Labour participation; young people

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Labour participation; young people
Sex Age Formal Eduation Periods Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 20 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 12 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week 12 to 19 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 27 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 28 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 400 872 581 291 397 200 197
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 160 825 561 264 249 146 103
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 240 47 20 27 148 54 94
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 66 531 378 153 123 78 45
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 48 510 369 141 94 63 30
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 18 20 9 11 30 15 15
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 334 342 203 138 273 122 151
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 112 315 192 122 156 83 73
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 221 27 11 16 118 39 79
Total male and female 15 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 2 106 92 14 3 2 1
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 2 105 91 14 2 2 1
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 16 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 4 113 86 27 11 8 3
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 4 113 86 27 11 8 3
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total male and female 17 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 9 113 77 36 25 19 6
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 9 110 75 35 24 18 5
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 3 2 1 1 1 1
Total male and female 18 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 20 99 63 36 35 22 13
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 15 91 60 32 25 17 8
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 6 8 4 4 10 6 4
Total male and female 19 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 31 99 60 39 49 26 23
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 19 91 57 34 32 18 14
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 12 8 3 5 18 9 9
Total male and female 20 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 44 90 58 32 48 30 18
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 22 84 56 28 33 21 12
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 22 6 2 4 16 9 7
Total male and female 21 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 41 86 46 39 56 27 29
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 15 81 45 36 35 20 15
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 26 5 1 3 21 7 14
Total male and female 22 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 60 74 41 33 59 26 33
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 23 69 39 30 32 18 15
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 37 5 2 2 27 8 19
Total male and female 23 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 87 53 33 20 53 17 35
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 26 46 29 17 28 10 18
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 62 6 4 3 25 7 18
Total male and female 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 101 39 25 14 58 22 36
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 27 34 23 11 28 15 13
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 75 5 2 3 29 7 22
Male 15 to 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 250 424 273 150 181 88 93
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 101 399 263 135 122 69 53
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 149 25 10 15 59 19 40
Male 15 to 19 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 48 264 184 80 61 36 25
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 34 252 179 73 48 31 18
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 15 12 5 7 13 5 8
Male 20 to 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 202 159 89 71 120 52 68
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 68 146 84 62 74 39 35
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 134 13 5 8 46 13 33
Male 15 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 1 52 43 9 2 1 1
Male 15 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 1 51 42 9 2 1 1
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Male 16 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 3 61 47 15 5 3 2
Male 16 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 3 61 47 14 5 3 2
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Male 17 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 7 55 34 20 15 11 4
Male 17 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 7 53 34 19 15 11 3
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 2 1 1 1 0 0
Male 18 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 14 47 31 16 18 10 7
Male 18 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 9 43 29 14 14 8 6
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 4 4 2 2 4 2 2
Male 19 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 23 49 29 20 21 10 11
Male 19 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 13 44 27 17 13 7 6
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 10 5 1 3 9 3 5
Male 20 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 27 42 25 17 23 13 11
Male 20 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 13 39 25 14 17 9 7
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 15 3 1 3 7 3 3
Male 21 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 26 41 21 20 25 12 13
Male 21 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 8 39 21 18 16 10 6
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 17 2 1 2 9 2 6
Male 22 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 39 32 17 15 28 12 16
Male 22 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 15 29 16 14 17 9 8
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 24 3 1 1 11 3 8
Male 23 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 51 26 14 12 22 7 15
Male 23 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 15 24 13 11 11 4 7
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 35 2 2 1 10 2 8
Male 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 59 18 11 7 22 9 14
Male 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 16 16 10 5 13 6 7
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 43 2 1 2 9 2 7
Female 15 to 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 150 449 308 141 216 112 104
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 59 426 298 128 128 77 50
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 91 22 10 12 88 35 53
Female 15 to 19 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 18 267 194 73 62 42 20
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 15 258 190 68 46 33 13
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 3 9 4 4 17 10 7
Female 20 to 24 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 132 182 114 68 154 70 84
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 45 168 108 60 82 44 38
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 87 14 6 8 72 26 46
Female 15 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 0 54 49 5 1 0 0
Female 15 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 54 49 5 1 0 0
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 16 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 1 52 39 13 6 5 1
Female 16 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 1 52 39 13 6 5 1
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 17 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 2 58 42 16 10 8 2
Female 17 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 2 57 42 16 9 7 2
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Female 18 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 6 52 32 20 17 12 5
Female 18 years In formal education 2023 2nd quarter 5 48 30 18 11 9 2
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2023 2nd quarter 1 4 2 2 6 3 3
Female 19 years Total 2023 2nd quarter 8 50 32 19 28 16 11
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 August 16, 2023:
The figures for 2nd quarter 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 on November 14, 2023.

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.
Less than 20 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
Less than 20 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
Less than 12 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 12 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
12 to 19 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 12 to 19 hours.

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

20 to 34 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is is 20 to 34 hours.

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

20 to 34 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 34 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
20 to 27 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 27 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.
28 to 34 working hours a week
The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 28 to 34 hours.

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

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