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Over 100 thousand fewer unemployed in 2017
The employed labour force (15-74 yrs) increased by 176 thousand in 2017.
Turnover temp agencies increased further in Q3
Turnover generated by temp agencies increased by 1.0 percent in Q3 2017.
Enterprises anticipate further growth in 2018
Dutch entrepreneurs expect an increase in turnover, employment and investments for 2018.
Fact sheet Museums in the Netherlands 2016
Key figures on museums in the Netherlands in 2016
Top sectors account for one-quarter of GDP
An outline of developments in the nine Dutch top sectors.
Highest increase number of temp hours in over 10 years
The total number of temp hours increased by 4.2 percent, the highest increase since Q2 2007.
Turnover temp agencies continues to rise
Turnover generated by temp employment agencies grew by 1.1 percent
Turnover by employment agencies grew in Q4 2016
Turnover generated by temp employment agencies grew by 3.5 percent in Q4 relative to the preceding quarter.
Turnover and hours worked in temp jobs further up
Both turnover and hours worked in temp jobs increased in the third quarter of 2016.
Number of hours worked in temp jobs up again
The total number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 2.9 percent in the second quarter of 2016.
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
Growing share of foreign companies in total turnover
Turnover and employment at foreign-controlled companies in the Netherlands are growing relatively fast.
Private sector optimistic; employment expected to grow
At the beginning of Q2, the mood across the Dutch private sector remains largely positive.
Q4 economic growth 0.3 percent
The Dutch economy grew 0.3 percent in Q4 2015 relative to the previous quarter.
Economic situation stable
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation is more or less the same in March 2016 as in the preceding month. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that most...
Unemployment further down
In the fourth quarter of 2015 unemployment declined by an average of 7 thousand a month, whereas the downward trend stalled in August and September. In December 588 thousand people in the Netherlands...
Participation in and distance to the labour market in the Netherlands, 2014 (Dutch only)
These tables provide information on participation on the labour market by 15 to 74-year-olds in the Netherlands in 2014. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Number of hours worked in temp jobs increased further
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 2.5 percent in the third quarter relative to the second quarter of 2015. This increase is...
Dutch businesses more positive about employment in 2016
Dutch companies have a positive outlook for 2016. For the first time in five years, there are more companies expecting an increase in vacancies rather than reduction. In spite of a slight decline,...
Short-term unemployment further down
In the second quarter, 322 thousand people were out of work for less than one year, i.e. 81 thousand fewer than in the same quarter in 2014. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of...
Common indicators ESF 2014. An inventory of the characteristics of participants in projects implemented under the European Social Fund program period 2014-2020 (Dutch only).
Custom-made tables on characteristics of project participants from the European Social Fund program period 2014-2020. The set of tables is available on request.Commissioned by the Agency of Social...
European support for helping young unemployed people find work
Over 145 young unemployed people in the Netherlands have improved their opportunities on the job market with financial support from Europe since 2009. Until 2014 over half of the participants in ESF...
Unemployment and discouraged jobless people by type of benefit, 2003-2013
Custom-made tables on unemployment and discouraged unemployed people by main source of income from 2003 to 2013. The tables contain information on the total group of unemployed persons by duration of...
Private sector invariably positive
At the beginning of the second quarter, business confidence in the Dutch private sector is at the same level as in the first quarter. Over the past six quarters, the mood has been positive.
Marginal increase employed, fewer people unemployed
The number of employed people increased by an average of 2 thousand a month in the period February-April. Employment rose noticeably among young people and over-45s. In the same period, the labour...