Working population by sex

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Working population by sex
Personal characteristics Sex Periods Labour force Labour position Persons not included in the labour force (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Total employees (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Employees with permanent jobs (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Self-employed (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Position on the labour market Flexible workers Other flexible workers (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Regulation working hours Irregular working hours Work in the evening and at night (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Regulation working hours Irregular working hours Work in the evening (x 1000) Employed labour force aged 15-64 Commuter traffic Transport Other transport (x 1000) Relation to the labour market Total population aged 15-64 years (x 1000) Relation to the labour market Employed >= 12 hours (x 1000) Relation to the labour market Seeking paid job >= 12 hours Can begin to work at short notice Did not look for a job in last 4 weeks Did not look for a job in last 6 months Other reasons (x 1000) Relation to the labour market Not looking for paid job >=12 hours Raison not looking for paid job>=12hours Other reasons (x 1000)
Other western foreign background Total men and women 2006 303 547 495 78 19 280 106 25 970 625 16 37
Other western foreign background Men 2006 121 288 262 49 10 166 76 19 478 337 7 11
Other western foreign background Women 2006 182 260 232 29 9 115 30 5 492 288 9 26
Other non-western foreign background Total men and women 2006 189 142 113 21 10 72 32 7 386 163 11 19
Other non-western foreign background Men 2006 83 85 67 14 5 46 26 6 201 99 5 7
Other non-western foreign background Women 2006 106 57 47 7 5 26 6 . 185 64 6 11
Other member household Total men and women 2006 79 80 60 9 7 44 20 3 179 89 5 9
Other member household Men 2006 42 49 36 7 4 27 14 2 104 56 3 4
Other member household Women 2006 38 31 24 2 3 16 6 . 75 34 2 5
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

Persons employed, labour force, unemployment broken down
by personal features (age, level of education, origin) and
sex

Data available from: 1996

Frequency: Stopped

Status of the figures:
Figures based on the LFS are always final.

When will new figures be published?
This publication is stopped.

Description topics

Labour force
The labour force (15-64 years) includes:
- persons who work at least 12 hours a week;
- persons who have accepted work for at least 12 hours a week;
- persons willing to work at least 12 hours a week, who are available and
actively seeking work for at least 12 hours a week.
The employed labour force includes all persons working at least 12 hours
a week.
The unemployed labour force includes all persons unemployed or working
less than 12 hours a week.
Labour position
Classification of the population aged 15-64:
- employed labour force,
- unemployed labour force,
- persons not included in the labour force.
Persons not included in the labour force
Persons not included in the labour force.
Employed labour force aged 15-64
Persons working at least 12 hours a week.
Position on the labour market
Persons working at least 12 hours a week.
Total employees
Employees with permanent jobs
The employment contract is permanent and working hours are laid down
by contract.
Flexible workers
The employment contract is of limited duration and/or the number of
working hours is not laid down by contract.
Other flexible workers
Employees working flexible hours by type of contract.
Self-employed
- Persons working in their own business or practice;
- Persons working in their partner's or parents' business or practice;
- Other self-employed, e.g. freelancers.
Regulation working hours
Dating from 2000 the questions about regulation of working hours has been
changed. Therefore it is not possible to publish comparable data for
earlier years.
Distinction between regular and irregular working hours.
Regular working hours are only during the day on working days.
Irregular working hours are:
- in the evening.
- at night.
- on Saturday.
- on Sunday.
Irregular working hours
Irregular working hours are in the evening and/or at night, in the
weekends during the day.
Work in the evening and at night
Persons working sometimes or regularly between midnight and 06.00 a.m.
Work in the evening
Persons who do not work at night but between 07.00 p.m. and midnight.
Commuter traffic
Transport
Other transport
Including transport unknown.
Relation to the labour market
Distinction between the employed labour force and the unemployed labour
force. The employed labour force is subdivided according to their
availability for the labour market and how actively they have sought work.
Total population aged 15-64 years
Employed >= 12 hours
Seeking paid job >= 12 hours
Can begin to work at short notice
Did not look for a job in last 4 weeks
Did not look for a job in last 6 months
Other reasons
Not looking for paid job >=12 hours
Raison not looking for paid job>=12hours
Other reasons