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Unemployment further up
According to the most recent figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 17 thousand in September 2011 to 438 thousand, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force.
Dutch consumer more pessimistic about the future
The mood among Dutch consumers weakened further in October. The consumer confidence indicator fell by 3 points to – 33.
Number of unemployed further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 438 thousand in September, i.e. 17 thousand above the level in August.
Economic situation deteriorating further
The economic situation at the end of September was worse than at the end of August. Indicators showed further deterioration across the board. The heart of the scatter in the Business Cycle Tracer is...
Unemployment further up
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment, adjusted for seasonal variation, grew by 8 housand in August 2011, reaching 421 thousand or 5.4 percent of the labour...
Unemployment further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 421 thousand in August, i.e. 8 thousand above the level in the preceding month. August was the second month in a row, in which unemployment...
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 413 thousand in July, i.e. 22 thousand above the level in the preceding month.
Unemployment up in July
Seasonally adjusted unemployment totalled 413 thousand in July, exceeding the 400 thousand mark for the first time in 2011.
Male unemployment in age category 25-45 more than twice as high as three years ago
The number of unemployed men in the age category 25-45 has more than doubled over the past three years: from 46 thousand in the second quarter of 2008 to 99 thousand in the second quarter of 2011.
Unemployment down
According to the latest figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment totalled 392 thousand in June 2011, a reduction by 9 thousand from May.
Unemployment down
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 392 thousand in June, i.e. 9 thousand below the level in the preceding month. The reduction counterbalanced an increase in the same order...
Youth unemployment in the Netherlands lowest in the European Union
In the first quarter of 2011, the youth unemployment rate in the Netherlands was 7.4 percent, i.e. lower than in all other member states of the European Union (EU). On average, more than one in every...
More people unemployed
In May 2011 the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached 400 thousand. This equals 5.1 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 400 thousand in May, i.e. 8 thousand above the level in April. May’s higher unemployment figure can be attributed entirely to women....
Lower educated accounted for most of fall in unemployment
The number of unemployed people with a low level of education was 33 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2011 than twelve months previously.
Unemployment further down
In April this year, 392 thousand people (5.0 percent of the labour force) were unemployed in the Netherlands. The figure is adjusted for seasonal variation.
Unemployment further down
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 392 thousand in April, i.e. 3 thousand below the level in March.
Two in three Bonaire residents work
In 2010, 10.7 thousand people aged 15 years or older lived on Bonaire; 7.1 thousand of them had a job, which puts the labour participation rate for the island at 66.6 percent.
Slight fall in unemployment
Tthe number of unemployed people in the Netherlands at 395 thousand in March 2011, after adjustment for seasonal effects
Unemployment marginally down
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 395 thousand in March, i.e. 5 thousand below the level in February.
Credit crisis deeper but not as long as the crisis in the early 1980s
In crisis year 2009, the Dutch economy contracted more than ever before. The crisis was followed by a period of moderate growth (1.8 percent). The economy bounced back faster than in the early 1980s,...
On average, higher educated earn twice as much as lower educated
The average, annual gross income of employed people exceeded 36 thousand euro in 2009. Higher educated earned nearly twice as much as lower educated.
Unemployment levels off
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 400 thousand persons (5.1 percent of the Dutch labour force) were registered as unemployed in February 2011. The number of unemployed remained stable in February.
Unemployment virtually unchanged
Unemployment remains stable. Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 400 thousand in February. Unemployment figures have been in this order of magnitude for almost three months...
Unemployment increases most rapidly in South Holland
Last year, unemployment increased in most provinces. The most substantial unemployment growth was recorded in South Holland.