Work & Labour in Netherlands

616 indicators covering work & labour for Netherlands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 13,426 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.8% 11th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 25.2% 2025 down 18.2% 8th
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 20.3% 2025 down 9.8% 7th
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 97.4% 2025 down 0.2% 9th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 69.3% 2025 up 3.3% 1st
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 69.8% 2025 up 3.4% 1st
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 69.8% 2025 up 3.4% 1st
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 20.3% 2025 down 6.9% 7th
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
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 68.2% 2025 up 0.9% 1st
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 31.9% 2025 up 19.5% 5th
Early leavers from formal education by labour status 8.4% 2025 down 9.7% 22nd
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 35.0% 2025 down 14.8% 1st
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 169.5 Thousand 2025 up 34.2% 10th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 169.5 Thousand 2025 up 34.2% 10th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 169.5 Thousand 2025 up 34.2% 10th
Persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 179.3 Thousand 2025 up 31.5% 10th
Youth long-term unemployment rate 0.4% 2025 down 77.8% 30th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 10.1 Hour 2026 down 8.2% 43rd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 29.5 Hour 2026 down 8.4% 45th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 9,914 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.6% 10th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 8,405 Thousand persons 2026 up 19.1% 10th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 9,914 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.6% 10th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 9,914 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.6% 10th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 94.7 Month 2026 down 16.5% 40th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 9,914 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.6% 10th
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 9,846 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 10th
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 1,441 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.2% 11th
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 9,914 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.6% 10th
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly 8,377 Thousand persons 2026 up 18.9% 10th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 575.5 Thousand persons 2026 up 22.7% 6th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age - quarterly 575.5 Thousand persons 2026 up 22.7% 6th
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 2.7% 2023 up 24.1% 12th
Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data 508.2 Thousand 2026 up 21.1% 7th
Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data 44 Thousand 2026 up 25.4% 22nd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 0.9% 2025 down 10.0% 41st
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 0.9% 2025 down 10.0% 41st
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 0.9% 2025 down 10.0% 41st
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 10,231 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.7% 9th
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 385 Thousand persons 2026 down 35.4% 11th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 708.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 71.0% 9th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 247.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 45.2% 5th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 570.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 59.7% 9th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 261.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 93.1% 10th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction 13.8% 2025 — 29th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 78 Thousand persons 2026 down 31.0% 13th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 4,269 Thousand persons 2026 up 22.2% 4th
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 54 Thousand persons 2026 down 71.1% 23rd
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 575 Thousand persons 2026 down 18.8% 4th
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 575 Thousand persons 2026 down 18.8% 4th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 130 Thousand persons 2026 down 40.4% 9th
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 1,855 Thousand persons 2026 down 6.1% 7th
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly 102.5 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 2.3% 29th
Sewage sludge production and disposal 19.58 Kilograms per capita 2024 down 4.3% 12th
Regional disparities in employment rates 1.8% 2025 down 28.0% 21st
Regional disparities in unemployment rates 15.7% 2025 up 34.2% 18th
Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year 14.0% 2025 up 6.1% 14th
Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to 92.5% 2025 up 2.5% 5th
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) 86.4% 2025 down 2.5% 3rd