Working population by sex
Personal characteristics | Sex | Periods | Labour force Gross labour participation (%) | Labour force Net labour participation (%) | Labour force Percentage unemployed (%) | Labour force Labour position Total labour force (x 1000) | Labour force Labour position Employed labour force (x 1000) | Labour force Labour position Unemployed labour force (x 1000) | Labour force Labour position Persons not included in the labour force (x 1000) | Employed labour force aged 15-64 Working hours 12-19 hours a week (x 1000) | Employed labour force aged 15-64 Working hours 20-34 hours a week (x 1000) | Employed labour force aged 15-64 Working hours >= 35 hours a week (x 1000) | Employed labour force aged 15-64 Regulation working hours Regular working hours (x 1000) |
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Foreign background | Total men and women | 2006 | 61.5 | 54.8 | 10.9 | 1,339 | 1,193 | 147 | 838 | 100 | 309 | 784 | 519 |
Foreign background | Men | 2006 | 69.1 | 62.3 | 9.9 | 748 | 673 | 74 | 334 | 23 | 80 | 571 | 262 |
Foreign background | Women | 2006 | 54.0 | 47.4 | 12.2 | 592 | 520 | 72 | 504 | 77 | 229 | 213 | 257 |
Western foreign background | Total men and women | 2006 | 68.6 | 63.9 | 6.8 | 702 | 654 | 48 | 322 | 56 | 180 | 418 | 290 |
Western foreign background | Men | 2006 | 74.8 | 70.4 | 5.9 | 371 | 349 | 22 | 125 | 11 | 40 | 298 | 141 |
Western foreign background | Women | 2006 | 62.7 | 57.8 | 7.8 | 331 | 305 | 26 | 197 | 45 | 140 | 120 | 149 |
Other western foreign background | Total men and women | 2006 | 68.8 | 64.4 | 6.4 | 667 | 625 | 43 | 303 | 54 | 171 | 400 | 276 |
Other western foreign background | Men | 2006 | 74.7 | 70.5 | 5.6 | 357 | 337 | 20 | 121 | 11 | 39 | 287 | 136 |
Other western foreign background | Women | 2006 | 63.1 | 58.5 | 7.3 | 311 | 288 | 23 | 182 | 43 | 132 | 113 | 141 |
Non-western foreign background | Total men and women | 2006 | 55.3 | 46.7 | 15.5 | 637 | 538 | 99 | 516 | 44 | 128 | 366 | 230 |
Non-western foreign background | Men | 2006 | 64.3 | 55.4 | 13.9 | 376 | 324 | 52 | 209 | 12 | 40 | 273 | 121 |
Non-western foreign background | Women | 2006 | 45.9 | 37.8 | 17.8 | 261 | 215 | 46 | 307 | 32 | 89 | 93 | 108 |
Other non-western foreign background | Total men and women | 2006 | 51.2 | 42.2 | 17.4 | 197 | 163 | 34 | 189 | 15 | 37 | 111 | 65 |
Other non-western foreign background | Men | 2006 | 58.8 | 49.0 | 16.6 | 118 | 99 | 20 | 83 | 4 | 13 | 81 | 36 |
Other non-western foreign background | Women | 2006 | 42.8 | 34.8 | 18.7 | 79 | 64 | 15 | 106 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 28 |
Source: CBS. |
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.
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.- Total labour force
- Employed labour force
- Person aged 15-64 working at least 12 hours a week.
- Unemployed labour force
- Persons who have accepted work for at least 12 hours a week , or
willing to work at least 12 hours a week, who are available and
actively seeking work for at least 12 hours a week.
- Persons not included in the labour force
- Persons not included in the labour force.
- Gross labour participation
- Labour force as a percentage of the population (15-64 years).
- Net labour participation
- Employed labour force as a percentage of the population (aged 15-64 yrs).
- Percentage unemployed
- Unemployed labour force as a percentage of labour force (15-64 yrs).
- Employed labour force aged 15-64
- Persons working at least 12 hours a week.
- Working hours
- The number of working hours in an average working week.
- 12-19 hours a week
- 20-34 hours a week
- >= 35 hours a week
- 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.- Regular working hours
- Persons working regular hours only during the day on working days.