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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.

Following a six-year period of continuous job vacancy growth, in 2020 the number of new vacancies fell by 241 thousand to 1.0 million.

The number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands is at a historically low level. Since the coronavirus crisis started, this number has been declining each quarter.

In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.

At the beginning of Q2 2022, staff shortages formed the largest obstacle for entrepreneurs in carrying out their business activities.

Business confidence continued its upward climb at the start of the third quarter of 2021, reaching the highest level since measurements started in 2008.

In Q1 2021, business confidence has declined slightly and is still negative.

In 2021, the total enterprise population in the Netherlands grew by 163 thousand or 8.5 percent, thereby exceeding 2 million for the first time as of 1 January 2022.

At the beginning of Q2 2021, business confidence was cautiously positive for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus crisis, although manufacturers in many sectors are still gloomy.

At the start of Q3 2020, entrepreneurial confidence stood at -19.3, up from -37.2 in the previous quarter.

Dutch entrepreneurs expect higher investments, more turnover and higher staffing levels in 2022.

In the first six months of 2020, the gross value added of key industries in the tourism sector was approximately 45 percent lower than in the same period in 2019, according to provisional figures.

At the beginning of 2022, business confidence declined after three consecutive quarters of growth. The mood did remain predominantly positive in most sectors.