Labour participation; key figures

Changed on: 14/02/2024 02:00

Labour participation; key figures
Sex	Age	Highest educational level	Periods	Labour force Unemployment rate (%)	Gross labour participation rate (%)	Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	2023	3.6	75.8	73.1
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	5.7	60.3	56.9
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	3.2	77.9	75.4
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.7	85.0	82.7
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	4.0	53.1	50.9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	2023	8.2	83.4	76.5
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	11.0	78.0	69.4
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	6.5	86.5	81.0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	6.5	89.6	83.8
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Total	2023	3.5	85.5	82.4
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	5.9	73.7	69.4
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	3.2	86.5	83.8
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.7	92.0	89.5
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	3.8	61.3	58.9
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	2023	2.9	90.1	87.5
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	4.5	74.6	71.2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2.7	89.6	87.2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.7	94.5	91.9
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	4.2	72.3	69.3
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	2023	3.4	90.4	87.3
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	6.4	73.7	69.0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	3.3	89.2	86.3
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	3.0	94.6	91.7
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	2023	2.4	89.8	87.6
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	3.2	75.3	72.8
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2.1	90.1	88.2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.3	94.3	92.2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total	2023	1.8	87.6	86.1
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.1	74.5	73.0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1.6	88.9	87.5
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	1.8	93.4	91.7
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Unknown	2023	.	52.6	51.5
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Total	2023	2.0	82.0	80.4
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.3	70.0	68.5
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1.9	83.9	82.3
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.0	88.9	87.2
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	3.4	53.2	51.3
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total	2023	2.2	63.6	62.3
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.3	47.9	46.8
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2.0	67.0	65.7
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.2	74.4	72.7
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	3.8	41.8	40.2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total	2023	2.3	76.7	75.0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.3	67.2	65.6
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2.2	79.3	77.5
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.2	83.3	81.4
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	.	53.7	51.2
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total	2023	3.8	18.8	18.1
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.7	14.9	14.5
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	3.5	19.1	18.4
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	5.0	24.8	23.6
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Total	2023	10.7	79.3	70.9
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2023	11.5	77.5	68.5
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	8.2	84.9	77.9
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Total	2023	6.3	86.8	81.3
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	8.5	80.4	73.6
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	5.8	87.1	82.0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	6.5	89.7	83.9
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Total	2023	4.0	90.0	86.4
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2023	7.0	71.4	66.4
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	3.7	89.0	85.6
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2023	3.8	94.0	90.5
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Total	2023	2.8	90.8	88.2
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	5.9	75.3	70.9
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2.8	89.4	87.0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.3	95.1	93.0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Total	2023	2.5	89.9	87.6
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2023	3.9	73.2	70.3
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2.0	90.1	88.2
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.4	94.7	92.4
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Total	2023	2.3	89.6	87.6
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.6	77.1	75.0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2.2	90.2	88.2
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	2.2	94.0	92.0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Total	2023	1.9	89.0	87.2
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.9	75.1	73.0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1.9	89.7	88.0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2023	1.7	94.0	92.4
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Total	2023	1.6	86.5	85.1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	1.6	74.1	72.9
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1.3	88.3	87.1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	1.9	92.9	91.1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Total	2023	1.9	83.7	82.1
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2023	2.4	73.9	72.1
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1.8	86.4	84.8
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2023	1.7	89.1	87.5
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Unknown	2023	.	.	.
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

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.

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.

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.