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Job vacancies rise slightly
The vacancy indicator improved further in February and reached the highest level in nearly three years.
Households spend more than they earn
Dutch economy grew by 1.5 percent in 2005, but taking inflation into account, household incomes declined once again.
Household spending over 1 percent up in November
Dutch consumers spent 1.3 percent more in November 2019 than in November 2018.
Annual report 2009 National Youth Monitor
The Annual report 2009 of the National Youth Monitor of the Netherlands presents a broad overview of how children and young people under the age of 25 years in the Netherlands are doing.
Sports facilities; types and use 1987 - 2012
Swimming pools, indoor sports facilities, outdoor sports facilities Period
Declining number of hours worked in temp jobs
The total number of hours worked in temp jobs decreased by 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016
Fewer hours worked in temp jobs
The amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was nearly 2 percent down in the first quarter of 2012 from the fourth quarter of 2011. The number of hours worked in stage A temp jobs declined for...
Slightly fewer job vacancies
According to figures released today, there were 118 thousand job vacancies at the end of March 2012, after correction for seasonal effects.
Stable number of job vacancies
By the end of September, there were 108 thousand seasonally corrected job vacancies, down 1 thousand on the previous quarter. The number of vacancies fell considerably faster in the previous three...
Decline in number of hours worked in temp jobs
The amount of hours worked in stage A temp jobs was reduced by 3 percent in the third quarter relative to the second quarter. In the five preceding quarters, the number of hours worked in temp jobs...
Unemployment down by nearly 70 thousand in 2007
Last year, an average of 344 thousand people were unemployed, i.e. 69 thousand fewer than in 2006.
Number of job vacancies still high
The number of vacancies in the second quarter of 2008 remained high. Adjusted for seasonal variation, 240 thousand vacancies were unfilled at the end of June 2008, only 2 thousand down on the...
Self-employed are wealthiest category
Self-employed households and over-65 couples were the wealthiest categories on 1 January 2009.
Decrease in disability benefits slowing down
In August 2011, 825 thousand people in the Netherlands were claiming a disability benefit. Nearly half of them received a benefit because of mental health problems or a behavioural disorder.
Most substantial increase in temp hours in five years
According to Statistics Netherlands, the total number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 3.6 percent in Q4 2015 relative to Q3. This is the most substantial increase in five years.
People in lower-level occupations feel less healthy
People working in jobs at elementary or lower level feel less healthy than those employed in higher-level jobs.
Tourism sector mainly grows through foreign tourists
The contribution of the tourism sector to Dutch GDP rose from 3.2 percent in 2010 to 3.6 percent in 2013 according to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands today. The tourism sector...
Net population growth 81 thousand
In 2008, net population growth in the Netherlands was more than 81 thousand, i.e. 34 thousand more than in 2007.