Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022

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Labour participation; young people, 2003-2022
Sex Age Formal Education 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) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Full-time (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 20 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week Less than 12 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time Less than 20 working hours a week 12 to 19 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 20 to 27 working hours a week (x 1 000) Labour force Employed labour force Working hours Part-time 20 to 34 working hours a week 28 to 34 working hours a week (x 1 000) Not in the labour force (x 1 000)
Total male and female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 1,608 1,243 100 8.0 1,144 137 808 566 242 199 121 78 365
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 528 464 30 6.5 434 232 75 46 29 128 46 82 64
Total male and female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 876 659 62 9.4 597 35 496 375 121 66 40 26 217
Total male and female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 140 108 13 11.9 95 17 50 36 14 28 17 11 32
Total male and female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 733 584 38 6.4 547 102 312 191 121 133 81 51 148
Total male and female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 388 357 17 4.8 339 214 25 10 15 100 29 71 32
Total male and female 15 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 162 98 19 19.9 79 0 78 73 5 0 0 0 64
Total male and female 15 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 29 20 6 . 14 0 13 12 1 0 0 0 9
Total male and female 16 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 171 128 12 9.1 116 2 106 82 24 9 6 3 43
Total male and female 16 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 22 14 2 . 12 0 11 9 2 1 1 0 8
Total male and female 17 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 179 141 10 6.9 132 8 108 77 32 16 10 6 38
Total male and female 17 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 19 16 0 . 15 0 11 7 4 4 2 2 4
Total male and female 18 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 182 144 10 7.0 134 12 103 74 29 18 12 6 38
Total male and female 18 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 29 24 2 . 23 6 9 5 3 8 6 2 5
Total male and female 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 181 148 11 7.4 137 13 101 69 31 23 12 11 33
Total male and female 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 40 35 3 9.1 32 11 6 3 3 15 8 6 5
Total male and female 20 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 179 145 8 5.8 136 22 87 56 31 27 18 9 34
Total male and female 20 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 45 41 2 4.7 39 20 6 3 3 13 5 8 4
Total male and female 21 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 169 135 7 5.6 127 24 76 44 32 27 16 11 34
Total male and female 21 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 60 54 2 3.3 52 31 8 2 5 14 4 10 6
Total male and female 22 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 147 115 8 6.7 107 18 63 38 25 25 16 10 32
Total male and female 22 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 78 73 6 8.4 67 36 5 2 3 26 6 20 5
Total male and female 23 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 139 113 8 7.1 105 21 52 33 19 33 20 13 26
Total male and female 23 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 85 77 4 5.6 73 48 4 1 3 20 7 14 8
Total male and female 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 98 76 6 7.9 70 17 33 20 13 20 11 9 22
Total male and female 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 120 112 3 2.7 108 80 2 1 1 27 8 19 9
Male 15 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 806 614 48 7.8 566 83 391 271 120 92 54 39 193
Male 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 280 247 15 6.2 232 148 33 21 12 50 22 28 33
Male 15 to 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 441 328 30 9.2 298 24 239 180 59 35 20 15 113
Male 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 77 61 7 11.7 54 15 23 17 6 16 10 6 16
Male 20 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 365 285 18 6.3 268 58 152 91 61 58 34 23 80
Male 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 202 186 8 4.4 178 133 10 4 6 34 12 22 17
Male 15 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 85 55 12 21.7 43 0 43 40 3 0 0 0 30
Male 15 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 14 10 3 . 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 4
Male 16 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 86 65 4 5.7 61 1 55 42 13 5 3 1 22
Male 16 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 12 7 1 . 6 0 5 4 1 1 1 0 5
Male 17 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 91 69 6 8.0 63 6 49 33 16 8 4 4 22
Male 17 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 11 8 0 . 8 0 5 3 2 3 1 2 2
Male 18 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 92 69 4 6.0 65 7 47 34 13 10 6 4 23
Male 18 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 16 13 1 . 12 5 3 2 1 4 2 1 3
Male 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 87 71 5 7.0 66 9 45 31 14 12 6 6 16
Male 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 25 23 2 . 21 9 4 2 1 8 5 3 2
Male 20 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 88 69 3 5.0 65 11 41 27 14 12 7 5 19
Male 20 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 25 24 1 . 23 14 3 1 1 6 2 4 2
Male 21 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 86 68 5 7.2 63 14 36 19 18 13 7 6 18
Male 21 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 30 27 1 . 26 20 2 0 2 4 2 2 3
Male 22 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 76 56 3 5.2 53 11 31 18 13 12 7 5 19
Male 22 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 39 36 1 3.8 34 22 3 1 2 9 3 6 3
Male 23 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 67 55 3 5.5 52 13 26 16 10 12 8 5 12
Male 23 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 47 42 3 6.2 40 33 1 1 1 5 1 4 4
Male 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 49 37 4 9.6 34 9 17 11 5 8 4 4 12
Male 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 61 56 2 4.3 54 44 1 0 0 10 4 6 5
Female 15 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 802 630 51 8.2 578 54 418 295 122 106 67 39 172
Female 15 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 249 217 15 6.8 203 83 42 25 17 78 24 53 31
Female 15 to 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 435 331 32 9.6 299 10 257 195 62 31 20 11 104
Female 15 to 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 63 46 6 12.2 41 3 26 19 7 12 7 5 16
Female 20 to 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 367 299 20 6.6 279 44 160 100 60 75 47 28 69
Female 20 to 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 186 171 9 5.3 162 81 15 6 10 66 17 49 15
Female 15 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 78 43 8 17.6 36 0 36 33 2 0 0 0 34
Female 15 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 15 10 3 . 7 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 5
Female 16 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 85 63 8 12.7 55 0 51 40 11 4 2 2 22
Female 16 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 10 6 1 . 6 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 3
Female 17 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 88 72 4 5.8 68 1 59 44 16 8 6 2 16
Female 17 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 9 7 0 . 7 0 6 4 2 1 1 1 1
Female 18 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 90 76 6 7.9 70 5 56 40 16 9 6 2 15
Female 18 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 13 11 1 . 10 0 5 3 2 4 3 1 3
Female 19 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 93 77 6 7.8 71 4 56 39 17 11 6 5 17
Female 19 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 15 12 1 . 10 2 2 1 2 6 3 3 3
Female 20 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 91 76 5 6.4 71 11 46 29 17 15 11 4 15
Female 20 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 19 17 1 . 16 6 3 1 2 7 2 4 2
Female 21 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 83 67 3 3.8 64 10 40 25 15 14 9 5 16
Female 21 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 30 27 1 . 26 11 6 2 4 10 2 8 3
Female 22 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 72 59 5 8.2 54 8 33 21 12 13 8 5 13
Female 22 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 39 38 5 12.9 33 14 2 1 1 17 4 13 2
Female 23 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 72 59 5 8.7 53 7 26 17 9 20 12 8 14
Female 23 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 38 35 2 5.0 33 15 3 1 2 15 5 10 4
Female 24 years In formal education 2022 1st quarter 49 39 2 6.2 36 7 16 9 8 13 7 6 10
Female 24 years Not in formal education 2022 1st quarter 59 55 1 1.2 54 36 2 1 1 17 4 13 4
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation of young people in the Netherlands. The population of 15 to 24 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 whether they are in 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 for 2003-2022

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

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 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.
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.
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.