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Many new businesses in the four major cities
The four major cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague are all in the starterss top 10. These municipalities have the highest starter to total company ratio.
More start-ups than closedowns
Last year, 172 thousand businesses were started up and a record number of more than 129 thousand were closed down. They were mostly one-man businesses. Among the start-ups were many management...
Local tax rates 2.6 percent up
In 2010, provincial and municipal government authorities expect local tax proceeds to amount to 11.5 billion euro, a 2.6 percent increase on 2009.
Number of jobs continues to fall
The number of jobs of employees was 137 thousand lower in the second quarter of 2013 than in the same period of 2012, a reduction by 1.7 percent.
Unemployment continues to grow
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation grew by 19 thousand in July to reach 694 thousand.
Unemployment stable in May
According to the most recent figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation stood at 489 thousand in May, almost the same as in April.
Unemployment further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 7 thousand in April 2013 to reach 650 thousand.
Drenthe's economy suffered most during recession
The economy in the province of Drenthe deteriorated most during the recession period 2008-2012, the province of North Brabant performed best in the face of the recession. The sectors manufacturing...
Waste production
In the period 2000-2014, waste generation in the Dutch economy remained relatively constant at 62 billion kg, while the economy itself grew by almost 16 percent.
Sustained unemployment growth
Unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation has grown by 24 thousand to 489 thousand in April 2012.
Wholesale trade; turnover change, index 2010=100, 2005-2017
Wholesale trade. Turnover: index 2010=100, change. By activity (SIC 2008).
Wholesale trade; turnover change; SIC 2008, 2005 - 2012
Wholesale trade; turnover change; SIC 2008, 2005 -2012 Wholesale trade; turnover
Economic picture mid-March virtually unchanged
According to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation in March has hardly changed compared to the previous month.
Unemployment continues to fall
Unemployment continues to fall
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,...
Growing share of foreign companies in total turnover
Turnover and employment at foreign-controlled companies in the Netherlands are growing relatively fast.
Unemployment rise slows down as young people leave labour market
Statistics Netherlands announced today that unemployment rose by 3 thousand people in April. This has slowed down the rise in unemployment at the beginning of the year. It is not the result of more...
Randstad region and central part of the Netherlands attract many job seekers
In 2013, nearly 850 thousand people were less than one year active in their current job. Nearly a quarter of a million of these people were working outside their region of residence.
GDP growth rate 0.4 percent in Q3 2019
According to the second estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), gross domestic product (GDP) showed 0.4 percent growth in Q3 2019 relative to Q2 2019.
Employment up again
Changes in employed and unemployed labour force, October 2017