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Unemployment further in decline
Unemployment further in decline
Unemployment continues to fall
Unemployment continues to fall
Unemployment down to 6 percent
The Netherlands had 541 thousand unemployed in July, equivalent to 6.0 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment falls to 550 thousand
Unemployment falls to 550 thousand
Unemployment further down
Unemployment further down
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...
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...
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...
More women employed
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of working women has risen more rapidly over the past decade than the number of working men. In the second quarter of 2015, the employed labour...
Labour force in Caribbean Netherlands: relatively more people in work
The labour force in the Caribbean differs from that in the Netherlands in a number of respects: relatively more people in the Caribbean (15- 74 years) are employed, and relatively more of them work...
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.
higher child care costs have not reduced labour participation of parents
The Dutch government cut back on child care allowances in the period 2009-2013. The subsequent higher child care costs have resulted in young children spending fewer hours in formal child care....
More two-income couples with one full-time job and one large part-time job
More and more women, in particular the youngest generations, participate on the labour market. As a result of this development, the distribution of working hours between partners has also changed....
One in three disabled hold paid jobs
In 2013, 14 percent of all 15 to 64-year-olds in the Netherlands – nearly 1.6 million people – had a disability. They suffer from chronic diseases, disorders or disabilities restricting their...
female labour participation stabilising following years of increase
According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, participation of Dutch women on the labour market rose substantially in the period 1998-2013. At the end of 2013, however, it fell...
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.
One in nine employed work less than twelve hours a week
In the second quarter of 2014, nearly 900 thousand people (11 percent of all persons employed in the Netherlands) were working less than twelve hours a week. Three-quarters do not wish or are unable...