Labour participation; position in the household

Changed on: 14/08/2024 06:30

Labour participation; position in the household
Sex	Age	Position in household	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 74 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	13,377	10,187	365	3.6	9,822	5,081	1,578	899	679	3,164	1,361	1,802	3,190
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	2,968	2,075	94	4.5	1,981	1,159	272	160	112	550	191	358	893
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	4,438	3,899	71	1.8	3,827	2,058	276	94	181	1,494	675	818	540
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	486	384	14	3.6	370	167	35	15	20	168	68	99	102
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	7,835	5,991	116	1.9	5,875	3,263	519	220	299	2,093	934	1,159	1,844
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	3,952	3,514	58	1.6	3,457	1,891	240	79	161	1,326	607	719	438
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	3,882	2,476	58	2.3	2,418	1,372	279	140	139	767	327	440	1,406
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	1,858	1,547	135	8.7	1,412	370	730	489	241	312	154	158	311
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	1,277	1,112	76	6.8	1,036	355	404	228	175	278	131	147	165
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	581	435	59	13.7	375	16	326	261	65	34	23	11	146
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	230	190	6	3.0	184	121	22	14	7	41	14	27	41
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	2,175	1,824	154	8.4	1,670	397	882	586	296	391	194	197	351
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	379	325	24	7.3	301	91	141	88	53	69	34	35	54
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	35	27	2	.	26	4	10	6	4	11	6	5	7
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	24	20	2	.	18	3	8	4	4	7	4	3	5
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	114	105	5	5.2	99	46	17	9	8	37	14	23	9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	10	8	0	.	8	2	2	1	1	4	2	2	2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	104	97	5	5.7	91	44	15	7	8	33	12	21	7
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	1,607	1,335	120	9.0	1,215	245	702	476	226	268	137	131	272
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	1,026	900	60	6.7	840	229	376	215	161	234	114	120	126
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	581	435	59	13.7	375	16	326	261	65	34	23	11	146
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	50	40	3	7.2	37	14	14	9	5	9	5	4	10
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	4,547	4,098	122	3.0	3,975	2,430	242	94	148	1,303	500	803	449
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	1,060	927	43	4.7	883	625	47	24	23	211	61	150	133
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	2,151	1,925	39	2.0	1,885	942	133	40	93	810	368	442	227
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	191	145	6	4.4	138	53	14	5	9	71	32	39	46
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	2,922	2,704	56	2.1	2,648	1,543	151	49	102	955	385	569	218
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	1,961	1,780	33	1.8	1,747	890	118	35	84	739	336	403	180
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	961	924	23	2.5	901	653	32	14	18	215	49	166	38
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	240	205	15	7.3	190	121	26	13	13	43	16	27	35
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	240	205	15	7.3	190	121	26	13	13	43	16	27	35
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	134	118	2	1.6	116	89	4	3	1	23	6	17	17
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	2,353	2,139	72	3.4	2,067	1,322	127	55	73	618	212	406	213
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	674	599	29	4.9	570	394	35	18	16	141	43	98	75
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	637	561	10	1.7	552	247	44	13	31	260	120	140	76
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	52	35	1	3.2	34	13	4	1	3	17	9	8	17
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	1,304	1,224	28	2.3	1,197	731	62	22	40	404	142	262	80
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	585	526	9	1.6	518	234	40	12	28	243	111	133	59
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	719	698	19	2.7	679	497	21	10	12	161	31	130	21
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	219	188	13	6.8	175	112	24	11	13	40	14	25	30
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	219	188	13	6.8	175	112	24	11	13	40	14	25	30
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	104	93	2	1.6	91	71	4	3	1	17	4	13	11
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	2,195	1,958	50	2.6	1,908	1,108	115	39	75	685	288	397	236
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	386	328	14	4.3	313	231	12	6	6	70	18	53	58
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	1,514	1,363	29	2.2	1,334	695	88	27	62	550	248	302	151
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	139	110	5	4.8	104	40	10	4	6	55	23	32	29
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	1,618	1,479	28	1.9	1,451	812	89	27	62	551	244	307	139
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	1,376	1,254	24	1.9	1,229	656	78	22	56	496	225	270	122
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	242	226	4	1.7	222	156	11	4	6	55	18	37	17
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	21	17	2	.	15	8	3	2	1	4	2	2	4
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	21	17	2	.	15	8	3	2	1	4	2	2	4
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	31	25	0	.	24	18	1	0	0	6	2	4	6
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	2,254	1,973	32	1.6	1,941	1,157	116	45	72	667	275	392	281
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	416	326	10	2.9	317	215	16	8	8	86	25	61	90
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	1,469	1,331	18	1.4	1,313	754	77	27	51	481	211	270	138
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	172	147	3	2.3	143	77	7	3	4	60	21	38	25
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	1,635	1,479	19	1.3	1,461	851	92	33	59	518	228	289	156
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	1,297	1,184	15	1.3	1,169	677	71	24	47	421	190	232	113
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	338	295	4	1.2	292	174	21	9	12	96	39	58	43
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	7	5	0	.	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	7	5	0	.	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 54 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	23	16	0	.	16	11	1	1	0	4	1	3	8
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	6,655	4,265	88	2.1	4,177	2,254	454	219	235	1,469	667	802	2,390
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	1,529	824	27	3.3	797	443	84	48	36	269	97	173	705
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	2,252	1,947	30	1.6	1,916	1,111	133	49	84	672	301	371	306
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	271	220	6	2.6	215	112	13	6	8	89	33	57	51
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	4,798	3,182	54	1.7	3,128	1,674	352	163	189	1,102	535	567	1,616
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	1,981	1,726	25	1.4	1,702	999	120	43	77	583	269	314	255
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	2,817	1,456	30	2.0	1,426	675	232	120	113	519	266	253	1,361
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	11	7	0	.	7	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	4
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	11	7	0	.	7	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	4
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	45 to 74 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	46	32	1	3.1	31	19	3	2	1	9	3	6	14
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	2,450	1,883	44	2.3	1,839	985	179	70	109	675	317	358	567
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	584	396	15	3.9	381	201	30	14	16	150	55	95	187
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	688	584	11	1.8	573	344	49	17	32	180	85	96	104
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	84	68	2	2.9	66	33	5	2	4	27	10	17	17
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	1,762	1,405	25	1.8	1,379	742	143	54	89	494	250	244	357
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	604	516	9	1.7	508	311	44	16	28	153	74	79	88
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	1,158	889	17	1.9	872	431	99	38	61	341	176	166	269
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	4	2	0	.	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	4	2	0	.	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	55 to 64 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	16	12	1	.	11	7	1	1	0	3	2	2	3
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	1,952	409	13	3.1	396	111	158	104	54	127	75	52	1,542
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Single person	2024 2nd quarter	529	101	2	2.1	99	27	39	26	12	34	17	17	428
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent	2024 2nd quarter	95	32	2	5.1	30	13	6	5	2	11	6	5	63
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Parent in single-parent household	2024 2nd quarter	14	6	0	.	6	2	1	1	0	3	1	1	8
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple	2024 2nd quarter	1,401	298	10	3.5	287	81	117	76	41	89	56	33	1,103
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple with child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	81	26	1	.	25	11	5	4	2	8	5	4	55
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Partner in couple without child(ren)	2024 2nd quarter	1,321	272	9	3.4	263	70	112	72	40	81	52	30	1,049
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Child living at home	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Adult child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Minor child	2024 2nd quarter	0	0	0	.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total male and female	65 to 74 years	Other household member	2024 2nd quarter	7	4	0	.	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	3
Male	15 to 74 years	Total persons	2024 2nd quarter	6,687	5,364	187	3.5	5,177	3,646	636	406	230	895	283	613	1,323
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on labour participation by position in the household 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 whether they are in 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 November 15, 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 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.