Labour participation; position in the household

Changed on: 14/02/2024 02:00

Labour participation; position in the household
Sex	Age	Position in household	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)	Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 20 working hours a week (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 12 working hours a week (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week 12 to 19 working hours a week (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 27 working hours a week (x 1 000)	Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 28 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000)	Not in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total persons	2023	13,326	10,096	359	3.6	9,737	5,064	1,563	894	669	3,110	1,347	1,764	3,230
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Single person	2023	2,990	2,098	95	4.5	2,004	1,165	282	162	120	557	207	350	891
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent	2023	4,370	3,859	69	1.8	3,790	2,060	281	96	185	1,449	643	806	511
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	462	365	14	3.9	351	150	31	13	18	169	71	98	97
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2023	7,782	5,904	105	1.8	5,799	3,259	512	217	294	2,028	892	1,136	1,878
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	3,908	3,494	55	1.6	3,439	1,909	250	83	167	1,280	573	708	414
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	3,874	2,410	50	2.1	2,359	1,350	262	135	127	747	320	428	1,464
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Child living at home	2023	1,872	1,547	134	8.7	1,413	375	718	490	228	321	163	158	324
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Adult child	2023	1,294	1,105	77	7.0	1,028	360	384	229	155	284	137	147	189
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Minor child	2023	578	443	57	12.9	385	15	334	261	73	37	26	11	135
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Other household member	2023	220	181	10	5.7	171	114	20	11	9	36	15	21	39
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total persons	2023	2,169	1,808	149	8.2	1,659	400	878	592	286	381	193	188	361
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Single person	2023	390	333	24	7.2	309	89	145	93	52	75	39	36	57
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent	2023	30	23	2	8.2	21	5	7	4	3	8	3	5	7
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	16	13	1	.	12	2	6	3	2	4	2	2	3
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple	2023	105	94	3	3.6	90	43	16	8	8	31	10	21	12
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	14	10	0	.	9	3	2	1	1	4	2	3	4
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	91	84	3	3.5	81	40	15	7	8	27	8	19	7
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Child living at home	2023	1,606	1,325	117	8.8	1,208	251	696	479	217	261	138	123	281
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Adult child	2023	1,028	882	60	6.8	822	236	363	218	145	224	112	112	146
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Minor child	2023	578	443	57	12.9	385	15	334	261	73	37	26	11	135
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Other household member	2023	52	44	3	7.3	41	16	15	9	6	10	4	6	8
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total persons	2023	4,489	4,044	117	2.9	3,927	2,409	237	93	144	1,281	499	782	445
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Single person	2023	1,068	926	39	4.2	887	614	54	27	27	220	67	153	142
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent	2023	2,111	1,905	38	2.0	1,867	955	133	42	91	780	348	432	206
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	180	142	8	5.3	135	54	10	3	7	72	34	37	38
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2023	2,862	2,650	48	1.8	2,602	1,539	149	50	98	914	368	546	212
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	1,931	1,762	30	1.7	1,732	901	123	38	85	708	313	395	168
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	932	888	18	2.0	870	638	26	12	14	206	55	152	44
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Child living at home	2023	258	217	17	7.6	201	121	21	11	10	58	23	35	41
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Adult child	2023	258	217	17	7.6	201	121	21	11	10	58	23	35	41
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Minor child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Other household member	2023	121	108	6	5.7	102	81	4	2	2	18	7	11	13
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total persons	2023	2,325	2,098	71	3.4	2,027	1,292	126	55	71	609	223	386	227
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Single person	2023	661	584	26	4.5	558	383	40	22	18	134	42	92	77
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent	2023	647	571	13	2.2	558	258	46	14	32	255	117	138	76
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	55	37	3	7.4	35	12	4	1	2	19	10	9	18
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple	2023	1,276	1,189	23	1.9	1,167	719	61	21	39	387	144	243	87
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	592	534	10	1.9	524	246	42	13	29	236	107	129	58
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	684	656	13	2.0	643	474	19	9	10	150	36	114	29
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Child living at home	2023	241	205	15	7.5	189	114	19	10	10	56	23	33	36
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Adult child	2023	241	205	15	7.5	189	114	19	10	10	56	23	33	36
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Minor child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Other household member	2023	92	83	4	5.2	79	63	2	1	1	13	5	8	9
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total persons	2023	2,163	1,946	46	2.4	1,900	1,117	111	38	73	673	276	397	218
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Single person	2023	407	343	13	3.8	330	231	14	5	9	85	25	61	65
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent	2023	1,464	1,334	25	1.9	1,309	697	87	28	59	524	231	294	130
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	125	105	5	4.6	100	42	6	2	4	53	25	28	20
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2023	1,586	1,461	25	1.7	1,436	820	88	29	59	528	224	304	125
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	1,339	1,229	20	1.6	1,209	656	81	26	55	472	206	266	110
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	247	232	5	2.3	227	164	7	3	3	56	18	37	15
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Child living at home	2023	17	12	1	.	11	7	1	1	1	3	1	2	4
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Adult child	2023	17	12	1	.	11	7	1	1	1	3	1	2	4
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Minor child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Other household member	2023	28	25	2	7.4	23	17	1	1	1	4	1	3	4
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total persons	2023	2,295	2,013	35	1.8	1,977	1,187	127	45	82	664	273	391	283
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Single person	2023	439	343	11	3.1	332	230	15	7	8	87	31	57	95
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent	2023	1,467	1,329	19	1.5	1,310	754	88	29	60	468	201	266	138
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	168	141	3	2.2	138	63	10	4	6	65	23	43	27
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple	2023	1,662	1,508	20	1.3	1,488	882	100	33	67	506	217	289	154
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	1,299	1,188	16	1.4	1,171	691	78	24	54	402	178	224	111
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	363	321	4	1.3	317	190	22	9	13	104	39	66	43
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Child living at home	2023	5	4	1	.	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Adult child	2023	5	4	1	.	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Minor child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Other household member	2023	21	16	1	3.2	15	11	1	1	1	3	2	2	5
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total persons	2023	6,667	4,243	92	2.2	4,151	2,255	448	209	239	1,448	655	794	2,424
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Single person	2023	1,531	839	32	3.8	808	462	83	42	41	263	101	162	692
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent	2023	2,229	1,931	29	1.5	1,902	1,099	141	50	91	661	292	369	298
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	266	209	5	2.5	204	95	16	7	9	94	34	59	57
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2023	4,814	3,160	53	1.7	3,106	1,677	347	159	188	1,082	515	568	1,655
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	1,963	1,722	24	1.4	1,698	1,005	125	44	82	568	258	310	241
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	2,851	1,438	29	2.0	1,409	672	222	116	106	515	257	258	1,413
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Child living at home	2023	8	5	1	.	5	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	2
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Adult child	2023	8	5	1	.	5	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	2
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Minor child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Other household member	2023	48	29	1	3.4	28	18	2	1	1	8	4	4	19
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total persons	2023	2,434	1,869	43	2.3	1,826	971	185	75	110	669	312	357	565
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Single person	2023	581	406	17	4.2	389	208	36	17	19	145	53	91	175
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent	2023	675	572	9	1.6	562	333	46	18	28	184	86	98	103
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	81	63	2	3.1	61	30	5	2	3	25	10	15	18
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple	2023	1,751	1,386	24	1.7	1,363	724	144	56	88	495	247	248	365
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	593	509	7	1.4	501	302	41	16	25	158	75	83	85
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	1,158	878	16	1.9	861	422	103	40	63	337	171	165	280
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Child living at home	2023	3	2	0	.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Adult child	2023	3	2	0	.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Minor child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Other household member	2023	18	12	0	.	12	7	1	0	0	4	2	2	6
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total persons	2023	1,938	362	14	3.8	348	97	136	89	47	115	69	46	1,576
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Single person	2023	512	90	4	4.4	86	24	31	18	13	31	17	14	421
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent	2023	88	31	1	2.2	30	13	7	4	3	10	5	5	57
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2023	17	5	0	.	5	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	11
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2023	1,401	265	10	3.6	255	71	103	70	33	81	51	30	1,136
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2023	71	25	1	2.4	25	11	6	3	3	7	4	3	46
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2023	1,330	239	9	3.8	230	60	97	67	30	74	47	27	1,090
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Child living at home	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Adult child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Minor child	2023	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Other household member	2023	8	1	0	.	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
Male	15 to 74 years	Total persons	2023	6,662	5,325	180	3.4	5,145	3,626	622	396	226	897	294	604	1,338
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

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 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 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.

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.

Working hours

The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Part-time

The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 35 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Less than 20 working hours a week

The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Less than 20 working hours a week: The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 20 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Less than 12 working hours a week: The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is less than 12 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

12 to 19 working hours a week: The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 12 to 19 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

20 to 34 working hours a week

The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is is 20 to 34 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

20 to 34 working hours a week: The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 34 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

20 to 27 working hours a week: The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 20 to 27 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

28 to 34 working hours a week: The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 28 to 34 hours.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

Full-time: The number of hours that a person works in a normal or average working week is 35 hours or more.

In the average working hours overtime and unpaid hours are not taken into account.

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.