Labour force; international definition 1996-2013

In this table you will find annual figures on the composition of the Dutch labour force according to the international definition. The Dutch definition of the labour force differs from the definition that applies internationally as a standard: the International Labour Organisation (ILO). As a result, the size and composition of the labour force differs. First, the Dutch definition uses a threshold of 12 hours for the number of hours per week that someone works or wants to work. This is not the case in the international definition. Secondly, the unemployed labour force is defined differently. According to the international definition, someone should be able to start a job within two weeks. In the Dutch definition, in certain cases, a period of three months is maintained on the period during which someone can start working or have engaged in search activities. Data available from 1996/1998 to 2011/2013 Status of the figures Figures based on the EBB are always final. Changes as of 26 February 2015 None, this table has been discontinued. Changes as of 1 April 2014: The figures for 2013 have been added to this table. All data on the profession in 2012 and 2013 are not yet available. As soon as this data becomes available, they will be added to this table. The data on the level of education from 2012 onwards is provisional. When are new figures coming? This table has been discontinued. The update of 1 April 2014 was the last update of this table. New revised tables on the labour force were published on 26 February 2015. This revision of the statistics of the labour force has two parts. The definitions have been adapted to the internationally agreed definitions and data collection has been improved by being the first statistical office in Europe to survey via the Internet. For more information on the revision, see the link to the press release in paragraph 3.