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Unemployment continues to rise
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
AIDS death toll more than 4,300 since 1983
Last year, 66 persons in the Netherlands died from AIDS. Since 1983, the AIDS death toll in the Netherlands totals 4,344.
Marginal increase workers from Bulgaria and Romania
Since 1 January 2014, people from Bulgaria and Romania no longer need a work permit if they want to work in the Netherlands. As a result, the number of Bulgarian and Romanian job-seekers coming to...
Amsterdam is expanding, mainly due to immigration
The number of inhabitants in Amsterdam is growing, mainly due to foreign migration
Crisis hits non-western foreigners harder than native Dutch
The annual report on integration published today shows that the economic crisis is having serious effects on people in the Netherlands with a non-western foreign background. The report (English...
Fewer asylum seekers and following relatives in Q2 2020
The international and national measures introduced in March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in a lower influx of asylum seekers and following family members.
Unemployment down again
460 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the first quarter of 2006.
Unemployment falls further
An average 307 thousand people were out of work in the Netherlands in the period August-October 2007. This is the equivalent of 4.0 percent of the labour force.
Health main reason to quit smoking
Advice and encouragement from a health care provider is one of the main motivating factors to stop smoking.
National statistics on sick leave, frequency, period of absence
National Statistics on sick leave in %, excl. pregnancy and maternity leave, by personscharistics, region - and businessclassification
Unemployment rises further
In the period June – August 2009, seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 386 thousand, an increase of 15 thouisand relative to the period May - July.
fewer young people in the Caribbean Netherlands than in the Netherlands have a side job
Around three in ten young people in the Caribbean Netherlands are employed. It is more difficult for young inhabitants on the islands than those who live in the European part of the Netherlands to...
3 in 10 deaths caused by cancer
In 2018, the number of deaths in the Netherlands stood at 153 thousand. With nearly 47 thousand cases (30 percent), cancer was the leading cause of death, just as in previous years.
Unemployment almost unchanged
After correction for seasonal effects, 379 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the first quarter of 2007.