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Caribbean Netherlands, Bonaire: employed population; economic activity 2010
Employed population Bonaire by economic activity
Increase in temporary contracts with prospect of permanent appointment
More and more employees in the Netherlands have a temporary employment contract that offers the likelihood of a permanent appointment. Most of them are younger employees
Increase labour costs at lowest level in two decades
Last year, the labour costs per year of employment increased by 1.4 percent, the smallest increase since 1989. The average annual increase over the past decade was 3.3 percent.
Marginal increase workers from Bulgaria and Romania
Since 1 January 2014, people from Bulgaria and Romania no longer need a work permit if they want to work in the Netherlands. As a result, the number of Bulgarian and Romanian job-seekers coming to...
Unemployment further up
According to the latest figures published by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment grew by 16 thousand in June 2013 to reach 675 thousand.
Half of employees experience aggression in the workplace
Last year, 48 percent of employees in the health care sector had to cope with workplace aggression, versus 33 percent of all employees.
Robust increase number of vacancies
The number of unfilled vacancies increased by 37 thousand in the third quarter of 2005. Corrected for seasonal effects, there were 174 thousand open vacancies at the end of September 2005.
Modest but sustained job growth
The number of jobs of employees in the third quarter of 2010 was 13 thousand (0.2 percent) down on the third quarter of 2009.
Savings in groundwater and tap water use
In spite of the increase in the population, the amount of tap water used by Dutch households hardly changed in the period 1990-2009.
Construction industry; employment and finance, SIC'93, 2006 - 2008
Persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and other financial result Branches (SIC'93) construction industry
Economic contraction of 1.5 percent in Q1 2020
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 1.5 percent in Q1 2020 relative to Q4 2019.
Economic growth 0.5 percent in Q1 2016
Economic growth 0.5 percent in Q1 2016
CO2 emissions marginally higher in the fourth quarter
In the final quarter of 2015, emissions of CO2 in the Netherlands were 0.4 percent higher than in the same period one year previously. According to Statistics Netherlands, an important factor in...
Dutch consumer spending marginally up from one year previously
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) today, Dutch consumer spending on goods and services was 0.6 percent up in December 2015 from December 2014. The CBS Consumption Radar...
Slightly better circumstances for Dutch exports
Circumstances were still unfavourable for Dutch exports in August 2009. But the situation is slightly better than in July, according to Statistics Netherlands’ new Exports radar.
Dutch economy more sustainable
The Dutch economy is becoming more and more environmentally sustainable.
Changes on the job market manifest in more modest increase CAO wages
In the first quarter of 2010, collectively negotiated (CAO) wages were 1.6 percent higher than one year previously. Since early 2009, the increase in CAO wages was reduced by more than half.