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Unemployment stood at 3.6 percent in December 2018, slightly higher than the previous month. In the previous 3 months, an average of 13 thousand employed were added each month. There were 329...

Nearly 830 thousand clients consulted the Legal Advice Desk last year, more than 2 percent fewer than in 2009.

Households who have been living on low incomes for four years or more are mainly found in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. Four in ten municipalities with the greatest risk of long-term poverty...

Asylum and residence tables include information on people who have submitted an application for asylum in the Netherlands or who have obtained a residence permit

In 2008 about 50 percent of the Dutch indicated that they had a newspaper subscription in their household. In 1997 this was 62 percent.

In the first nine months of this year, 140 thousand children were born, nearly 3 thousand more than in the same period last year.

In the first six months van 2006 building permits were issued for over 49 thousand dwellings.

In 2011 over half million Dutch parents received child care allowances. The costs of child care per parent averaged close to 7,300 euro. The parents themselves paid nearly 2,000 euro of this. The...

Since establishment of the WTO in 1995, import tariffs have declined around the world. Exporters nevertheless have to comply with more and more regulations.

The Dutch consumer confidence indicator stands at -1 in October, up from -1 in September.

On 1 May 2006, some 241 thousand people in the Netherlands were not insured for the costs of medical care. This 1.5 percent of the Dutch population.

The number of one-person households will have mounted up to 3.6 million in 2050, an increase by 1 million compared to the current situation. Over the next two decades, the annual increase will be 30...

The Dutch consumer confidence indicator stands at -2 in December, the same as in November.

142 thousand children were born during the first nine months of 2005. Since this is 4 thousand less than in the same period of 2004, Dutch population growth is slowing down.

Immigration from Eastern Europe remains high. Last year, for example, nearly 19 thousand Polish immigrants came to the Netherlands, i.e. twice as many as in 2007. The immigration flow is also high...

Since 2004, the proportion of employed among non-school going young people has increased. Young people with a basic qualification benefited more from the booming economy than those without a basic...