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 Unemployed labour force (x 1 000)	Labour force Unemployment rate (%)	Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (x 1 000)	Not in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	2023	13,326	10,096	359	3.6	9,737	3,230
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	3,467	2,091	120	5.7	1,971	1,376
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	4,935	3,844	124	3.2	3,720	1,091
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	4,848	4,121	113	2.7	4,007	728
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	76	40	2	4.0	39	36
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	2023	2,169	1,808	149	8.2	1,659	361
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	908	708	78	11.0	630	200
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	966	836	54	6.5	782	130
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	293	263	17	6.5	246	30
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	2023	2	1	0	.	1	1
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Total	2023	11,388	9,732	345	3.5	9,387	1,656
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	2,677	1,973	116	5.9	1,857	703
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	4,301	3,723	120	3.2	3,603	579
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	4,345	3,996	107	2.7	3,889	349
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	65	40	2	3.8	38	25
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	2023	4,489	4,044	117	2.9	3,927	445
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	585	436	20	4.5	416	149
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1,535	1,376	37	2.7	1,339	159
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	2,342	2,213	59	2.7	2,153	130
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	27	19	1	4.2	19	7
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	2023	2,325	2,102	71	3.4	2,031	223
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	249	184	12	6.4	172	66
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	803	716	23	3.3	693	87
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,261	1,193	36	3.0	1,157	68
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	2023	12	10	0	.	10	2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	2023	2,163	1,942	46	2.4	1,896	222
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	335	252	8	3.2	244	83
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	733	660	14	2.1	646	72
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,081	1,020	23	2.3	996	61
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	15	10	1	.	9	5
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total	2023	2,295	2,012	36	1.8	1,976	284
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	457	340	7	2.1	333	116
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	869	772	12	1.6	760	97
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	952	890	16	1.8	874	62
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Unknown	2023	18	9	0	.	9	8
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Total	2023	4,730	3,879	78	2.0	3,801	850
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	1,184	829	19	2.3	810	355
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	1,800	1,511	29	1.9	1,482	290
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	1,710	1,520	30	2.0	1,490	189
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	36	19	1	3.4	19	17
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total	2023	6,667	4,243	92	2.2	4,151	2,424
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	1,974	946	22	2.3	925	1,027
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	2,433	1,632	33	2.0	1,599	802
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	2,213	1,645	37	2.2	1,609	568
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	47	20	1	3.8	19	27
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total	2023	2,434	1,868	42	2.3	1,825	567
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	727	489	11	2.3	477	238
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	932	739	16	2.2	722	193
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	757	631	14	2.2	616	127
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	18	10	0	.	9	8
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total	2023	1,938	364	14	3.8	350	1,574
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	790	117	3	2.7	114	673
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	633	121	4	3.5	117	512
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	503	125	6	5.0	119	378
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	11	0	0	.	0	10
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Total	2023	1,009	801	85	10.7	715	208
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2023	753	584	67	11.5	516	169
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	250	212	18	8.2	195	38
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2023	6	5	0	.	4	1
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Unknown	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Total	2023	1,160	1,007	64	6.3	944	153
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	155	125	11	8.5	114	30
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	715	623	36	5.8	587	92
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	288	258	17	6.5	241	30
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Unknown	2023	2	1	0	.	1	1
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Total	2023	1,148	1,033	41	4.0	992	114
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2023	106	76	5	7.0	71	30
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	412	366	14	3.7	353	45
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2023	626	589	22	3.8	567	38
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Unknown	2023	3	2	0	.	2	1
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Total	2023	1,178	1,069	30	2.8	1,039	109
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	143	108	6	5.9	101	35
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	391	350	10	2.8	340	41
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	635	604	14	2.3	590	31
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Unknown	2023	9	7	0	.	7	1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Total	2023	1,109	996	25	2.5	972	112
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2023	158	116	5	3.9	111	42
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	377	340	7	2.0	333	37
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2023	565	535	13	2.4	522	30
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Unknown	2023	8	6	0	.	6	2
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Total	2023	1,055	946	21	2.3	924	109
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	177	137	4	2.6	133	41
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	355	321	7	2.2	313	35
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	516	485	10	2.2	474	31
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	6	4	0	.	3	3
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Total	2023	1,044	929	18	1.9	911	115
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2023	181	136	4	2.9	132	45
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	382	342	7	1.9	336	39
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2023	475	446	8	1.7	439	28
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Unknown	2023	7	4	0	.	4	3
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Total	2023	1,251	1,083	18	1.6	1,065	168
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	276	205	3	1.6	201	71
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	487	430	6	1.3	424	57
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	478	443	9	1.9	435	34
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Unknown	2023	11	5	0	.	5	6
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Total	2023	1,254	1,049	20	1.9	1,029	204
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2023	337	249	6	2.4	243	88
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	505	436	8	1.8	428	69
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2023	403	359	6	1.7	353	44
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Unknown	2023	9	5	0	.	5	4
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.