Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022

Changed on: 16/01/2023 02:00

Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022
Sex	Age	Highest educational level	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)	Not in the labour force (x 1 000)	Gross labour participation rate (%)	Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	13,175	9,768	356	3.6	9,412	3,407	74.1	71.4
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	3,394	1,934	115	5.9	1,819	1,460	57.0	53.6
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	4,883	3,742	128	3.4	3,614	1,141	76.6	74.0
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	4,804	4,038	111	2.7	3,928	766	84.1	81.8
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	94	54	2	3.8	52	40	57.2	55.0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,137	1,708	130	7.6	1,578	429	79.9	73.9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	900	668	65	9.7	604	232	74.2	67.0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	943	787	52	6.6	735	157	83.4	77.9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	292	252	13	5.1	239	40	86.3	81.9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	1	1	0	.	1	0	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	11,241	9,460	337	3.6	9,123	1,781	84.2	81.2
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	2,599	1,845	108	5.8	1,737	754	71.0	66.8
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	4,254	3,632	124	3.4	3,509	622	85.4	82.5
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	4,308	3,931	104	2.6	3,827	378	91.2	88.8
Total male and female	15 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	79	52	2	3.4	50	27	65.6	63.3
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	4,356	3,905	118	3.0	3,787	451	89.6	86.9
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	508	373	21	5.6	352	135	73.5	69.4
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	1,476	1,314	37	2.9	1,277	162	89.0	86.5
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,342	2,195	59	2.7	2,136	148	93.7	91.2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	30	23	1	.	22	7	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,259	2,057	76	3.7	1,981	202	91.0	87.7
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	206	152	10	6.8	142	53	74.0	69.0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	751	675	24	3.6	651	75	90.0	86.7
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,288	1,217	41	3.3	1,176	71	94.5	91.3
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	15	12	0	.	12	3	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,097	1,848	42	2.3	1,806	249	88.1	86.1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	302	221	10	4.7	211	81	73.1	69.7
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	726	639	13	2.1	626	87	88.0	86.2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,055	978	18	1.8	960	77	92.7	91.0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	15	11	0	.	10	4	.	.
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,345	2,059	39	1.9	2,020	287	87.8	86.1
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	473	346	7	2.0	339	126	73.3	71.8
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	901	805	17	2.1	788	96	89.4	87.5
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	946	891	14	1.6	877	55	94.2	92.7
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	26	16	1	.	16	10	.	.
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	4,748	3,847	90	2.3	3,757	901	81.0	79.1
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	1,191	803	22	2.8	781	388	67.4	65.6
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	1,834	1,532	34	2.2	1,497	302	83.5	81.6
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	1,675	1,484	32	2.2	1,452	190	88.6	86.7
Total male and female	45 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	49	28	1	.	27	20	57.9	56.1
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	6,683	4,155	108	2.6	4,047	2,528	62.2	60.6
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	1,986	893	30	3.3	863	1,094	44.9	43.5
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	2,463	1,641	38	2.3	1,602	822	66.6	65.1
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	2,170	1,592	39	2.4	1,553	578	73.3	71.6
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	63	30	1	.	29	33	47.3	45.4
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	2,403	1,789	51	2.8	1,738	614	74.4	72.3
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	719	457	15	3.4	442	262	63.6	61.5
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	933	727	17	2.4	709	207	77.8	76.0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	728	593	18	3.0	575	135	81.4	79.0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	23	12	0	.	12	11	.	.
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,934	308	18	6.0	290	1,626	15.9	15.0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	795	89	7	8.2	82	706	11.2	10.3
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	629	109	4	3.7	105	520	17.4	16.7
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	496	108	7	6.2	101	388	21.7	20.4
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	14	2	0	.	1	13	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,016	767	75	9.8	692	249	75.5	68.1
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	753	553	58	10.4	495	200	73.4	65.7
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	254	208	17	8.1	191	47	81.7	75.1
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	7	5	0	.	5	2	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 19 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	1	1	0	.	1	0	.	.
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,121	941	55	5.8	886	180	83.9	79.0
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	147	115	7	6.1	108	32	78.5	73.8
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	689	579	35	6.1	544	110	84.0	78.9
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	285	247	13	5.2	234	38	86.6	82.2
Total male and female	20 to 24 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,121	1,026	40	3.9	986	95	91.5	87.9
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	89	65	5	8.3	60	24	73.0	66.9
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	372	338	11	3.3	327	34	90.8	87.8
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	652	616	23	3.8	593	36	94.5	91.0
Total male and female	25 to 29 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	7	6	0	.	6	1	.	.
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,138	1,030	36	3.4	995	107	90.6	87.5
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	116	87	5	5.7	82	29	74.8	70.6
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	378	337	13	3.8	324	41	89.1	85.7
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	636	600	17	2.9	583	35	94.5	91.7
Total male and female	30 to 34 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	8	6	0	.	6	2	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,062	945	24	2.6	921	117	89.0	86.7
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	137	99	6	6.3	92	38	72.1	67.5
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	349	306	5	1.7	301	43	87.6	86.1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	567	535	13	2.3	522	32	94.3	92.1
Total male and female	35 to 39 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	9	6	0	.	6	3	.	.
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,035	903	18	2.0	885	132	87.2	85.5
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	165	122	4	3.4	118	43	74.0	71.5
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	377	333	8	2.4	325	43	88.5	86.3
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	488	443	6	1.2	437	45	90.9	89.7
Total male and female	40 to 44 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	6	5	0	.	4	1	.	.
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,075	955	14	1.5	940	120	88.8	87.5
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	194	139	2	1.4	137	55	71.7	70.7
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	392	359	7	1.8	352	33	91.5	89.8
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	477	450	6	1.2	445	27	94.4	93.2
Total male and female	45 to 49 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	12	7	0	.	6	5	.	.
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,271	1,104	25	2.2	1,080	167	86.9	85.0
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	279	207	5	2.4	202	71	74.4	72.6
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	508	446	11	2.4	436	62	87.8	85.7
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	469	441	9	2.0	432	28	94.0	92.1
Total male and female	50 to 54 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	14	10	0	.	9	5	.	.
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Total	2022 1st quarter	1,253	1,031	25	2.4	1,006	223	82.2	80.3
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	1 Lower education	2022 1st quarter	336	237	8	3.3	229	99	70.5	68.2
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	2 Intermediate education	2022 1st quarter	508	434	9	2.2	424	74	85.4	83.6
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	3 Higher education	2022 1st quarter	396	352	7	2.1	345	44	88.9	87.0
Total male and female	55 to 59 years	Unknown	2022 1st quarter	13	8	0	.	8	5	.	.
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation 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 level of education is available.

Due to changes in the survey design and the questionnaire of the Labour Force Survey (LFS), a revision of the figures for 2021 was carried out in the first quarter of 2022.
As a result, the numbers of 2021 and later will not be comparable to the years 2003-2020.

Data available from: 2003-2022

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of Januariy 16, 2023:
The periods were still indicated in Dutch. That has been converted to English.

Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, the table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be released?
Not applicable. This table has been replaced, see paragraph 3 for a link to the new table.

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 75 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.

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.