Labour participation; position in the household

Labour participation; position in the household

Sex Age Position in household Periods Labour force Employed labour force Professional status Employee Permanent employee (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)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 5,459 1,255 325
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 1,085 266 42
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 2,515 540 192
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 220 46 10
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 3,769 857 263
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 2,295 494 181
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 1,474 363 82
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 301 62 5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 270 58 5
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 31 4 0
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 85 23 4
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 323 76 4
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 63 25 1
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 8 2 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 4 0 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 42 7 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 4 2 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 38 5 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 205 42 3
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 175 38 3
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 31 4 0
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 8 3 0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 2,413 472 121
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 498 99 18
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 1,226 253 81
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 85 16 4
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 1,682 322 94
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 1,141 237 77
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 541 85 17
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 92 19 2
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 92 19 2
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 57 16 3
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 1,189 192 36
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 297 46 8
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 357 67 14
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 18 2 0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 746 116 23
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 339 66 13
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 407 51 10
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 86 16 2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 86 16 2
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 43 12 3
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 1,224 280 85
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 201 53 9
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 869 185 67
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 68 14 4
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 936 206 71
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 802 171 63
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 134 34 8
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 6 4 0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 6 4 0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 14 3 1
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 1,305 293 97
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 220 50 10
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 876 189 76
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 85 21 4
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 987 220 82
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 791 168 72
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 197 52 10
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 2 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 2 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 10 2 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 2,723 706 200
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 524 142 24
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 1,281 285 111
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 130 30 6
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 2,046 528 169
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 1,150 255 104
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 895 273 65
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 3 1 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 3 1 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 20 5 1
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 1,278 283 88
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 257 62 12
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 392 88 33
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 41 8 1
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 970 210 74
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 351 79 31
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 619 131 42
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 1 0 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 1 0 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 9 2 1
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 140 129 15
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Single person 2024 1st quarter 47 30 1
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent 2024 1st quarter 13 8 2
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Parent in single-parent household 2024 1st quarter 4 1 1
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple 2024 1st quarter 88 98 13
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple with child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 9 8 1
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Partner in couple without child(ren) 2024 1st quarter 79 90 12
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Child living at home 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Adult child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Minor child 2024 1st quarter 0 0 0
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Other household member 2024 1st quarter 1 1 0
Male 15 to 74 years Total persons 2024 1st quarter 2,833 775 247
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 May 15, 2024:
The figures for 1st quarter 2024 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 August 12, 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.
Permanent employee
An employee with an employment contract for an indefinite period and for a fixed number of hours.
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.
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When a person has more than one job, the job in which most hours are worked, is used.