Labour participation; key figures
| Sex | Age | Highest educational level | Periods | Labour force and not in the labour force (x 1 000) | Not in the labour force (x 1 000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 13,377 | 3,190 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 3,492 | 1,351 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 4,887 | 1,077 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 4,931 | 733 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 74 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 68 | 30 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,175 | 351 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 960 | 210 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 932 | 114 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 282 | 27 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 24 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 2 | 1 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 11,426 | 1,647 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,745 | 728 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 4,252 | 573 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 4,373 | 325 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 64 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 57 | 20 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 4,547 | 449 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 608 | 157 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,544 | 161 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,377 | 126 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 44 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 19 | 6 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,353 | 215 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 257 | 71 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 805 | 83 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,283 | 58 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 34 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 8 | 3 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,195 | 235 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 351 | 86 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 739 | 78 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,094 | 68 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 44 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 11 | 3 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,254 | 281 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 453 | 115 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 840 | 99 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 941 | 61 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 54 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 20 | 6 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 4,704 | 846 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,178 | 361 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,777 | 299 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,714 | 172 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 64 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 36 | 14 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 6,655 | 2,390 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,925 | 984 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,411 | 803 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,272 | 580 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 74 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 47 | 23 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 2,450 | 565 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 724 | 246 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 937 | 200 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 772 | 112 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 64 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 16 | 8 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,952 | 1,544 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 747 | 623 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 635 | 504 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 558 | 408 |
| Total male and female | 65 to 74 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 12 | 10 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,005 | 208 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 773 | 177 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 226 | 30 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 5 | 1 |
| Total male and female | 15 to 19 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,170 | 143 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 187 | 33 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 705 | 84 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 277 | 26 |
| Total male and female | 20 to 24 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 2 | 1 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,159 | 110 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 113 | 34 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 414 | 44 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 629 | 30 |
| Total male and female | 25 to 29 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 3 | 1 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,194 | 105 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 144 | 37 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 391 | 38 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 654 | 28 |
| Total male and female | 30 to 34 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 5 | 2 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,129 | 117 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 176 | 42 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 377 | 40 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 572 | 34 |
| Total male and female | 35 to 39 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 4 | 1 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,066 | 117 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 175 | 44 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 362 | 37 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 522 | 34 |
| Total male and female | 40 to 44 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 7 | 2 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,038 | 126 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 193 | 51 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 369 | 42 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 464 | 29 |
| Total male and female | 45 to 49 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 12 | 4 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,216 | 155 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 260 | 64 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 471 | 57 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 477 | 32 |
| Total male and female | 50 to 54 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 7 | 2 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | Total | 2024 2nd quarter | 1,254 | 214 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | 1 Lower education | 2024 2nd quarter | 334 | 95 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | 2 Intermediate education | 2024 2nd quarter | 488 | 77 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | 3 Higher education | 2024 2nd quarter | 422 | 37 |
| Total male and female | 55 to 59 years | Unknown | 2024 2nd quarter | 9 | 5 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
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.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of August 14, 2024:
The figures for 2nd quarter 2024 are added.
Changes as of August 17, 2022:
None, this is a new table. This table has been compiled on the basis of the Labor Force Survey (LFS). Due to changes in the research design and the questionnaire of the LFS, the figures for 2021 are not automatically comparable with the figures up to and including 2020. The key figures in this table have therefore been made consistent with the (non-seasonally adjusted) figures in the table Arbeidsdeelname, kerncijfers seizoengecorrigeerd (see section 4), in which the outcomes for the period 2013-2020 have been recalculated to align with the outcomes from 2021. When further detailing the outcomes according to job and personal characteristics, there may nevertheless be differences from 2020 to 2021 as a result of the new method.
When will new figures be released?
New figures will be published on November 14, 2024.
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. - 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.