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The number of unfilled vacancies has stabilised in the third quarter of 2009.

The law insures employees against the financial consequences of unemployment. The duration of the WW benefits depends on the employment record.

Non-Dutch person who, according to the Geneva convention of 1951, has legitimate grounds to fear prosecution because of religious or political beliefs, nationality, race or belonging to a particular...

The threshold representing the same purchasing power for all years for all households. The level is based on the welfare benefit level for a single person in 1979.

Authority over a minor and over the minor’s possessions based on a court decision, given to one parent or to a third party when there is no parental authority over the child.

All payments made for which there is no direct exchange in return, that do not burden the payers income and do not serve to finance the long-term expenditure of the receiver.

The contributions paid to social security. These include imputed and actual social premiums and actual pension premiums.

Death rate calculated in a given period in such a way that the influence of the age and sex differences in the composition of the population on mortality is eliminated.

The total percentage change of the CBS total return index for shares in a given period. The total returns on shares is divided into price change and dividend yields.

Commodity board or trading organisation founded on the basis of the law on corporate organisation (Wet op de Bedrijfsorganisatie) and the Socio-economic council supervising them.

The gross surface area of a depot, including walking areas en surfaces taken up by materials other than archives, expressed in m2. Office space is not included.

Private household consisting of one or two parents and at least one child living at home, and possibly additional members.

A crime is solved when the police knows who at least one suspect is, even if that suspect is on the run or denies having committed the crime.

Training which, when completed, prepares participants to enter directly a certain group of occupations in the labour market, and education aimed at improvement or expansion of vocational knowledge...

Situation in which children under 18 share in the naturalisation of the parent or parents. Minors aged over 12 have a say in this. A child won’t be naturalised against its wishes.

Cleaning rooms and making beds during the guests' stay in the accommodation. Other services may be available such as reception, room, and telephone services.

A collection of one or more people sharing the same living space, who provide their own everyday needs in a private, non-commercial way.

Vocational training preparing for vocational training at the secondary level. It is a four-year course for students aged 12-16. In the fourth year, students can take exams at several levels.

The sum of the operating and financial results.

The system of material and immaterial terms of employment and working conditions: nature of the work, social security, status of the work, authority, working climate, information and communication.

The International Standard Classification of Occupations revised in 1988 under the supervision of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and introduced in 1990.

Accommodation with at least five beds for overnight stays, primarily intended for young guests. Beds are located in rooms or dormitories which guests may have to share with strangers.

The number of days of sick leave as a percentage of the number of available working days. Not included is absence after one year of sickness.

A grid of 500 by 500 metres is considered an urbanised area when the surrounding address density is 1 500 or more per square kilometre in the grid.

Systematic list of all economic transactions in a given period between non-residents and residents of the Netherlands as seen from the national accounts framework.