Labour participation; attachment to the labour market

Changed on: 14/02/2024 02:00

Labour participation; attachment to the labour market
Sex	Personal characteristics	Registered employment UWV	Periods	Employed labour force Want to work more hours, available (x 1.000)	Not employed labour force Unemployed labour force Desired hours of work Full-time (x 1.000)	Not employed labour force Unemployed labour force Desired hours of work Unknown (x 1.000)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Available to work, but not seeking Available to work, but not seeking (x 1.000)	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 Available to work, but not seeking Because of other reason (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 Not seeking work, not available Not seeking work, not available (x 1.000)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Want to work (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 Doesn’t want to or can’t work (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 education (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)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of illness/disability (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	528	96	26	188	24	164	108	2,934	.	.	263	303	1,471	807	90
Total male and female	Total persons	Registered at an employment office	2023	33	40	6	27	4	23	38	442	.	.	42	37	24	311	28
Total male and female	Total persons	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	10	19	1	4	0	4	12	13	.	.	1	1	3	6	2
Total male and female	Total persons	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	24	21	5	23	3	20	27	428	.	.	41	36	21	305	26
Total male and female	Total persons	Not registered at an employment office	2023	494	56	20	162	20	141	70	2,492	.	.	221	266	1,447	495	62
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Total	2023	248	22	15	63	2	61	30	268	.	.	5	225	0	26	12
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	18	.	.	2	7	0	8	2
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	2	1	0	2	0	2	2	18	.	.	1	7	0	8	2
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	245	20	15	61	2	59	28	249	.	.	3	218	0	18	10
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Total	2023	142	47	5	36	3	33	41	368	.	.	97	66	0	178	28
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	16	20	3	12	1	11	18	144	.	.	24	23	0	86	11
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	4	9	1	1	0	1	5	4	.	.	1	1	0	2	1
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	13	11	2	10	1	10	13	140	.	.	23	22	0	84	10
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	125	27	3	24	2	22	23	223	.	.	73	43	0	91	17
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Total	2023	81	31	3	19	2	17	23	181	.	.	40	50	0	74	16
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	8	12	1	6	1	5	9	72	.	.	12	14	0	41	6
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	.	.	0	0	0	1	0
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	7	6	1	5	0	5	6	71	.	.	12	13	0	40	5
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	73	19	1	13	1	12	15	109	.	.	29	37	0	34	10
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Total	2023	61	16	3	17	1	16	17	187	.	.	56	15	0	103	12
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	9	9	2	6	0	6	9	72	.	.	12	9	0	46	5
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	2	4	1	1	0	1	2	3	.	.	0	0	0	1	1
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	6	5	1	5	0	5	7	69	.	.	12	9	0	44	5
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	52	8	1	11	1	10	8	115	.	.	44	6	0	58	7
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Total	2023	138	26	6	89	18	70	37	2,298	.	.	162	12	1,470	603	51
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	15	17	3	13	3	10	18	279	.	.	17	7	24	217	15
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	6	9	1	2	0	2	6	9	.	.	0	0	3	4	1
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	9	8	2	11	3	8	12	270	.	.	16	6	21	213	14
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	124	9	3	76	16	60	19	2,019	.	.	145	5	1,447	386	36
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Total	2023	72	13	2	16	3	13	13	255	.	.	46	8	3	184	14
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	7	8	1	5	1	4	6	103	.	.	9	5	1	83	5
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	3	4	0	1	0	1	2	2	.	.	0	0	0	2	0
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	4	3	1	4	1	3	4	101	.	.	8	5	1	81	5
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	66	5	1	11	2	9	6	153	.	.	38	3	2	101	8
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Total	2023	55	12	2	23	5	18	16	528	.	.	80	3	112	310	24
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	7	9	2	6	1	4	10	137	.	.	7	1	7	115	7
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	3	4	0	1	0	1	3	3	.	.	0	0	1	2	1
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	5	5	1	5	1	3	7	134	.	.	7	1	6	113	7
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	47	3	1	17	4	14	6	390	.	.	73	2	104	195	16
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Total	2023	12	1	2	50	11	39	8	1,516	.	.	36	1	1,356	109	13
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	39	.	.	1	0	16	20	2
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.	.	0	0	2	1	0
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	36	.	.	1	0	13	19	2
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	11	0	1	48	10	38	6	1,477	.	.	35	1	1,340	90	11
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Total	2023	164	22	13	69	5	64	36	1,271	.	.	107	137	613	374	39
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Registered at an employment office	2023	10	11	3	11	1	10	12	226	.	.	25	17	12	157	15
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	2	3	0	1	0	1	3	5	.	.	0	0	1	2	1
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	8	8	2	10	1	9	9	221	.	.	24	17	10	155	15
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Not registered at an employment office	2023	154	11	10	58	4	54	24	1,045	.	.	82	121	601	217	24
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Total	2023	213	31	8	66	7	59	37	988	.	.	88	109	481	283	27
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Registered at an employment office	2023	12	13	2	10	2	8	14	136	.	.	9	11	6	102	8
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	3	7	0	1	0	1	4	6	.	.	0	1	1	3	1
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	9	6	2	9	2	7	10	131	.	.	9	10	5	100	7
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Not registered at an employment office	2023	201	17	6	56	5	51	23	851	.	.	79	98	475	180	19
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Total	2023	149	42	5	51	11	40	34	642	.	.	62	56	369	134	22
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Registered at an employment office	2023	11	14	2	5	1	4	12	67	.	.	6	8	6	43	4
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	4	8	1	1	0	1	4	3	.	.	0	0	1	1	1
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	7	6	1	4	1	3	7	64	.	.	6	8	5	42	3
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Not registered at an employment office	2023	137	27	3	46	11	36	22	576	.	.	55	47	364	91	18
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Total	2023	2	1	0	2	0	2	1	33	.	.	6	1	7	16	2
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Registered at an employment office	2023	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	12	.	.	2	0	0	9	1
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	.	.	2	0	0	9	1
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Not registered at an employment office	2023	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	20	.	.	4	1	7	7	1
Male	Total persons	Total	2023	206	68	12	101	14	87	47	1,190	.	.	22	154	647	329	38
Male	Total persons	Registered at an employment office	2023	16	31	3	15	2	13	18	184	.	.	6	16	11	137	13
Male	Total persons	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	4	13	1	2	0	2	5	6	.	.	0	0	2	3	1
Male	Total persons	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	12	18	3	14	2	12	13	178	.	.	6	16	9	134	12
Male	Total persons	Not registered at an employment office	2023	190	37	9	86	12	74	29	1,006	.	.	16	137	635	192	25
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Total	2023	121	15	7	32	1	31	15	132	.	.	0	118	0	8	6
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	5	.	.	0	2	0	2	1
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.	.	0	0	0	0	0
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	5	.	.	0	2	0	2	1
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	119	13	7	31	1	30	14	127	.	.	0	116	0	6	5
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Total	2023	48	32	2	17	2	15	15	115	.	.	4	31	0	67	13
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	8	15	1	7	0	6	7	54	.	.	2	11	0	35	6
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	2	6	0	1	0	1	2	1	.	.	0	0	0	1	0
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	7	9	1	6	0	6	6	52	.	.	2	11	0	34	5
Male	Age: 25 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	40	17	1	10	1	9	8	61	.	.	2	20	0	32	7
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Total	2023	34	21	1	9	1	8	9	60	.	.	1	25	0	28	6
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	4	8	0	4	0	3	3	25	.	.	1	6	0	16	2
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.	.	0	0	0	0	0
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	4	5	0	3	0	3	2	25	.	.	1	6	0	15	2
Male	Age: 25 to 34 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	30	12	1	6	1	5	6	35	.	.	0	19	0	12	4
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Total	2023	15	12	1	8	1	7	6	55	.	.	3	6	0	39	6
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	4	7	1	3	0	3	4	29	.	.	1	5	0	19	3
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.	.	0	0	0	1	0
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	3	4	1	3	0	3	3	28	.	.	1	5	0	19	3
Male	Age: 35 to 44 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	10	5	0	5	0	4	2	26	.	.	2	1	0	20	3
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Total	2023	36	21	3	52	11	41	17	942	.	.	18	4	646	254	20
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	6	14	2	7	2	6	10	125	.	.	4	3	11	100	7
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	2	7	0	1	0	1	3	4	.	.	0	0	2	2	1
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	4	7	1	6	2	5	6	120	.	.	4	3	9	98	6
Male	Age: 45 to 74 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	30	7	1	44	9	35	7	818	.	.	14	1	635	154	13
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Total	2023	14	10	1	7	2	5	5	90	.	.	4	3	1	75	6
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at an employment office	2023	2	6	1	3	0	3	4	44	.	.	2	2	0	37	3
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, with WW benefit	2023	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.	.	0	0	0	1	0
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Registered at UWV, no WW benefit	2023	2	3	1	2	0	2	2	43	.	.	2	2	0	36	3
Male	Age: 45 to 54 years	Not registered at an employment office	2023	12	4	1	4	1	3	1	46	.	.	2	1	1	39	4
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

Employed labour force

People who 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. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Want to work more hours, available: This group consists of people who work part-time (less than 35 hours a week) in their first job and want to work more hours within six months, assuming that their earnings also change. They are immediately available for this. The comparable term used by Eurostat is underemployed.

Up to and including 2012 it was assumed that people who work 12 hours or more a week and want to work more hours, cannot start within two weeks. This group was therefore not asked if they could start within two weeks. The questionnaire has now been adjusted so that the respondent will receive this question. The number of people that can start within two weeks is therefore greater than before and the remaining part of the employed labour force that does not want to work more hours or is not available, is therefore (equally) lower.

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.

Full-time: Person wants to work part-time, 35 hours a week or more.

Unknown: It is unknown how many hours a person wants to work.

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.

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.

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.

Not seeking work, not available: Person is not directly available for work and also hasn’t recently looked for work.

Want to work: Person is not directly available for work and also hasn’t recently looked for work, but wants to have paid 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.

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 education: 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 education.

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.

Because of illness/disability: 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 an illness or disability.

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.