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Labour productivity higher in 2021
In the 2021 pandemic year, labour productivity in the market sector increased by 2.8 percent year on year.
More employed and fewer unemployed in March
Over the past three months, the number of unemployed has declined by 14 thousand per month on average. As a result, it stood at 327 thousand in March 2022.
Labour participation; position in the household
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Position in household, sex, age
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.
People with low education and migration background have lowest levels of well-being
People in the Netherlands with low levels of education and those with a migration background have lower levels of well-being than those with higher education and those without a migration background.
Fewer people do volunteer work
In 2021, the number of people engaging in volunteer work continued to decline.
Nearly 100 thousand young people are half-orphans
At the end of 2021, nearly 100 thousand young people aged 0 to 24 years were half-orphans. In addition, over 1.5 thousand young people were orphans.
Young people relatively often choose secondary vocational education
After secondary education, young people up to the age of 25 are more likely to attend secondary vocational education (MBO) than higher vocational education (HBO) or university (WO).
Caribbean Netherlands: growth in employed labour force stagnates in 2020
In 2020, the employed labour force in the Caribbean Netherlands hardly increased compared to 2018.
Unemployment declined further in February
In the period December through February, unemployment declined by an average of 8 thousand per month. This resulted in 336 thousand unemployed in February 2022, i.e. 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Macroeconomic scoreboard
Macroeconomic imbalances; macroeconomic risks; macroeconomic scoreboard; European Union; Quarter.
CBS contributes to harmonisation of European labour force survey
News article on the contribution of Statistics Netherlands (CBS) to the harmonisation of European labour force survey
Health, lifestyle, health care use and supply, causes of death; key figures
Birth, death, life expectancy, health and disease, use of health care services, education and labour market, costs of care, care providers
Unemployment declined in January
In the period November through January, unemployment declined by an average of 9 thousand per month.
10.7 million adults have registered their organ donation choice
As of 1 January 2023, 10.7 million people aged 18 years and over had recorded their organ donation choice in the Donor Register.
Key figures of the population forecasts 2023-2070
Forecast; population, births, deaths and migration with forecast intervals
Almost 6 in 10 Dutch people do not have a religious affiliation
In 2021, 58 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and over stated they did not belong to a religious or ideological group.
Workers' retirement age nearing 66
A total of 86 thousand Dutch employees retired in 2023.
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.
Labour market dashboard
Unemployed, Employed, Vacancies, CLA Wages, Labour market tension and Jobs in The Netherlands.
More people getting married in 2022
In the first seven months of 2022, more couples got married than in the same period of previous years.
Unemployment slightly up in December
In December 2021, unemployment stood at 369 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.
Well-being of young adults trailing behind other age groups
Dutch 25 to 34 year-olds experience lower levels of well-being than people in other age groups.
Unemployment decline sharpest among young people
In July 2021, 289 thousand people were unemployed. This is 3.1 percent of the labour force.