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Unemployment down slightly

15-12-2005Press release The latest figures from Statistics Netherlands put unemployment at 461 thousand on average in the period September-November 2005.

Top ten male and female dominated occupations

22-11-2005Web magazine

Unemployment virtually unchanged

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.

Declining birth rate puts the brakes on population growth

10-11-2005Press release 142 thousand children were born during the first nine months of 2005. Since this is 4 thousand less than in the same period of 2004, Dutch population growth is slowing down.

Unemployment stable

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.

Teenage mothers often single for a long time

20-09-2005Web magazine

Unemployment down slightly

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.

Fewer people with disabilities working

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.

Full-time/part-time job most popular combination among couples

23-08-2005Web magazine

Unemployment remains stable

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.

Population growth rate uncommonly low

10-08-2005Press release With an increase of just under 8 thousand, the population growth in the first six months of 2005 reached a historically low level. In the same period 54 thousand persons left the Netherlands.