271 23 22 17
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Total 2023 2,325 223 23 17 16
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 202 86 9 5 6
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 30 5 3 0 0
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 172 82 6 5 5
Total male and female Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,123 137 15 12 10
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Total 2023 2,163 222 17 16 12
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 194 87 9 6 5
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 32 6 2 1 1
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 162 81 7 5 5
Total male and female Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1,970 134 8 10 7
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Total 2023 6,667 2,424 37 70 51
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 499 311 18 10 15
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 78 17 6 2 1
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 421 293 12 8 14
Total male and female Age: 45 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 6,168 2,114 19 60 36
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Total 2023 2,295 284 13 13 14
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at an employment office 2023 201 114 6 4 5
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 32 6 2 1 0
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 169 109 4 3 5
Total male and female Age: 45 to 54 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,094 169 6 9 8
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Total 2023 2,434 567 16 18 24
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at an employment office 2023 244 153 10 4 7
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 38 7 3 1 1
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 206 146 7 3 7
Total male and female Age: 55 to 64 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,191 413 6 14 16
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Total 2023 1,938 1,574 8 39 13
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 54 43 2 1 2
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 8 4 1 0 0
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 46 39 1 1 2
Total male and female Age: 65 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1,883 1,531 6 38 11
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Total 2023 3,467 1,376 36 64 39
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at an employment office 2023 384 249 12 10 15
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 33 9 3 1 1
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 350 239 9 9 15
Total male and female Level of educ: 1. Low Not registered at an employment office 2023 3,083 1,127 24 54 24
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Total 2023 4,935 1,091 37 59 27
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at an employment office 2023 330 161 14 8 8
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 56 11 4 1 1
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 273 150 10 7 7
Total male and female Level of educ: 2 Intermediate Not registered at an employment office 2023 4,605 930 23 51 19
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Total 2023 4,848 728 34 40 22
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at an employment office 2023 212 84 12 4 4
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 54 8 4 1 1
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 158 75 7 3 3
Total male and female Level of educ: 3 High Not registered at an employment office 2023 4,636 644 22 36 18
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Total 2023 76 36 1 2 2
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at an employment office 2023 18 14 0 1 1
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 2 0 0 0 0
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 17 13 0 1 1
Total male and female Level of educ: unknown Not registered at an employment office 2023 58 22 1 1 1
Male Total persons Total 2023 6,662 1,338 47 87 38
Male Total persons Registered at an employment office 2023 450 217 18 13 13
Male Total persons Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 70 13 5 2 1
Male Total persons Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 379 204 13 12 12
Male Total persons Not registered at an employment office 2023 6,213 1,121 29 74 25
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Total 2023 1,102 179 15 31 6
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at an employment office 2023 20 7 1 1 1
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 2 0 0 0 0
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 18 7 1 1 1
Male Age: 15 to 24 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1,082 172 14 30 5
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Total 2023 2,259 147 15 15 13
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 189 68 7 6 6
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 29 4 2 1 0
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 161 64 6 6 5
Male Age: 25 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 2,070 79 8 9 7
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Total 2023 1,177 79 9 8 6
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at an employment office 2023 96 32 3 3 2
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 13 1 1 0 0
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 82 31 2 3 2
Male Age: 25 to 34 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1,081 47 6 5 4
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Total 2023 1,082 69 6 7 6
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at an employment office 2023 94 36 4 3 3
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 15 2 1 0 0
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 78 34 3 3 3
Male Age: 35 to 44 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 989 32 2 4 3
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Total 2023 3,302 1,011 17 41 20
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at an employment office 2023 240 142 10 6 7
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 40 9 3 1 1
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 201 133 6 5 6
Male Age: 45 to 74 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 3,061 869 7 35 13
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Total 2023 1,138 102 5 5 6
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at an employment office 2023 95 51 4 3 3
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, with WW benefit 2023 16 3 1 1 0
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Registered at UWV, no WW benefit 2023 79 48 2 2 3
Male Age: 45 to 54 years Not registered at an employment office 2023 1,043 52 1 3 4
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.
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
Person is directly available for work, but hasn’t recently looked for work because of other reason than expecting 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.
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.