Labour participation; key figures

Changed on: 14/02/2024 02:00

Labour participation; key figures
Sex	Age	Highest educational level	Periods	Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Unemployed labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Unemployment rate (%)	Not in the labour force (x 1 000)	Gross labour participation rate (%)	Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	3,467	2,091	1,971	120	5.7	1,376	60.3	56.9
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	4,935	3,844	3,720	124	3.2	1,091	77.9	75.4
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	4,848	4,121	4,007	113	2.7	728	85.0	82.7
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	908	708	630	78	11.0	200	78.0	69.4
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	966	836	782	54	6.5	130	86.5	81.0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	293	263	246	17	6.5	30	89.6	83.8
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	2,677	1,973	1,857	116	5.9	703	73.7	69.4
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	4,301	3,723	3,603	120	3.2	579	86.5	83.8
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	4,345	3,996	3,889	107	2.7	349	92.0	89.5
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	585	436	416	20	4.5	149	74.6	71.2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1,535	1,376	1,339	37	2.7	159	89.6	87.2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	2,342	2,213	2,153	59	2.7	130	94.5	91.9
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	249	184	172	12	6.4	66	73.7	69.0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	803	716	693	23	3.3	87	89.2	86.3
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,261	1,193	1,157	36	3.0	68	94.6	91.7
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	335	252	244	8	3.2	83	75.3	72.8
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	733	660	646	14	2.1	72	90.1	88.2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,081	1,020	996	23	2.3	61	94.3	92.2
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	457	340	333	7	2.1	116	74.5	73.0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	869	772	760	12	1.6	97	88.9	87.5
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	952	890	874	16	1.8	62	93.4	91.7
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	1,184	829	810	19	2.3	355	70.0	68.5
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1,800	1,511	1,482	29	1.9	290	83.9	82.3
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,710	1,520	1,490	30	2.0	189	88.9	87.2
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	1,974	946	925	22	2.3	1,027	47.9	46.8
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2,433	1,632	1,599	33	2.0	802	67.0	65.7
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	2,213	1,645	1,609	37	2.2	568	74.4	72.7
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	727	489	477	11	2.3	238	67.2	65.6
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	932	739	722	16	2.2	193	79.3	77.5
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	757	631	616	14	2.2	127	83.3	81.4
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	790	117	114	3	2.7	673	14.9	14.5
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	633	121	117	4	3.5	512	19.1	18.4
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	503	125	119	6	5.0	378	24.8	23.6
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2023	753	584	516	67	11.5	169	77.5	68.5
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	250	212	195	18	8.2	38	84.9	77.9
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2023	6	5	4	0	.	1	.	.
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	155	125	114	11	8.5	30	80.4	73.6
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	715	623	587	36	5.8	92	87.1	82.0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	288	258	241	17	6.5	30	89.7	83.9
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2023	106	76	71	5	7.0	30	71.4	66.4
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	412	366	353	14	3.7	45	89.0	85.6
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2023	626	589	567	22	3.8	38	94.0	90.5
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	143	108	101	6	5.9	35	75.3	70.9
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	391	350	340	10	2.8	41	89.4	87.0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	635	604	590	14	2.3	31	95.1	93.0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2023	158	116	111	5	3.9	42	73.2	70.3
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	377	340	333	7	2.0	37	90.1	88.2
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2023	565	535	522	13	2.4	30	94.7	92.4
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	177	137	133	4	2.6	41	77.1	75.0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	355	321	313	7	2.2	35	90.2	88.2
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	516	485	474	10	2.2	31	94.0	92.0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2023	181	136	132	4	2.9	45	75.1	73.0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	382	342	336	7	1.9	39	89.7	88.0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2023	475	446	439	8	1.7	28	94.0	92.4
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	276	205	201	3	1.6	71	74.1	72.9
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	487	430	424	6	1.3	57	88.3	87.1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	478	443	435	9	1.9	34	92.9	91.1
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2023	337	249	243	6	2.4	88	73.9	72.1
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	505	436	428	8	1.8	69	86.4	84.8
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2023	403	359	353	6	1.7	44	89.1	87.5
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	390	240	234	5	2.2	150	61.4	60.1
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	427	303	295	8	2.7	124	70.9	69.0
Total male and female	60 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	354	272	264	8	2.9	83	76.7	74.4
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	1 Lower education	2023	389	86	84	3	3.0	303	22.1	21.5
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	347	92	88	4	4.2	255	26.6	25.4
Total male and female	65 to 69 years	3 Higher education	2023	283	97	91	5	5.5	187	34.1	32.2
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	401	31	31	1	1.9	370	7.8	7.7
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	286	29	28	0	1.1	257	10.1	9.9
Total male and female	70 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	220	28	27	1	3.7	192	12.9	12.4
Male	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	1,761	1,213	1,150	63	5.2	548	68.9	65.3
Male	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2,502	2,044	1,979	66	3.2	458	81.7	79.1
Male	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	2,361	2,044	1,994	51	2.5	317	86.6	84.4
Male	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	478	378	339	39	10.4	100	79.2	71.0
Male	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	493	429	400	30	6.9	64	87.0	81.0
Male	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	129	114	106	8	6.7	16	87.9	82.0
Male	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	1,427	1,137	1,077	61	5.3	290	79.7	75.4
Male	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2,174	1,962	1,899	63	3.2	212	90.3	87.3
Male	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	2,080	1,959	1,913	46	2.3	121	94.2	92.0
Male	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	343	285	273	12	4.2	59	82.9	79.4
Male	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	810	762	741	21	2.7	48	94.0	91.5
Male	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,093	1,054	1,030	24	2.3	39	96.4	94.3
Male	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	147	122	115	7	6.1	25	83.0	77.9
Male	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	434	406	392	14	3.4	28	93.6	90.4
Male	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	590	564	549	15	2.7	26	95.7	93.1
Male	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	196	162	158	5	2.9	34	82.9	80.5
Male	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	377	356	349	7	1.9	21	94.5	92.7
Male	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	503	490	481	9	1.8	13	97.4	95.6
Male	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	252	204	200	4	2.0	47	81.1	79.5
Male	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	419	386	380	6	1.6	33	92.1	90.6
Male	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	458	439	432	7	1.6	19	95.9	94.3
Male	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	606	474	465	10	2.0	132	78.3	76.7
Male	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	870	771	758	13	1.7	99	88.6	87.1
Male	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	858	792	777	14	1.8	66	92.3	90.6
Male	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	939	550	539	11	2.1	389	58.5	57.3
Male	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1,198	853	838	15	1.8	345	71.2	69.9
Male	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,139	876	857	19	2.2	262	77.0	75.3
Male	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	354	270	265	6	2.1	84	76.2	74.7
Male	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	451	384	378	7	1.8	66	85.3	83.8
Male	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	400	352	345	7	2.0	47	88.2	86.4
Male	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	333	76	74	2	2.5	258	22.7	22.1
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 years 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 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 75 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.

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.

Gross labour participation rate

The percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force in the population (labour force and 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.

Net labour participation rate

The percentage of the employed labour force in the population (labour force and 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.