In 2021, around 17.2 percent of Dutch employees were trade union members. Membership was lowest among the respondents working in the IT sector, of which just 6.2 percent were members of a trade union. By comparison, among education professionals, this was roughly 30.5 percent.
Share of people who are members of a trade union in the Netherlands 2021, by industry
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Statistics on Job market in the Netherlands
Labor force
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- Premium Statistic Employed labor force in the Netherlands 2003-2023
- Premium Statistic Netherlands: labor force 2021, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Gross and net labor participation in the Netherlands 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of jobs in the Netherlands 2016-2023
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Unemployment
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- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the Netherlands 2003-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the Netherlands per month 2003-2023
- Basic Statistic Forecast of unemployment rate in the Netherlands 2013-2023
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Netherlands in 2021
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate Amsterdam 2003-2021
- Premium Statistic Size of the unemployed labor force in the Netherlands 2003-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly unemployed labor force in the Netherlands 2003-2023
Salaries
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- Basic Statistic Netherlands: average annual salary and bonuses 2021
- Premium Statistic Average annual salary in the Netherlands 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Average annual wage in the Netherlands 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Average annual salary in the Netherlands 2021, by contract type
- Premium Statistic Average gross annual salary in the Netherlands 2021, by education level
- Premium Statistic Average gross annual salary in the Netherlands 2021, by province
Working hours
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- Basic Statistic Average weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Average weekly working hours in the Netherlands 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Average working hours per job per year in the Netherlands 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Number of jobs in the Netherlands 2021, by working hours
- Premium Statistic Number of days worked per week in the Netherlands 2021
- Premium Statistic Prevalence of working overtime in the Netherlands 2021
Trade unions
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- Premium Statistic Share of people who are trade union members in the Netherlands 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of people who are trade union members in the Netherlands 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of people who are trade union members in the Netherlands 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Reasons not to be a trade union member in the Netherlands 2021
- Premium Statistic Total number of FNV trade union members in the Netherlands 2000-2017
- Premium Statistic Total number of CNV members in the Netherlands 2000-2017
- Premium Statistic Total number of VCP members in the Netherlands 2000-2017
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- Prevalence of employee representation bodies in companies in the Netherlands 2021
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- Total number of trade union members in the Netherlands 2017, by organization
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- Italy: trust in trade unions 2006-2018
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- Trade union density in Germany from 2000 to 2013
- Trade union density in Austria from 2000 to 2013
- Share of publishing employees in the U.S. 2018, by position and gender
- Trade union wage premium in the UK 1995-2021
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Share of people who are members of a trade union in the Netherlands 2021, by industry [Graph], TNO, & Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, & Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, April 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058805/share-of-people-who-are-members-of-a-trade-union-in-the-netherlands-by-industry/