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Employees retire at a later age. In 2007, the average age of retirement had risen to 62.

Last year, unemployment increased in most provinces. The most substantial unemployment growth was recorded in South Holland.

In 2007, 164 people were murdered in the Netherlands, five more than in 2006. This has put a stop to the recent decrease in the annual number of murder victims.

Last year, 1.3 million employees (20 percent of all employees) were members of a trade union, versus more than 25 percent in 2000. The trade union membership rate declined more rapidly among men than...

In March, the volume of goods exports was 14 percent up on twelve months previously. This compares with a 10 percent rise in February, but it should be taken into account that the substantial...

In the first half of 2014, fewer one-man businesses were closed down. In the preceding three years, the number of close-downs had risen continually.

The total number of businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) filing for bankruptcy in 2019 stood at 3,208, i.e. 63 more than in 2018.

De sociale spanningen indicator is een experimentele tool die een actuele indicatie geeft van de mate van sociale spanning en emoties in de samenleving. De sociale spanningen indicator is een...

Decennia lang werden prijzen persoonlijk in winkels opgenomen om de consumentenprijsindex (CPI) te kunnen berekenen. Door voortschrijdende technische ontwikkelingen is dit niet meer nodig. Een...

On 1 Jan 2018, the IJsselmeerpolders had 404,000 inhabitants.

The number of unemployed has increased by 7 thousand per month on average over a period of three months, reaching a total number of 321 thousand in August 2019

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For a number of years now, CBS has been collaborating intensively in many areas with Dutch universities

Statistics Netherlands reports that Dutch retail turnover was up by 3.2 percent in July 2015 on July 2014, mainly because of growing sales (3.4 percent). Prices fell by 0.2 percent. Most of the...

In April, the volume of goods exports was more than 17 percent up on twelve months previously. As a result, the volume of exports has increased further in the first months of 2010. It should be taken...

Over 22 thousand immigrants took up residence in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2006. This is almost 2 thousand more than in the same period of 2005.

In 2011 the courts ordered partner alimony payments in almost one in six divorces. This is slightly less than a decade ago, but the amounts involved are higher. There has not been much change in...

Dutch goods exports to Greece are slowly picking up after a substantial dip in the early years of the recession. Greek exports have grown more rapidly over the past seven years than Dutch exports.

Figures released by Statistics Netherlands today show that, after adjustment for seasonal effects, unemployment in the Netherlands was 13 thousand higher in February than in January 2014