Search results
Page 1 of 25
Do firms or workers drive the foreign acquisition wage premium?
An analysis of firm and worker contributions to the foreign acquisition wage premium in the Netherlands.
More flex workers with a migration background
People with a non-western migration background are less likely to be in paid work than those with a native Dutch background. Those who do have paid work relatively often have a flexible contract.
More strikes but fewer strikers in 2022
In 2022, there were altogether 33 labour strikes in the Netherlands, up from 22 strikes in 2021. However, last year’s strikes involved fewer workers, which resulted in fewer working days lost: 39...
1 in 5 young workers experience work-related stress
Of all young people between the ages of 15 and 25 in paid employment, 21 percent reported regular or frequent work-related stress in 2021.
Less job security for flex-workers
Employees with a flexible contract have been affected most by the recent downward trend on the labour market.
Labour participation; young people
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not
Labour participation; key figures
Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education
Nearly one in five employees are flex workers
The number of flex workers is growing continually. Between 2001 and 2011, the share of flex workers grew from 13 to 18 percent. Most flex workers are young. The economic situation strongly affects...
Labour participation; young people
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not
How many people are key workers in the Netherlands?
Schools and childcare centres in the Netherlands have been closed as a measure against the spread of coronavirus. Parents and guardians who work in crucial sectors can rely on arranged childcare so...
Employed labour force; economic activity
Employed labour force Sex, characteristics, economic activities
Government; Taxes and social contributions
Revenue collected from taxes and social contributions Types of taxes and social contributions
Labour participation; key figures, 2003-2022
Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education
Flex job
Job based on a flexible employment contract.
Caribbean Netherlands: relatively many temporary workers on Saba
In 2018, 72 percent of the 15 to 74-year-olds in the Caribbean Netherlands were in paid employment.
Labour participation among young men restored
More young men have started working over the past two years. For a long time, net labour participation among young men lagged behind the female rate.
8 thousand care workers commuting across the border
Almost 80 thousand workers in the Netherlands were cross-border commuters from Germany or Belgium in 2017, including 8 thousand working in the healthcare sector.
Relatively few international knowledge workers in the Netherlands
From 2016 up to and including 2018, the Netherlands had 383 thousand international knowledge workers on average.
Relatively many Chinese restaurant workers and students
In 2019, there were 36.5 thousand Chinese residents in the Netherlands
Worker (agriculture)
Term used in the agriculture survey for someone working in an agricultural business.
Unpaid workers
Personnel who do not receive wages for the work provided, e.g. volunteers and trainees.
370 thousand workers living on incomes below the poverty line
Despite having paid jobs, 370 thousand households in the Netherlands were living below the poverty line in 2009.