Labour force; main figures by sex and other characteristics 1996-2014
Sex | Personal characteristics | Periods | Relation to the labour market Seeking paid job >= 12 hours Can begin to work at short notice Total can begin to work at short notice (x 1 000) | Relation to the labour market Seeking paid job >= 12 hours Can begin to work at short notice Looked for a job in last 4 weeks (x 1 000) | Relation to the labour market Seeking paid job >= 12 hours Can not start at short notice (x 1 000) |
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Total men and women | Total | 2014 | 947 | 656 | 224 |
Total men and women | Age: 15 to 25 years | 2014 | 192 | 121 | 56 |
Total men and women | Age: 15 to 20 years | 2014 | 74 | 43 | 22 |
Total men and women | Age: 20 to 25 years | 2014 | 118 | 78 | 34 |
Total men and women | Age: 25 to 30 years | 2014 | 105 | 78 | 26 |
Total men and women | Age: 30 to 35 years | 2014 | 82 | 61 | 22 |
Total men and women | Age: 35 to 40 years | 2014 | 81 | 61 | 18 |
Total men and women | Age: 40 to 45 years | 2014 | 104 | 74 | 25 |
Total men and women | Age: 45 to 50 years | 2014 | 106 | 73 | 25 |
Total men and women | Age: 50 to 55 years | 2014 | 107 | 76 | 21 |
Total men and women | Age: 55 to 60 years | 2014 | 101 | 67 | 19 |
Total men and women | Age: 60 to 65 years | 2014 | 69 | 44 | 12 |
Total men and women | Age: 25 to 35 years | 2014 | 187 | 139 | 48 |
Total men and women | Age: 35 to 45 years | 2014 | 185 | 135 | 43 |
Total men and women | Age: 45 to 55 years | 2014 | 213 | 149 | 46 |
Total men and women | Age: 55 to 65 years | 2014 | 170 | 111 | 31 |
Total men and women | Origin: Netherlands | 2014 | 607 | 425 | 136 |
Total men and women | Ethnic origin: foreign background | 2014 | 338 | 230 | 87 |
Total men and women | Origin: western country | 2014 | 110 | 76 | 28 |
Total men and women | Origin: MOE country | 2014 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
Total men and women | Origin: western country, other | 2014 | 93 | 64 | 23 |
Total men and women | Origin: non-western country | 2014 | 228 | 154 | 59 |
Total men and women | Origin: Suriname | 2014 | 38 | 29 | 9 |
Total men and women | Origin: Netherlands Antilles or Aruba | 2014 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
Total men and women | Origin: Turkey | 2014 | 41 | 27 | 11 |
Total men and women | Origin: Morocco | 2014 | 41 | 28 | 12 |
Total men and women | Origin: non-western country, other | 2014 | 88 | 57 | 22 |
Total men and women | Origin unknown | 2014 | 2 | . | . |
Total men and women | Position in household: single person | 2014 | 219 | 155 | 59 |
Total men and women | Position in household: single parent | 2014 | 60 | 42 | 19 |
Total men and women | Position in household: parent | 2014 | 282 | 193 | 61 |
Total men and women | Pos. in household: partner (non-parent) | 2014 | 185 | 132 | 33 |
Total men and women | Position in household: adult child | 2014 | 139 | 95 | 34 |
Total men and women | Position in household: underage child | 2014 | 34 | 20 | 11 |
Total men and women | Position in household: other member | 2014 | 28 | 18 | 7 |
Total men and women | Education level: primary | 2014 | 104 | 61 | 30 |
Total men and women | Education level: vmbo, mbo1, avo | 2014 | 219 | 144 | 54 |
Total men and women | Education level: avo - first stage | 2014 | 61 | 37 | 15 |
Total men and women | Education level: havo, vwo, mbo | 2014 | 425 | 299 | 95 |
Total men and women | Education level: mbo 2 or 3 | 2014 | 191 | 136 | 42 |
Total men and women | Education level: mbo 4 | 2014 | 129 | 96 | 24 |
Total men and women | Education level: havo, vwo. | 2014 | 106 | 67 | 28 |
Total men and women | Education level:hbo, university bachelor | 2014 | 120 | 93 | 29 |
Total men and women | Education level: university | 2014 | 64 | 49 | 12 |
Total men and women | Education level: unknown | 2014 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
Men | Total | 2014 | 453 | 340 | 91 |
Men | Age: 15 to 25 years | 2014 | 91 | 53 | 30 |
Men | Age: 15 to 20 years | 2014 | 36 | 20 | 13 |
Men | Age: 20 to 25 years | 2014 | 55 | 33 | 17 |
Men | Age: 25 to 30 years | 2014 | 58 | 46 | 10 |
Men | Age: 30 to 35 years | 2014 | 42 | 34 | 6 |
Men | Age: 35 to 40 years | 2014 | 36 | 31 | 5 |
Men | Age: 40 to 45 years | 2014 | 48 | 39 | 7 |
Men | Age: 45 to 50 years | 2014 | 41 | 33 | 9 |
Men | Age: 50 to 55 years | 2014 | 47 | 38 | 8 |
Men | Age: 55 to 60 years | 2014 | 50 | 38 | 9 |
Men | Age: 60 to 65 years | 2014 | 40 | 28 | 7 |
Men | Age: 25 to 35 years | 2014 | 100 | 80 | 17 |
Men | Age: 35 to 45 years | 2014 | 84 | 70 | 12 |
Men | Age: 45 to 55 years | 2014 | 88 | 71 | 17 |
Men | Age: 55 to 65 years | 2014 | 90 | 66 | 15 |
Men | Origin: Netherlands | 2014 | 293 | 222 | 58 |
Men | Ethnic origin: foreign background | 2014 | 159 | 117 | 32 |
Men | Origin: western country | 2014 | 46 | 35 | 10 |
Men | Origin: MOE country | 2014 | 4 | 3 | . |
Men | Origin: western country, other | 2014 | 42 | 32 | 9 |
Men | Origin: non-western country | 2014 | 113 | 82 | 22 |
Men | Origin: Suriname | 2014 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
Men | Origin: Netherlands Antilles or Aruba | 2014 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
Men | Origin: Turkey | 2014 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
Men | Origin: Morocco | 2014 | 21 | 15 | 5 |
Men | Origin: non-western country, other | 2014 | 44 | 31 | 9 |
Men | Origin unknown | 2014 | . | . | . |
Men | Position in household: single person | 2014 | 146 | 107 | 37 |
Men | Position in household: single parent | 2014 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Men | Position in household: parent | 2014 | 101 | 84 | 12 |
Men | Pos. in household: partner (non-parent) | 2014 | 84 | 68 | 11 |
Men | Position in household: adult child | 2014 | 79 | 54 | 18 |
Men | Position in household: underage child | 2014 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
Men | Position in household: other member | 2014 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
Men | Education level: primary | 2014 | 56 | 36 | 14 |
Men | Education level: vmbo, mbo1, avo | 2014 | 107 | 78 | 23 |
Men | Education level: avo - first stage | 2014 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
Men | Education level: havo, vwo, mbo | 2014 | 199 | 151 | 39 |
Men | Education level: mbo 2 or 3 | 2014 | 90 | 70 | 17 |
Men | Education level: mbo 4 | 2014 | 57 | 46 | 8 |
Men | Education level: havo, vwo. | 2014 | 52 | 35 | 14 |
Men | Education level:hbo, university bachelor | 2014 | 53 | 45 | 9 |
Men | Education level: university | 2014 | 30 | 25 | 4 |
Men | Education level: unknown | 2014 | 7 | 5 | . |
Women | Total | 2014 | 494 | 316 | 133 |
Women | Age: 15 to 25 years | 2014 | 100 | 68 | 26 |
Women | Age: 15 to 20 years | 2014 | 38 | 23 | 9 |
Women | Age: 20 to 25 years | 2014 | 63 | 45 | 17 |
Women | Age: 25 to 30 years | 2014 | 47 | 32 | 15 |
Women | Age: 30 to 35 years | 2014 | 40 | 27 | 16 |
Women | Age: 35 to 40 years | 2014 | 45 | 30 | 13 |
Women | Age: 40 to 45 years | 2014 | 56 | 35 | 18 |
Women | Age: 45 to 50 years | 2014 | 64 | 40 | 16 |
Women | Age: 50 to 55 years | 2014 | 61 | 38 | 14 |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table comprises yearly and quarterly figures on the main aspects of the labour force broken down by sex and other personal characteristics.
Data available from 1996 to 2014
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of 13 February 2015:
None, this table was stopped.
When will new figures be published?
This table is stopped. The update of 13 February 2015 was the last update of this table. On 26 February 2015 new revised tables about the labour force have been published. The revision of the labour force statistics consists of two parts. The definitions will be adjusted to the international standard definitions and data collection is improved by using web interviewing. For more information about this revision, see the link to the press release in paragraph 3.
Description topics
- 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.- Seeking paid job >= 12 hours
- Can begin to work at short notice
- Total can begin to work at short notice
- Looked for a job in last 4 weeks
- Can not start at short notice