This statistic displays the monthly change of the labor force in the Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018. It shows that the employed labor force increased by over 200,000 people in September 2018 compared to September 2017.
Monthly change of the labor force in the Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018 (in 1,000s)*
Characteristic
Labor force
Employed labor force
Sep '17
26
130
Oct '17
34
140
Nov '17
33
129
Dec '17
40
123
Jan '18
54
150
Feb '18
63
162
Mar '18
56
149
Apr '18
71
164
May '18
86
185
Jun '18
108
197
Jul '18
98
196
Aug '18
134
217
Sep '18
139
215
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The source defines the labor force as: "persons who work at least 12 hours a week, persons who have accepted work for at least 12 hours a week, persons willing to work at least 12 hours a week, or persons who are available and actively seeking work for at least 12 hours a week."
* The figures displayed in the statistic above show the annual change of the labor force compared to the labor force in the same month in the previous year.
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 18, 2018). Monthly change of the labor force in the Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/539253/change-of-the-labor-force-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Monthly change of the labor force in the Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. October 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539253/change-of-the-labor-force-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2018). Monthly change of the labor force in the Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/539253/change-of-the-labor-force-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Monthly Change of The Labor Force in The Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539253/change-of-the-labor-force-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Monthly change of the labor force in the Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/539253/change-of-the-labor-force-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited April 17, 2025)
Monthly change of the labor force in the Netherlands from September 2017 to September 2018 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, October 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/539253/change-of-the-labor-force-in-the-netherlands/
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