Work & Labour in Netherlands

89 indicators covering work & labour for Netherlands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 83.3% 2025 up 3.1% 2nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 83.3% 2025 up 9.6% 1st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% 2025 up 1.2% 43rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% 2025 down 0.7% 73rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% 2025 up 3.9% 43rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 83.3% 2025 up 6.3% 1st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.2% 2025 up 5.9% 6th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.0% 2025 up 2.6% 9th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.6% 2025 up 4.1% 7th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.7% 2025 up 3.2% 31st
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 79.6% 2025 down 2.1% 52nd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 76.7% 2025 up 6.9% 7th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 93.4% 2025 up 1.0% 9th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 87.3% 2025 down 2.3% 52nd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 13.8% 2025 down 16.5% 152nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 83.2% 2025 down 2.1% 49th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.4% 2025 down 51.4% 150th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.2% 2025 down 35.2% 158th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.3% 2025 down 46.3% 155th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 5.5% 2025 down 10.6% 157th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 21.1% 2025 down 16.8% 127th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 84.5% 2025 up 4.0% 6th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 16.8% 2025 up 12.1% 138th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 20.4% 2025 up 9.2% 135th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 12.7% 2025 up 19.1% 135th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.4% 2025 up 24.9% 95th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.7% 2025 up 19.5% 84th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.8% 2025 up 48.9% 103rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.5% 2025 down 22.6% 134th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.1% 2025 down 18.4% 123rd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 8.8% 2025 down 20.5% 129th
GDP per person employed 129,805 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 6.2% 17th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.9% 2025 down 43.2% 126th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.8% 2025 down 41.8% 111th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.0% 2025 down 45.0% 132nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.4% 2025 up 9.5% 34th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.0% 2025 up 4.1% 75th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.7% 2025 up 6.7% 44th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 83.3% 2025 up 20.0% 2nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 83.3% 2025 up 23.3% 1st
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.2% 2025 up 5.3% 43rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 83.3% 2025 up 21.7% 1st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 8.8% 2025 down 21.8% 113th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.1% 2025 down 19.7% 103rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.6% 2025 down 23.0% 120th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 3.6% 2025 down 7.8% 184th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 3.5% 2025 down 21.2% 182nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 3.6% 2025 down 15.1% 184th
Productivity: output per hour worked 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 0.8% 6th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 15.7% 2025 up 6.4% 135th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 76.2% 2025 up 6.0% 2nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 75.7% 2025 up 12.1% 2nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 75.9% 2025 up 9.0% 1st
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 13.4% 2025 up 9.2% 136th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 60.2% 2025 up 6.8% 32nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.2% 2025 up 2.3% 66th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 64.6% 2025 up 4.4% 39th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 10.9% 2025 up 15.2% 134th
Unemployment with basic education 6.1% 2024 down 49.3% 71st
Unemployment with basic education, male 6.0% 2024 down 48.6% 63rd