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The figures published by CBS on nature in the Netherlands play an important role in all sorts of societal discussions, including the current debates on nirogen and biodiversity.

In the second quarter of 2023, 1 in 7 unemployed people were long-term unemployed, i.e. twelve months or more.

In June, the total volume of goods exports was down by 1.5 percent year on year.

Employed persons, jobs, full-time equivalents (fte), hours worked Economic activity, sex, employees and self-employed persons

Censuses are the oldest official statistic produced by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) developed a Material Flow Monitor (MFM) that captures national resource extraction, imports and exports, product flows between economic sectors, as well as emissions and...

Over 6 in 10 working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands with children under age 12 used formal childcare at least once every week in 2022.

In January 2024, the total volume of goods exported (adjusted for number of working days) was down by 3.1 percent year on year.

In December 2023, the total volume of goods exports (adjusted for number of working days) was down by 1.6 percent year on year.

In September, the total volume of goods exports (adjusted for number of working days) was down by 4.8 percent year on year.

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...

In October, the total volume of goods exports (adjusted for number of working days) was down by 7.5 percent year on year.

In 2022, the number of status holders in paid work increased compared to the previous year.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere.

In 2021, 18 percent of the female population aged 12 and over were suffering from psychological complaints. This was 12 percent among the male population.

In August 2022, unemployment continued to rise to 378 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.

Employed and not employed, want to work, reasons to not want to work Sex, age, level of education

It sounds like science fiction: a ‘digital twin’ of society that policy-makers can use to resolve complex social problems.

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.

In May 2022, unemployment stood at 323 thousand. This is 3.3 percent of the labour force and slightly higher than in April 2022, when it was 3.2 percent.

From February to April, the number of people in work aged 15 to 74 years grew further by 38 thousand per month on average, to 9.5 million in April.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has worked step-by-step towards a new application landscape in recent years.

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is constantly looking for new methods and techniques to meet the steadily growing demand for statistical information.

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 force, unemployment, labour participation Position in household, sex, age