22-12-2005Press release
In the third quarter of 2005 the number of jobs was slightly higher than in the second quarter. The seasonally corrected figures show an increase of 7 thousand jobs of employees.
20-12-2005Web magazine
15-12-2005Press release
The latest figures from Statistics Netherlands put unemployment at 461 thousand on average in the period September-November 2005.
13-12-2005Web magazine
06-12-2005Web magazine
29-11-2005Web magazine
25-11-2005Press release
For the first time in ten years, the number of people in the Netherlands claiming a social benefit has decreased across the board.
24-11-2005Press release
The number of unfilled vacancies increased by 37 thousand in the third quarter of 2005. Corrected for seasonal effects, there were 174 thousand open vacancies at the end of September 2005.
22-11-2005Web magazine
17-11-2005Press release
In the period August-October 2005 an average of 458 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed. The seasonally corrected unemployment figure was 484 thousand, 3 thousand less than in the period July-September 2005. Dutch unemployment therefore remains stable.
15-11-2005Web magazine
08-11-2005Web magazine
08-11-2005Web magazine
20-10-2005Press release
In the third quarter of 2005 the number of unemployed people in the Netherlands averaged 478 thousand. The seasonally adjusted unemployment figure was 489 thousand, the same as in the period June-August 2005.
11-10-2005Web magazine
04-10-2005Web magazine
30-09-2005Press release
There were about the same number of jobs in the second quarter of 2005 as in the first. The seasonally adjusted figure shows an increase of 4 thousand jobs of employees.
20-09-2005Web magazine
15-09-2005Press release
An average 490 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period June-August 2005. After adjustment for seasonal effects the number was 487 thousand, 4 thousand less than in the period May-July 2005.
13-09-2005Web magazine
06-09-2005Web magazine
02-09-2005Press release
In 2004 some 16 percent of people aged 15-64 were hampered in finding or carrying out paid jobs due to chronic complaints, illness or disabilities.
30-08-2005Web magazine
26-08-2005Press release
According to the latest figures by Statistics Netherlands the number of unfilled vacancies did not increase any further in the second quarter of 2005. On 30 June 2005 the seasonally corrected figure for unfilled vacancies was 137 thousand. This is 4 thousand less than in the quarter before.
23-08-2005Web magazine
18-08-2005Press release
In the period May-July 2005 there were on average 499 thousand people unemployed. The seasonally corrected figure was 493 thousand, the same as in April-June 2005. Seasonally corrected unemployment has been constant for about six months.
16-08-2005Web magazine
11-08-2005Announcement
Figures on the number of income support benefits on 8 July 2005 were incorrect. The number of income support benefits did not rise substantially in the first quarter of 2005 but remained more or less stable at 337 thousand.
09-08-2005Web magazine
09-08-2005Web magazine
26-07-2005Web magazine
21-07-2005Press release
In the second quarter of 2005 unemployment in the Netherlands averaged 494 thousand.
12-07-2005Web magazine
08-07-2005Press release
The number of people in the Netherlands claiming income support rose substantially in the first quarter of 2005. The number of unemployment benefits rose slightly, and the number of disablement benefits fell sharply in the first three months of 2005.
05-07-2005Web magazine
01-07-2005Press release
The number of employee jobs was 75 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2005 than twelve months previously. After seasonal corrections the number of jobs was 21 thousand lower in the first quarter than in the fourth quarter of 2004.
30-06-2005Press release
Workers in the Netherlands were again less satisfied with their earnings and their prospects of promotion in 2004 than in 2003. Men were more satisfied on both aspects than women, but the differences between the sexes has diminished in recent years.
28-06-2005Web magazine
21-06-2005Web magazine
16-06-2005Press release
An average 503 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period March-May 2005. After adjustment for seasonal effects the number came to 498 thousand, the same as in the period February-April 2005.
07-06-2005Web magazine
02-06-2005Press release
The number of job vacancies rose further in the first quarter of 2005. At the end of March 141 thousand vacancies were open, 13 thousand more than in the previous quarter.
19-05-2005Press release
There were 516 thousand registered unemployed in the Netherlands in the period February-April 2005. If seasonal effects are taken into account, unemployment amounted to half a million, an increase by 3 thousand compared to the period January-March 2005.
17-05-2005Web magazine
17-05-2005Web magazine
10-05-2005Web magazine
10-05-2005Web magazine
25-04-2005Web magazine
19-04-2005Press release
An average 518 thousand people were out of work in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2005. This is 7.0 percent of the labour force. After correction for seasonal effects unemployment comes to 498 thousand, 8 thousand higher than in the period December 2004-February 2005.
14-04-2005Press release
The number of people claiming income support in the Netherlands remained fairly stable in 2004. The number of people receiving unemployment benefit did increase, but the rise has slowed down substantially. The number of people receiving incapacity benefit continues to fall.
01-04-2005Press release
In the fourth quarter of 2004 there were 92 thousand jobs of employees less than in the fourth quarter van 2003. This brought job losses down to under 100 thousand for the first time in a year. The wage costs per employee were up by 2.4 percent on the year before. The rise in wage costs in 2004 was the lowest since 1997.
21-03-2005Web magazine
17-03-2005Press release
In the period December 2004 - February 2005 there were on average 495 thousand unemployed people in the Netherlands. The seasonally corrected unemployment figure was 490 thousand, about the same as the 488 thousand in the period November 2004 - January 2005.
07-03-2005Web magazine
03-03-2005Press release
The number of vacancies increased marginally in the fourth quarter of 2004. After adjustment for seasonal effects, there were 128 thousand unfilled vacancies on 31 December 2004, that is 2 thousand up on the third quarter.
28-02-2005Web magazine
21-02-2005Web magazine
17-02-2005Press release
In the period November 2004–January 2005 there were on average 479 thousand people unemployed in the Netherlands. In the past three months an average 6.4 percent of the Dutch labour force were unemployed. One year ago 6.0 percent were unemployed.
14-02-2005Web magazine
07-02-2005Web magazine
07-02-2005Web magazine
01-02-2005Press release
335 thousand people in the Netherlands were claiming income support at the end of September 2004. This is 3 thousand fewer than at the end of the previous quarter. The number started to fall in the second quarter of 2004, after a period of continuous increase. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit was 310 thousand at the end of September. The rate of increase in the number of unemployment benefits in the first three quarters of 2004 was half that in the same period in 2003. The number of people claiming disability benefit was 4 thousand lower in the third quarter, at 964 thousand at the end of September.
01-02-2005Press release
335 thousand people in the Netherlands were claiming income support at the end of September 2004. This is 3 thousand fewer than at the end of the previous quarter. The number started to fall in the second quarter of 2004, after a period of continuous increase. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit was 310 thousand at the end of September. Although after seasonal correction the number of unemployment benefits was still higher, the rate of the increase was half that in 2003. The number of people claiming disability benefit was 4 thousand lower in the third quarter, at 964 thousand at the end of September,
24-01-2005Web magazine
24-01-2005Web magazine
20-01-2005Press release
The official Dutch unemployment rate was rising at the end of 2004. In the fourth quarter of 2004 the number of unemployed in the Netherlands averaged 473 thousand. The seasonally corrected unemployment figure reached 492 thousand, up 13 thousand on the period September-November 2004 and up 28 thousand on the third quarter. Over the last three months an average of 6.3 percent of the labour force was unemployed. A year earlier this was 5.5 percent.
10-01-2005Web magazine
03-01-2005Web magazine