{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nl-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nl-employment-rate/","title":"Netherlands Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Netherlands's Employment Rate: 83.4 % of population (20–64) in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Netherlands","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Netherlands","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of population (20–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Netherlands Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Netherlands"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Netherlands (2025)","value":"83.4","unit":"% of population (20–64)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Netherlands Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":72.7},{"period":"2006","value":73.7},{"period":"2007","value":75.5},{"period":"2008","value":76.9},{"period":"2009","value":76.8},{"period":"2010","value":76.2},{"period":"2011","value":76.4},{"period":"2012","value":76.6},{"period":"2013","value":75.9},{"period":"2014","value":75.4},{"period":"2015","value":76.4},{"period":"2016","value":77.1},{"period":"2017","value":78},{"period":"2018","value":79.2},{"period":"2019","value":80.1},{"period":"2020","value":80},{"period":"2021","value":81.7},{"period":"2022","value":82.9},{"period":"2023","value":83.5},{"period":"2024","value":83.5},{"period":"2025","value":83.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population (20–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"83.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"83.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"83.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"82.9","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"81.7","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"80.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"80.1","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"79.2","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"78.0","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"77.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"76.4","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"75.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"75.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"76.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"76.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"76.2","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"76.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"76.9","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"75.5","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"73.7","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment rate (ages 20-64) in Netherlands from 2005 to present. Compare against the EU-27 average and the Europe 2030 target of 78%. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 83.5 % of population (20–64) in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 72.7 in 2005. The latest reading of 83.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}