Labour participation; position in the household

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Labour participation; position in the household
Sex Age Position in household Periods Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Flexible employee (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total persons 2023 2,735
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person 2023 615
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent 2023 554
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 84
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple 2023 932
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 470
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 462
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Child living at home 2023 1,035
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Adult child 2023 686
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Minor child 2023 348
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Other household member 2023 70
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total persons 2023 1,251
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Single person 2023 220
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent 2023 13
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 9
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple 2023 50
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 4
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 46
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Child living at home 2023 944
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Adult child 2023 596
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Minor child 2023 348
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Other household member 2023 29
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total persons 2023 957
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Single person 2023 269
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent 2023 325
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 39
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple 2023 521
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 286
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 235
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Child living at home 2023 90
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Adult child 2023 90
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Minor child 2023 0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Other household member 2023 37
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total persons 2023 643
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Single person 2023 203
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent 2023 127
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 15
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple 2023 309
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 113
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 196
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Child living at home 2023 86
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Adult child 2023 86
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Minor child 2023 0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Other household member 2023 30
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total persons 2023 314
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Single person 2023 66
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent 2023 198
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 25
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple 2023 213
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 173
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 39
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Child living at home 2023 4
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Adult child 2023 4
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Minor child 2023 0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Other household member 2023 7
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Total persons 2023 250
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Single person 2023 53
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent 2023 157
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 27
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple 2023 168
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 130
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 38
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Child living at home 2023 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Adult child 2023 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Minor child 2023 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Other household member 2023 2
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Total persons 2023 527
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Single person 2023 126
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent 2023 215
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 36
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple 2023 361
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 179
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 181
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Child living at home 2023 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Adult child 2023 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Minor child 2023 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Other household member 2023 4
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Total persons 2023 188
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Single person 2023 52
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent 2023 52
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 8
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple 2023 125
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 44
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 81
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Child living at home 2023 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Adult child 2023 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Minor child 2023 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Other household member 2023 2
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Total persons 2023 90
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Single person 2023 21
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent 2023 6
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2023 1
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple 2023 68
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2023 5
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2023 63
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Child living at home 2023 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Adult child 2023 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Minor child 2023 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Other household member 2023 0
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 2023 1,322
Source: CBS.
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This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation by position in the household 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 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 November 15, 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.
Employee
A person who makes arrangements in a collective agreement for labour purposes and who is being paid in return.

When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.
Flexible employee
An employee with an employment contract for a limited period or a flexible number of hours. Enclosed here are:
-  Temporary employee, view on permanent
-  Temporary employee, >=1 year
-  Temporary employee, <1 year
-  On-call worker
-  Temporary agency worker
-  Permanent employee, flexible hours
-  Temporary employee, flexible hours

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