Labour participation; position in the household, 2003-2021
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Tabeltoelichting
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 and age is available.
Due to a redesign of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) the planned update on the third quarter in November 2021 will be postponed to the first quarter of 2022. Because of the changes in the survey design and questionnaire the numbers on the whole of 2021 will then be revised. As a result, the numbers of 2021 will not be comparable to the previous years.
Data available from: 2003-2021.
Status of the figures:
The figures for 2021 in this table are final. However, due to changes in the survey design and the questionnaire, a revision of the 2021 figures will be implemented in the first quarter of 2022.
Changes as of November 15, 2022:
None, the table has been discontinued.
Changes as of November 16, 2021:
Due to a redesign of the Labor Force Survey (LFS), no new figures for the third quarter of 2021 will be published in 2021. The third quarter is therefore filled with dots.
When will new figures be released?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.
Toelichting onderwerpen
- 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.
- 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.- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
- Professional status is unknown
- 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.- 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. - Gross labour participation rate
- The percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force in the population (labour force and 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. - Net labour participation rate
- The percentage of the employed labour force in the population (labour force and 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.