EBB: Netherlands Labor Force Survey Microdata

Since 1987, the Enquête Beroepsbevolking (EBB) provides information on the relationship between individuals and the labor market in the Netherlands. It links personal characteristics to current or future labor market positions, surveying persons aged 15 and older, excluding the institutionalized population. The dataset contains microdata at the level of persons and households, continuing the earlier Labor Force Counts.

Use Cases

• Analyzing labor force participation rates based on demographic characteristics.
• Studying transitions between employment, unemployment, and inactivity.
• Modeling the impact of personal and household factors on labor market outcomes.
• Benchmarking national labor market statistics against household-level survey data.

Strengths

• Long-running series, providing data continuity since 1987.
• Covers a nationally representative target population of persons aged 15+ in the Netherlands.
• Contains detailed microdata at both person and household levels.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from the provided sources.
• The dataset is explicitly noted to differ from the official CBS microdata file available for research, suggesting it may be a derivative or limited version.
• License information is not provided, restricting clarity on reuse terms.

Provenance

Source

Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)

Collection Method

Survey (Enquête Beroepsbevolking), continuing the Arbeidskrachtentellingen (Labor Force Counts).

Time Range

1987 to present (with specific files for 2023 and 2024 referenced).

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates 2025-12-30, referencing data from 2023 and 2024 waves.

Geography

Netherlands (non-institutionalized population).