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There were 23 strikes in 2025, which was 13 fewer than in 2024.

In 2025, 72 percent of workers in the Netherlands said that their work often or always requires a high degree of focus and attention; this compares to 75 percent in 2015.

Cao wages, contractual wage costs and working hours Index figures (2020=100) by cao sector and SIC 2008

In the first quarter of 2026, collectively negotiated wages (hourly wages including special allowances) were 4.5 percent higher, year on year

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.

Jobs and average annual wages of employees broken down by wage category, gender and age

Jobs and average annual wages of employees broken down by wage category and economic activity (SIC2008)

Labour costs per hour worked rose from 42.5 euros in 2023 to 45.0 euros in 2024.

Wages agreed under collective labour agreements rose by 4.6 percent in Q3 2025, year on year, an increase of 6.8 percent in the same quarter of last year.

On 1 May 2025, 63 percent of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands were in employment.

In 2024, workers in the Netherlands spent an average of 8.8 hours a day sitting.

A total of 305 thousand workers changed employers in the second quarter of 2025.

Labour income share, Labour income self-employed (imputed) Economic activities

Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education

In the first quarter of 2025, the hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements, including special remuneration, were 5.5 percent higher than in Q1 2024.

In 2024, negotiated wages were 6.6 percent higher than in 2023, on average

This thesis is about measuring preferences in a general population sample of the Netherlands.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) tracked changes in the working hours of workers in the healthcare and well-being between Q4 2021 and Q4 2023

Workers in the healthcare sector and the accommodation and food services sector (hospitality) are the most likely to experience inappropriate or unwanted behaviour at work, such as unwanted sexual...

The hourly wage rates agreed under collective labour agreements, including special remunerations, rose by 6.8 percent in Q3 2024 relative to Q3 2023.

In 2023, 15 percent of workers aged between 15 and 75 were members of a trade union.

There were 11.5 million jobs in the Dutch economy in 2023, an increase of 8 million since 1995.

At the end of 2022, 47.5 percent of all workers who use new technology at work reported that this made their jobs easier

In 2022, there were altogether 33 labour strikes in the Netherlands, up from 22 strikes in 2021. However, last year’s strikes involved fewer workers, which resulted in fewer working days lost: 39...

Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education