Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to was -8.5 Percentage points in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to in Netherlands, 1999–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage points.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded -8.5 Percentage points for labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Netherlands peaked at -8.5 Percentage points in 2021 and was at its lowest, -19.7 Percentage points, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.7 Percentage points | -19.7 Percentage points | -19.7 Percentage points | 1 |
| 2000s | -16.32 Percentage points | -19.3 Percentage points | -13.6 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.04 Percentage points | -12.5 Percentage points | -9.7 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.82 Percentage points | -9.3 Percentage points | -8.5 Percentage points | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 12 Portugal -7.9 Percentage points compare
- 13 Austria -8.1 Percentage points compare
- 15 Latvia -8.6 Percentage points compare
- 15 United Kingdom -8.6 Percentage points compare
- 17 Switzerland -8.7 Percentage points compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 85.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 82.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Netherlands?
- Labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to in Netherlands was -8.5 Percentage points in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was -8.5 Percentage points in 2021.
- What is the lowest labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.7 Percentage points in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — employment to rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to population ratio, gender difference. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p style="text-align: justify;">This dataset provides indicators on labour market, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Data covered</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Indicators include labour force, participation rate, employment, employment to population ratio, part-time employment rate, unemployment, unemployment rate, long-term unemployment rate and share of fixed-term employment contracts. Indicators are available by sex, for 15-64 year-olds. 15-24 year-olds and 15 year-olds or more age ranges are also available.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>