Labour and social security

Labour and social security

1. Unemployment stood at 408 thousand in September
2. Labour productivity in the commercial sector rises by 2.5 percent
3. Negotiated wages up by 4.0 percent in Q3 2026
4. Employment rate among working-age people unchanged for second year running
5. Unemployment up slightly in August
6. 56 benefit recipients for every 100 in work, ratio stable for fourth year
7. Unemployment up by 4.0 percent in July
8. Most holiday leave is taken in August, including among younger people
9. Unemployment declined in June
10. Economic growth of 0.2 percent in Q1 2026
11. Digital score for occupations
12. International labor mobility: Roots, returns and consequences
13. Number of cross-border commuters working in the Netherlands has risen
14. More fathers are taking paternity and parental leave
15. Unemployment was 3.9 percent in May
16. Two-thirds support limited admission of labour migrants
17. Staff shortages mean business is turning to automation
18. Unemployment down in April
19. Dutch population is wealthy and content, but less socially connected
20. New asylum applicants more likely to be in work than 10 years ago
21. Fewer strikes in 2025, but more working days lost
22. 610 thousand jobs paid at the minimum wage
23. Average retirement age rises to 66 years and 4 months
24. Unemployment down slightly in March
25. Teachers, lawyers and managers need to focus the most
26. Negotiated wages up by 4.5 percent in the first quarter
27. Economic growth of 0.5 percent in Q4 2025
28. More than two in five PhD graduates work as doctors or in education
29. Unemployment at 4.1 percent in February
30. Almost half of workers believe AI could do their job
31. Fewer people over 60 are taking early retirement
32. Unemployment remained at 4.0 percent in January
33. Half of agency work done by temporary workers born outside the Netherlands
34. Unemployment remained virtually unchanged in December
35. Fewer people work outside office hours