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According to the most recent figures unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation stood at 495 thousand in June 2012, an increase by 6 thousand relative to the previous month.

On 1 May last year, 171 thousand (1.0 percent) of Dutch residents had no health insurance.

Seasonally-adjusted unemployment was 401 thousand in December 2010, a reduction by 8 thousand relative to November.

In regions where the population has shrunk over the period 2005-2008, people’s socio-economic conditions have worsened.

Last year, 15 thousand court orders for debt repayment were pronounced, an increase by nearly 30 percent relative to 2010. The increase recorded since mid-2009 continues rapidly.

The number of parents receiving an allowance for care provided by registered childminders was reduced considerably in 2010, but more parents received an allowance for other types of childcare.

The seasonally adjusted Dutch unemployment figure in November 2010 stood at 409 thousand.

Collectively negotiated wage rates were 3.0 percent higher in the second quarter of 2009 than in the same period last year. This increase is substantially smaller than the 3.7 percent rise in the...

By the end of November last year, 597 thousand disability benefits were paid out, a decrease by 109 thousand from five years ago. The total amount paid out has risen by more than 300 million euro in...

Youth unemployment among 15 to 23-year-olds has risen more substantially in 2009 than among 23 to 65-year-olds. Unemployment rose rapidly among young people without a basic qualification.

After the birth of their first child, most mothers continueworking, preferably part-time. As their children grow older, mothers rarely start working longer hours.

Dutch personal capital was one fifth lower on 1 January 2010 than at the beginning of 2009.

Last year, 13.8 thousand debt management plans were imposed by Dutch courts. After two years of dramatic increase, the number declined marginally in 2012. Three quarters of DMPs concluded in 2012...

Employed population Bonaire by economic activity

In 2009, emigration decreased and immigration increased. The net population growth was 92 thousand, an increase by just over 10 thousand relative to 2008.

In March this year, there were 125 thousand nationals of EU member states in Central or Eastern Europe in the Netherlands, an increase by more than 20 percent relative to March last year; 37 thousand...

The costs of long-term care provided under the Exceptional Medical Expenses Act (AWBZ) have risen continually in recent years but revenues fell short. The deficit amounted to 3.3 billion euro in...

An increasing percentage of young adults return to live with their parents for a time after having left home. The main reasons for this increase in the number of ‘boomerang children’ are relationship...

Today, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment have released figures on traffic mortality. Last year, 570 people died in traffic accidents in the...

386 thousand persons were unemployed in August 2010. Unemployment is obviously subject to seasonal variation. After correction for seasonal variation, 414 thousand persons were unemployed, a decline...

There has been a 20 percent drop in students entering teacher training at the hbo level over the last five years. Particularly the interest in training to become an elementary school teacher has...

E-shoppers: e-shoppers are 16 to 74-year-olds buying goods and services online.

In 2005, the number of people in the Netherlands claiming the three most important types of social security benefits declined. The total number of labour disablement benefits dropped by over 60...