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No further increase in labour force participation

The increase in labour force participation, which continued almost uninterrupted in the last six months of 2023, came to a halt early this year.

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Unemployment slightly up in April

Over the past three months, the number of unemployed people has risen by an average of 2 thousand per month.

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Number of unemployed rose slightly

In January, 368 thousand people were unemployed. That amounts to 3.6 percent of the total labour force

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Unemployment virtually unchanged in 2023

Last year, the unemployment rate hardly changed.

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Unemployment slightly down in November

In November, unemployment fell slightly, to 3.5 percent of the labour force; 357 thousand people were unemployed. Unemployment declined by 2 thousand a month on average during the preceding three...

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The Netherlands largest EU importer of soy, palm oil and cocoa

The Netherlands is a major importer of products that are linked to deforestation and land degradation by the European Commission.

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Number of new-build transactions halved in Q2 2023

In Q2 2023, the number of new dwelling market transactions was down by over a half relative to one year previously.

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Over 1 in 3 adults want to eat healthier

In 2022, 36 percent of adults said that they would like to eat more healthily.

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Unemployment rate slightly down in October

In October, unemployment fell to 3.6 percent of the labour force. In September, it stood at 3.7 percent in September, which means that the slight increase in unemployment over the past six months did...

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62 percent of the population sometimes wear glasses

In 2022, 62 percent of the Dutch population aged 4 years and over said they occasionally wore glasses.

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Unemployment rate up

From July through September, unemployment rose by an average of 6 thousand per month.

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Bonaire’s economy grew by almost 12 percent in 2021

In 2021, Bonaire’s economy grew by almost 11.7 percent after the substantial contraction of 8.4 percent in 2020.

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House rents up by 2 percent on average

In July 2023, housing rental prices in the Netherlands were on average 2.0 percent higher than in the same month last year, when the increase was 3.0 percent.

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Unemployment rate remained 3.6 percent in August

In August 2023, 364 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force, just as in July.

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1,862 suicide deaths in 2023

In 2023, 1,862 people took their own lives.

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Women in the EU having first child ever later in life

The average age at which women in the European Union (EU) have their first child has risen over the past decade

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Chinese goods imports down for first time in 7 years

In 2023, the import value of Chinese goods was nearly 17 percent lower than in 2022.

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April inflation rate was 2.7 percent according to flash estimate

In its flash estimate for April, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the CPI-measured inflation rate stood at 2.7 percent.

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Volunteer work in 2023 back to pre-pandemic levels

In 2023, 49 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 and older said they had participated in volunteer activities for an organisation or club at least once in the previous twelve months.

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CO2 emissions from road traffic up by nearly three percent in 2022

CO2 emissions from road traffic on Dutch territory were 26.9 billion kilograms in 2022

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More new-build dwellings sold in Q4 2023

In Q4 2023, the number of newly constructed dwellings increased to 6.1 thousand; 15 percent more than one year previously.

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Caribbean Netherlands: more air passengers in 2023

In 2023, more than 504 thousand travellers passed through the airports of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius.

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30.6 thousand homeless people in the Netherlands

There were an estimated 30.6 thousand homeless people in the Netherlands on 1 January 2023

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Sheep population down by over 8 percent in 2023

The number of sheep in the Netherlands fell by 61 thousand (-8.4 percent) in 2023 compared to the previous year

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Household consumption slightly up in December

Households spent 0.3 percent more in DEcember 2023 year on year, adjusted for price changes.

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