Labour participation; young people

Changed on: 14/02/2024 02:00

Labour participation; young people
Sex	Age	Formal Eduation	Periods	Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Unemployed labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Unemployment rate (%)	Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000)	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)	Not in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	In formal education	2023	1,636	1,326	118	8.9	1,208	151	820	557	262	237	141	96	310
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Not in formal education	2023	534	482	31	6.5	451	253	48	21	27	150	55	95	51
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	In formal education	2023	920	727	78	10.7	649	46	513	376	137	90	58	32	193
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Not in formal education	2023	89	74	8	10.4	66	21	19	9	10	26	13	13	16
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	In formal education	2023	716	599	40	6.7	559	106	306	181	125	147	82	65	117
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Not in formal education	2023	444	409	24	5.8	385	232	29	12	17	124	42	82	36
Total male and female	15 years	In formal education	2023	190	134	23	17.3	111	1	106	93	13	4	3	1	56
Total male and female	15 years	Not in formal education	2023	3	2	0	.	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total male and female	16 years	In formal education	2023	190	148	18	12.3	130	4	114	88	26	12	8	4	42
Total male and female	16 years	Not in formal education	2023	3	2	1	.	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total male and female	17 years	In formal education	2023	188	153	14	9.1	139	9	109	75	34	21	15	6	35
Total male and female	17 years	Not in formal education	2023	8	6	1	.	6	1	3	2	1	2	1	1	1
Total male and female	18 years	In formal education	2023	175	144	12	8.3	132	13	96	63	32	24	16	8	31
Total male and female	18 years	Not in formal education	2023	31	25	4	13.9	22	6	7	3	4	8	4	4	6
Total male and female	19 years	In formal education	2023	176	147	10	7.0	137	19	89	57	32	30	17	13	29
Total male and female	19 years	Not in formal education	2023	44	38	3	7.3	36	13	7	2	4	16	7	8	6
Total male and female	20 years	In formal education	2023	173	141	9	6.5	132	19	81	51	30	32	20	12	31
Total male and female	20 years	Not in formal education	2023	57	50	4	7.2	46	21	6	2	4	19	9	10	7
Total male and female	21 years	In formal education	2023	164	139	10	7.0	129	18	79	43	37	32	18	14	25
Total male and female	21 years	Not in formal education	2023	66	59	4	7.5	55	29	5	2	3	20	8	13	6
Total male and female	22 years	In formal education	2023	151	128	7	5.8	120	23	67	40	27	30	17	13	23
Total male and female	22 years	Not in formal education	2023	83	77	4	5.9	72	40	7	3	4	25	9	16	6
Total male and female	23 years	In formal education	2023	124	104	7	7.1	97	22	49	29	19	26	13	13	20
Total male and female	23 years	Not in formal education	2023	110	103	6	5.5	97	63	6	3	3	28	8	20	8
Total male and female	24 years	In formal education	2023	104	87	6	7.4	80	24	30	18	12	26	14	12	17
Total male and female	24 years	Not in formal education	2023	129	120	5	4.5	115	78	6	2	4	31	8	23	8
Male	15 to 24 years	In formal education	2023	823	665	58	8.7	607	96	394	265	129	117	67	50	159
Male	15 to 24 years	Not in formal education	2023	278	257	19	7.2	239	159	24	10	14	56	20	36	21
Male	15 to 19 years	In formal education	2023	466	366	38	10.3	328	33	248	181	67	47	28	19	100
Male	15 to 19 years	Not in formal education	2023	50	43	5	10.9	38	16	11	5	6	12	5	7	7
Male	20 to 24 years	In formal education	2023	357	299	20	6.8	279	63	146	84	62	70	39	31	58
Male	20 to 24 years	Not in formal education	2023	228	214	14	6.4	201	143	13	5	8	44	15	29	14
Male	15 years	In formal education	2023	97	67	10	15.1	57	1	53	47	7	2	2	1	31
Male	15 years	Not in formal education	2023	1	1	0	.	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Male	16 years	In formal education	2023	98	77	9	11.4	68	3	58	45	13	7	4	2	21
Male	16 years	Not in formal education	2023	2	1	0	.	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Male	17 years	In formal education	2023	96	78	8	9.8	71	7	52	35	17	12	7	4	18
Male	17 years	Not in formal education	2023	4	4	0	.	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1
Male	18 years	In formal education	2023	89	72	6	8.9	65	9	43	28	14	13	8	6	18
Male	18 years	Not in formal education	2023	16	14	3	.	11	4	4	2	2	3	1	2	2
Male	19 years	In formal education	2023	86	72	5	6.6	68	13	42	27	15	13	7	6	13
Male	19 years	Not in formal education	2023	26	23	2	6.8	22	10	4	1	2	8	3	5	3
Male	20 years	In formal education	2023	86	70	4	6.2	66	13	37	22	15	16	9	7	15
Male	20 years	Not in formal education	2023	30	27	2	7.0	25	14	3	1	2	8	4	4	2
Male	21 years	In formal education	2023	81	68	4	6.6	64	10	37	21	17	16	10	7	13
Male	21 years	Not in formal education	2023	35	33	2	7.0	30	20	2	1	2	8	3	5	3
Male	22 years	In formal education	2023	74	63	3	5.5	59	14	31	18	13	14	8	6	11
Male	22 years	Not in formal education	2023	45	42	3	7.3	39	27	3	1	2	9	3	6	2
Male	23 years	In formal education	2023	63	53	4	8.3	49	13	25	14	11	11	5	6	10
Male	23 years	Not in formal education	2023	55	52	3	6.4	48	37	2	1	1	9	3	6	3
Male	24 years	In formal education	2023	54	45	4	8.1	41	14	16	9	7	12	6	6	9
Male	24 years	Not in formal education	2023	64	61	3	5.3	57	46	2	1	2	9	2	7	3
Female	15 to 24 years	In formal education	2023	812	661	60	9.1	601	56	425	293	133	120	74	46	151
Female	15 to 24 years	Not in formal education	2023	256	225	13	5.7	212	94	24	11	13	94	35	59	30
Female	15 to 19 years	In formal education	2023	454	361	40	11.1	321	13	265	195	70	43	30	13	93
Female	15 to 19 years	Not in formal education	2023	40	31	3	9.6	28	5	8	4	4	14	8	6	9
Female	20 to 24 years	In formal education	2023	358	300	20	6.6	280	43	160	97	63	77	43	33	59
Female	20 to 24 years	Not in formal education	2023	216	194	10	5.0	184	89	16	7	9	80	27	53	22
Female	15 years	In formal education	2023	93	68	13	19.6	55	0	53	46	6	2	1	0	25
Female	15 years	Not in formal education	2023	1	1	0	.	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Female	16 years	In formal education	2023	93	72	9	13.2	62	1	56	43	13	5	4	1	21
Female	16 years	Not in formal education	2023	2	1	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Female	17 years	In formal education	2023	92	75	6	8.3	68	2	57	41	16	9	7	2	17
Female	17 years	Not in formal education	2023	3	3	0	.	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1
Female	18 years	In formal education	2023	86	72	5	7.6	67	3	53	35	18	11	8	3	13
Female	18 years	Not in formal education	2023	15	12	1	.	11	2	3	2	2	5	3	2	3
Female	19 years	In formal education	2023	91	75	6	7.5	69	6	47	31	16	17	10	7	16
Female	19 years	Not in formal education	2023	18	15	1	.	14	3	3	1	2	8	5	3	3
Female	20 years	In formal education	2023	87	71	5	6.8	66	7	44	29	15	16	11	5	16
Female	20 years	Not in formal education	2023	27	23	2	7.4	21	7	3	1	1	11	5	6	5
Female	21 years	In formal education	2023	84	71	5	7.4	65	8	42	22	20	16	9	7	13
Female	21 years	Not in formal education	2023	30	27	2	8.1	25	9	3	1	2	12	5	8	4
Female	22 years	In formal education	2023	78	65	4	6.1	61	9	36	22	14	16	9	7	12
Female	22 years	Not in formal education	2023	38	34	1	4.1	33	14	4	1	2	16	6	10	4
Female	23 years	In formal education	2023	61	51	3	5.9	48	9	24	16	8	15	7	8	10
Female	23 years	Not in formal education	2023	55	51	2	4.5	49	27	3	2	1	19	5	13	4
Female	24 years	In formal education	2023	50	42	3	6.7	39	10	15	9	5	14	8	6	8
Female	24 years	Not in formal education	2023	65	60	2	3.7	57	32	3	1	2	22	6	16	5
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Unemployment rate: The unemployed labour force as a percentage of the (employed and 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.

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.