https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/rss-feeds/arbeid-en-inkomen [ "RSS-feed for Labour and income" ] en-GB {B53BA2A2-AA25-48E3-AF1C-E46CD390D12C} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/29/unemployment-declined-in-june Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {3995015E-EB9F-4627-9AD2-A9C30AC8B50A} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/29/poverty-on-bonaire-st-eustatius-and-saba-declined-in-2024 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +02:00 {FA4FAFCF-1470-4201-8EBA-502EF0DDCC5F} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/29/purchasing-power-increased-in-the-caribbean-netherlands-in-2024 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +02:00 {F2504132-5396-4CF1-9B9E-65834D48E411} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/custom/2026/29/bonaire-household-income-per-neighbourhood-2011-2024 Income of private households on Bonaire per neighbourhood, 2011 – 2024 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +02:00 {9EF6840C-44DD-4408-88CB-DE96F6B15D24} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/28/household-consumption-up-by-nearly-2-percent-in-may Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {6E4A4181-5999-4465-AC28-00F02790CF21} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/27/economic-growth-of-0-2-percent-in-q1-2026 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +02:00 {D077D378-0DDE-4D2A-83DD-E923D951F367} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/background/2026/27/digital-score-for-occupations Using the ESCO and CompetentNL skills frameworks, this study develops a digital indicator for occupations and examines how digital competencies are distributed across the workforce and economic sectors. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {6014878C-2059-4DB5-8A7C-ABDC4F9AEB6B} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/background/2026/26/international-labor-mobility-roots-returns-and-consequences Dissertation on how economic and noneconomic factors shape the patterns and consequences of international labor mobility. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +02:00 {4BE058B1-59C1-4092-9D68-CC7576968BEC} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/26/number-of-cross-border-commuters-working-in-the-netherlands-has-risen Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {C7A1BFC6-6A23-4FFE-B118-FE4CE6C41D80} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/26/consumers-less-negative-in-june Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {808F39E2-6661-4063-82FE-EF0E4B97CE78} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/25/more-fathers-are-taking-paternity-and-parental-leave Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {D972B8FA-E863-4DB0-844D-BBB4C1E6E112} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/25/unemployment-was-3-9-percent-in-may Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {C079D2FD-725F-4068-9E91-87CBECED29FF} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/24/household-consumption-up-by-1-percent-in-april Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {3E27F5BF-63AF-4086-8629-B7F39010EAD8} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/24/two-thirds-support-limited-admission-of-labour-migrants Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {0FD39FBF-EC18-406F-8B5A-313464F64252} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/23/staff-shortages-mean-business-is-turning-to-automation Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {48D59F0C-1C26-4048-AC58-2AF3B5A762D3} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/21/consumer-confidence-continues-to-decline Thu, 21 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {BF8ED7CB-AB4E-4672-A232-2EFDD8B9390C} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/21/unemployment-down-in-april Thu, 21 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {531548FF-D73D-4F9C-AF20-A81BC667D918} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/21/dutch-population-is-wealthy-and-content-but-less-socially-connected Wed, 20 May 2026 10:30:00 +02:00 {19F8449E-6D94-48FC-B4DC-EB1611BAC8A9} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/19/new-asylum-applicants-more-likely-to-be-in-work-than-10-years-ago Thu, 07 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {4352578D-F8C7-4CB9-B7D1-44242349D93C} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/19/household-consumption-up-by-almost-1-percent-in-march Wed, 06 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {09EEDF07-CB75-4562-9598-CBB7006E2DF9} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/18/fewer-strikes-in-2025-but-more-working-days-lost Fri, 01 May 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {FA420626-EBC9-4074-9FCA-F11796AC0DF8} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/18/610-thousand-jobs-paid-at-the-minimum-wage Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {56CEFFF8-0D04-4342-B1F9-A4F1E0194A95} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/17/average-retirement-age-rises-to-66-years-and-4-months Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {8E61D0DE-AECE-4DAC-AE55-2842618C0D4E} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/17/the-second-largest-drop-ever-seen-in-consumer-confidence Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {225C1A7D-8466-44ED-A992-90C57096EE97} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/16/unemployment-down-slightly-in-march Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {1FC4FF83-990A-4D42-AE1D-52BC306E38A1} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/16/teachers-lawyers-and-managers-need-to-focus-the-most Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {4B932D82-8CC2-44F8-BDAC-8313963AD262} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/15/household-consumption-down-in-february Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {0DF0A851-8656-47D8-9B6C-0C69061E7EB4} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/14/negotiated-wages-up-by-4-5-percent-in-the-first-quarter Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +02:00 {767E63BE-3572-4CDC-9676-7798F3B353A9} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/13/economic-growth-of-0-5-percent-in-q4-2025 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {041FE088-B5C0-4481-AF72-DB8084302706} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/background/2026/13/more-than-two-in-five-phd-graduates-work-as-doctors-or-in-education Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {F39B1849-2D3A-42B2-B2B6-DED96BC368B9} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/13/dutch-consumer-confidence-continues-to-fall-in-march Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {8833CCBE-C3ED-442A-A898-91C5E48F51A3} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/12/unemployment-at-4-1-percent-in-february Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {F659C382-D907-4C37-AB92-C24BED2B150C} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/11/household-consumption-in-january-the-same-year-on-year Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {50E396B3-5C7E-4DCB-B916-91AFC5EA3ECB} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/09/almost-half-of-workers-believe-ai-could-do-their-job A total of 41 percent of people in paid employment think that their job could be done partly by artificial intelligence (AI), and 4 percent expect AI to take over their job completely. People who have completed higher professional education (HBO) or university and young adults are more likely than average to believe that AI could do their job. Almost half of all workers who believe AI could do their job are concerned about the consequences. This is according to the 2025 Perceptions survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {2010409B-9E8B-4A70-8421-7D20C0D9B7D9} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/09/fewer-people-over-60-are-taking-early-retirement Ten percent of the 1.7 million people aged between 60 and the state pension age took early retirement in 2024: 167,800 in total. By the end of 2024, 1.3 million people aged 60 and over had a supplementary pension with an employer. Women were less likely than men to have this. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {BF81405E-E0FB-49F6-BB22-8F11FB8FFA09} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/08/dutch-consumer-confidence-deteriorates-slightly-in-february The sentiment among consumers in the Netherlands in February has deteriorated slightly further, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Consumer confidence stood at -24 in February, down from -23 in January. Opinions regarding the economic climate have deteriorated, while willingness to buy has improved slightly. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {B1F54284-2CD5-4D19-97E0-D5BD62E43FEF} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/08/unemployment-remained-at-4-0-percent-in-january There were 415 thousand unemployed persons in January 2026. The number rose by an average of one thousand per month over the past three months. This means that 4.0 percent of the labour force aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed, unchanged from the previous four months. The number of people in paid employment fell, by an average of 4 thousand per month over the past three months. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures. The Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) records included 206 thousand current unemployment benefits at the end of January. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {09EF52F1-507A-4D8B-8FEA-FB47193D657F} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/06/household-consumption-up-by-0-8-percent-in-december Households spent 0.8 percent more on goods and services in December 2025, year on year, according to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Households consumed more goods and more services. In the previous month, November 2025, consumption had increased by 0.9 percent. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {8D499220-804C-4601-95C8-71236E7BC0EE} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/05/half-of-agency-work-done-by-temporary-workers-born-outside-the-netherlands There were over 2.3 thousand temporary employment agencies in the Netherlands in 2024, employing 407 thousand agency workers. More than half of those temporary workers were born outside the Netherlands and had been resident in the Netherlands for less than eight years (and in some cases only on a temporary basis), such as migrant workers. The majority come from Poland, Romania, Ukraine and Bulgaria. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {77F968B6-73B3-4686-9186-B009A88C82CD} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/04/dutch-consumer-confidence-deteriorates-in-january The sentiment among consumers in the Netherlands in January was more negative than it was in the previous month, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Consumer confidence stood at -23 in January, down from -21 in December. Opinions regarding the economic climate have deteriorated, in particular. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {89E0A9A0-15EC-44B2-9F95-48885BA37B28} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/04/almost-half-of-workers-living-in-poverty-only-work-part-of-the-year In 2024, there were 175 thousand workers who did not have enough money in their household for basic needs such as food, clothing and social activities after paying their fixed expenses. In total, 44 percent of this group only worked part of the year. They had just started working or had stopped working, or had alternating periods of temporary employment and unemployment. Among the total in-work population, this was ten percent. This is according to research on workers living in poverty by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {53B2658A-74F7-4ACA-954C-C7FBDDEF5738} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/03/unemployment-remained-virtually-unchanged-in-december There were 410 thousand unemployed persons in December 2025. Just as in the previous three months, 4.0 percent of the labour force aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. The number of unemployed persons and the number of people employed has remained the same over the past three months, on average. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures. The Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) records included 191 thousand current unemployment (WW) benefits at the end of December. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {F74CA942-40C9-4F80-8963-70C3D402F841} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/02/fewer-people-work-outside-office-hours In 2024, 2.3 million people in the Netherlands worked mostly or always in the evening, at night, or on weekends: 23 percent of the employed labour force. That is a decrease from 25 percent in 2021. The most significant decline was seen among those working on Saturdays. This information is based on an analysis of the Labour Force Survey (EBB) conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {ADC5A777-8063-489C-8B39-90E640133C41} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/02/household-consumption-up-by-0-5-percent-in-november According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), households spent 0.5 percent more on goods and services in November 2025, year on year. Households bought more services, in particular. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +01:00 {4C0A58BA-B931-4DB7-919C-D5D19A9EA26A} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/01/negotiated-wages-up-by-5-percent-in-2025 In 2025, the hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements were 5.0 percent higher than in 2024, on average. Wage growth was lower than in the previous two years, but among the highest in the past 40 years. After adjusting for the effect of inflation, wages were 1.6 percent higher. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures. Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {5044E106-E33C-447C-A608-1D5335E2D529} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/52/economic-growth-of-0-5-percent-in-q3-2025 According to the second estimate from Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 percent in Q3 2025 relative to Q2 2025. According to the first estimate published on 30 October, growth was 0.4 percent. The second GDP estimate is always published around 85 days after the end of each quarter. Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {9333A506-A213-4A00-8007-8282ECF94E94} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/51/dutch-consumer-confidence-unchanged-in-december The sentiment among consumers in the Netherlands in December was equally negative as it was in the previous month, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Consumer confidence remained at -21 in December. Opinions regarding the economic climate have deteriorated slightly, while willingness to buy improved slightly. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {86656F26-94DD-4148-9859-B18360730817} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/51/unemployment-up-in-november-particularly-among-young-people There were 408 thousand unemployed persons in November 2025. Just as in September and October, 4.0 percent of the labour force aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. The number of unemployed persons and the number of people employed has risen by an average of 2 thousand per month over the past three months. Unemployment is rising mainly among young people. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures. At the end of November, the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) records included 194 thousand current unemployment (WW) benefits. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {4BDBB872-AF36-4EA8-8CF7-EEC82BF5D053} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/51/rise-in-poverty-rate-after-five-years-of-decreases A total of 551 thousand people in the Netherlands were living in poverty in 2024. That was 3.1 percent of the population, and more than in 2023 when 2.7 percent were living in poverty. The poverty rate in the Netherlands had fallen for five successive years, but increased again last year. The proportion of children living in poverty remained unchanged from 2023, at 2.8 percent. This is one of the findings presented in the publication ‘Life in Poverty 2025’, which was produced by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) at the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00 {F4C7A147-551C-4808-85E0-426DCAB6DB21} https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2025/50/gender-pay-gap-in-private-sector-is-narrowing The average hourly wage for women in the private sector in the Netherlands in 2024 was 14.5 percent lower than that for men. In 2022, the gap was 16.4 percent. Even when differences between individuals, jobs and employers are taken into account, the gender pay gap has narrowed from 6.9 percent to 6.1 percent. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of the 2024 Monitor of Differences in pay between men and women. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:30:00 +01:00