Work & Labour in Netherlands

616 indicators covering work & labour for Netherlands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rates by citizenship 3.9% 2025 down 43.5% 34th
Unemployed persons by citizenship 396.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 35.5% 13th
Unemployment rates by country of birth 3.9% 2025 down 43.5% 34th
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship 3,197 Thousand persons 2025 down 15.4% 12th
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment 43.6% 2025 down 14.0% 1st
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 43.6% 2025 down 14.0% 1st
Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 3,976 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.9% 6th
Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 3,976 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.9% 6th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, country of birth 2,045 Thousand persons 2025 up 51.1% 8th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and 2,045 Thousand persons 2025 up 51.1% 8th
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees 25.8% 2025 up 27.7% 2nd
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees 25.8% 2025 up 27.7% 2nd
Youth employment rate by country of birth 70.6% 2025 up 36.8% 1st
Employed persons by professional status and job tenure 8.6 Year 2025 down 16.5% 34th
Newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons 18.9% 2025 up 16.7% 4th
Newly employed by professional status and country of birth - % of 18.9% 2025 up 16.7% 4th
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and 7,426 Million euro 2024 down 21.6% 7th
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship 14.1% 2025 down 67.8% 42nd
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of 14.1% 2025 down 67.8% 42nd
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 133.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.7% 9th
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 133.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.7% 9th
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational 82.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers 2024 up 4.0% 5th
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth 10.7% 2025 down 26.2% 42nd
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data 2,338 2026 up 52.1% 4th
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 2024 unchanged 1st
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper 84.14 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent 2024 down 7.2% 2nd
Early leavers from education and training by labour status 7.4% 2025 down 9.8% 22nd
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - absolute 157.41 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2023 up 3.3% 15th
Labour input in construction - annual data 108.9 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 25.2% 17th
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of 40.5% 2025 up 95.7% 1st
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - indices 100.45 Index, n-1 = 100 2023 down 0.8% 8th
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - annual data 101.9 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 12.5% 21st
Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 unchanged 1st
Employees working shifts - % of total employees 14.6% 2025 up 12.3% 34th
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 32.2% 2025 up 92.8% 2nd
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of 38.0% 2025 up 75.9% 2nd
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 12.1% 2025 up 65.8% 7th
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 4.9% 2025 up 2.1% 27th
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 47.0% 2025 up 133.8% 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly 150.3 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 70.4% 15th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 86.6% 2025 up 3.8% 3rd
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 86.6% 2025 up 3.8% 3rd
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 9.4% 2025 down 13.8% 38th
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 90.6% 2025 up 1.7% 7th
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 4.4% 2025 down 31.2% 44th
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 98.0% 2025 down 0.3% 12th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 70.4% 2025 down 2.1% 4th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 34.4 Rate 2025 up 7.5% 30th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 90.9% 2025 down 4.4% 1st
Annual net earnings 35,438 2025 up 29.1% 7th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2025 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 127.3 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 42.1% 24th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 76.99 Rate 2025 down 5.8% 18th
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 35,753 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 20.1% 6th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 43.24 Rate 2025 down 35.4% 20th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.9% 2025 down 17.0% 44th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.9% 2025 down 17.0% 44th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 20.3% 2025 down 9.8% 7th
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 19.8% 2025 down 11.6% 7th