Labour participation; key figures

Changed on: 14/02/2024 02:00

Labour participation; key figures
Sex	Age	Highest educational level	Periods	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed person (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed without employees (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Self-employed with employees (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Self-employed person Contributing family worker (x 1 000)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	2023	1,586	1,230	327	29
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	267	201	55	11
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	582	446	125	12
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	730	578	146	6
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	6	5	1	0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	2023	84	76	3	5
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	19	15	1	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	48	45	1	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	16	15	1	0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	2023	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Total	2023	1,445	1,112	310	22
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	233	174	50	9
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	538	410	118	9
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	668	523	141	4
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	6	5	1	0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	2023	579	459	115	5
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	75	61	14	1
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	215	170	42	2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	287	226	59	2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	2	2	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	2023	237	202	33	2
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	28	24	4	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	100	85	13	1
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	107	91	16	1
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	2023	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	2023	343	258	82	2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	47	37	10	1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	114	85	29	1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	180	135	44	1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total	2023	398	291	102	5
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	62	45	15	1
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	139	97	39	3
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	196	148	47	2
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Unknown	2023	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Total	2023	782	577	191	13
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	139	97	36	5
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	275	195	75	5
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	365	282	81	2
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	3	3	1	0
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total	2023	923	695	209	19
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	173	124	41	8
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	319	230	81	8
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	427	337	86	4
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	3	3	1	0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total	2023	384	286	90	8
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2023	77	53	20	4
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	136	98	36	3
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2023	169	134	34	1
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Unknown	2023	2	2	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total	2023	141	117	17	6
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2023	34	27	5	3
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	45	35	7	2
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2023	62	55	6	1
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Unknown	2023	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Total	2023	17	14	0	2
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2023	10	8	0	2
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	7	6	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2023	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Unknown	2023	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Total	2023	67	62	3	2
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2023	9	8	1	1
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	42	39	1	1
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2023	16	15	1	0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Unknown	2023	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Total	2023	90	80	10	1
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2023	8	7	1	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	45	40	5	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2023	37	32	4	0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Unknown	2023	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Total	2023	146	122	23	1
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2023	20	17	3	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	55	45	9	1
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2023	70	59	11	0
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Unknown	2023	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Total	2023	158	122	35	1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2023	21	16	4	0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	56	43	13	0
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2023	81	63	18	1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Unknown	2023	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Total	2023	184	135	47	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2023	27	20	6	0
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	58	42	15	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2023	99	72	26	1
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Unknown	2023	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Total	2023	176	128	46	2
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2023	22	17	5	0
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	60	42	17	1
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2023	93	68	24	1
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Unknown	2023	1	1	0	0
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Total	2023	223	163	56	3
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2023	40	28	10	1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	79	55	22	1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2023	103	80	23	1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Unknown	2023	1	0	0	0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Total	2023	205	148	53	3
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2023	40	27	11	2
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2023	77	53	23	2
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2023	87	68	19	0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Unknown	2023	1	1	0	0
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.

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.

Professional status

Classification of the employed labour force into:
Employee
-  permanent
-  flexible
Self-employed
-  without employees (solo self-employed)
-  with employees
-  contributing family worker

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed person

A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  in the company or practice of a family member (contributing family worker), or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession).

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed person: A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  in the company or practice of a family member (contributing family worker), or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession).

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed without employees: A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, or
-  as another self-employed person (for example in an independent profession), and
-  who has no employees.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Self-employed with employees: A person who works for his/her own account and risk
-  in an own company or practice (self-employed entrepreneur), or
-  as an owner-manager, and
-  who has employees.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.

Contributing family worker: A person who works, not on the basis of a an explicit employment contract, in the company or practice of the partner or parents.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.