Labour participation; young people

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Labour participation; young people
Sex Age Formal Eduation Periods Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Part-time (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 1,255
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 1,056
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 199
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 649
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 604
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 45
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 606
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 453
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 153
Total male and female 15 years Total 2023 111
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2023 110
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1
Total male and female 16 years Total 2023 127
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2023 126
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 1
Total male and female 17 years Total 2023 135
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2023 130
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 5
Total male and female 18 years Total 2023 135
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2023 120
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 16
Total male and female 19 years Total 2023 141
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2023 119
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2023 22
Total male and female 20 years Total 2023 138
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2023 113
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2023 25
Total male and female 21 years Total 2023 137
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2023 111
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2023 26
Total male and female 22 years Total 2023 129
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2023 98
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2023 32
Total male and female 23 years Total 2023 108
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2023 75
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2023 34
Total male and female 24 years Total 2023 93
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2023 56
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2023 37
Male 15 to 24 years Total 2023 591
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 511
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 80
Male 15 to 19 years Total 2023 318
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 295
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 23
Male 20 to 24 years Total 2023 273
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 216
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 57
Male 15 years Total 2023 56
Male 15 years In formal education 2023 56
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1
Male 16 years Total 2023 66
Male 16 years In formal education 2023 65
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2023 1
Male 17 years Total 2023 66
Male 17 years In formal education 2023 64
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2023 2
Male 18 years Total 2023 63
Male 18 years In formal education 2023 56
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2023 7
Male 19 years Total 2023 66
Male 19 years In formal education 2023 55
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2023 12
Male 20 years Total 2023 65
Male 20 years In formal education 2023 53
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2023 11
Male 21 years Total 2023 64
Male 21 years In formal education 2023 54
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2023 11
Male 22 years Total 2023 58
Male 22 years In formal education 2023 45
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2023 12
Male 23 years Total 2023 47
Male 23 years In formal education 2023 36
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2023 12
Male 24 years Total 2023 39
Male 24 years In formal education 2023 28
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2023 12
Female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 664
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 545
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 119
Female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 331
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 308
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 23
Female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 333
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 237
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 96
Female 15 years Total 2023 55
Female 15 years In formal education 2023 54
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 1
Female 16 years Total 2023 61
Female 16 years In formal education 2023 61
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 0
Female 17 years Total 2023 68
Female 17 years In formal education 2023 66
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 2
Female 18 years Total 2023 72
Female 18 years In formal education 2023 63
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 9
Female 19 years Total 2023 74
Source: CBS.
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This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation of young people in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 24 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 whether they are in 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 year 2023 are added.

Changes as of August 17, 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 2024.

Description topics

Labour force
People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed 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.
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.
Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Part-time
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
Part-time
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.