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Unemployment rate down from 6.5 to 6.4 percent
6.4 percent of the labour force unemployed in April 2016
Unemployment eased in March
The number of unemployed declined by an average of 5 thousand a month over the past three months
More people found work and more people looking for work
Over the past three months, unemployment declined by an average of 5 thousand a month.
Sustained decline unemployment
Unemployment fell over the past three months by an average of 14 thousand a month. In January 574 thousand people and 6.5 percent in the labour force were unemployed. Statistics Netherlands reports...
economic situation gradually improving
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports today that - just as in the preceding months - the economic situation in the Netherlands continues to improve. Most indicators in February’s Business Cycle Tracer...
Duration of unemployment, number of unemployed persons quarterly figures since 2010, number and rate
Long term unemployment, by sex and age
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...
Unemployment rate up
Over the past three months, more people in the Netherlands who were not actively looking on the labour market have begun seeking employment, but often without success. The number of people in the...
Germany's labour market in better shape compared to its western neighbours
In comparison with the Netherlands and Belgium, Germany’s labour market has seen a particularly positive development over the past decade. In September 2015, unemployment stood at 4.5 percent in...
No further reduction unemployment
Early this year, the number of unemployed started to fall, but in the past three months the decline has come to a standstill. In September, 607 thousand people or 6.8 percent in the labour force were...
Decline in unemployment sharpest for 25 to 44 year-olds
Over the past three months, unemployment among people aged 25 to 44 has declined faster than among people aged 45 and up. In August, a total of 604 thousand people were unemployed, 13 thousand fewer...
Sustained decline unemployment
Unemployment fell to 603 thousand in July. Over the past three months, unemployment declined by 22 thousand. The number of working people increased by 14 thousand in this period. The employed labour...
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...
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...
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...
More people find employment, in particular young people
The number of people who found jobs during the past three months has grown by an average of 6 thousand a month. Most of them are young.
Unemployment down due to contraction of the labour force
As fewer people actively engaged on the labour market in February, unemployment declined. The number of employed was about the same as in January.
unemployment statistics better and cheaper
Lower costs, more respondents, better international comparability and web surveys.
slightly more jobs and vacancies in third quarter
According to the labour market review, the cautious recovery of the labour market continued in the third quarter of 2014.
Cautious recovery labour market in second quarter
Statistics Netherlands announced today that the Dutch labour market showed signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2014.
Purchasing power erodes further in 2013
The purchasing power of the Dutch population was reduced by 1.1 percent in 2013. Purchasing power fell for the fourth year in a row, consistent with the economic recession and climbing unemployment...