Overview
- Men remained at 83%, and CBS defines economic independence as net earnings at least equal to social assistance, set at €1,295 per month in 2024.
- CBS reports that neither the share of people working nor the average workweek changed materially from a year earlier.
- Municipal gaps persist, with Urk showing the widest divide at 89% of men versus 60% of women meeting the threshold.
- Women’s rates are highest in Zoeterwoude at 79.3% and Bunnik at 79.1%, while several Zuidoost‑Limburg municipalities and Pekela and Urk rank among the lowest.
- Among those not meeting the threshold, 30% of women and 26% of men do have jobs but earn less than the assistance level.