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Job market also tougher for women
In the third quarter of 2009, nearly 400 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed; 24 percent managed to find new jobs of twelve hours a week or more within three months, as opposed to...
Fewer jobs lost
The number of jobs of employees was 147 thousand lower in the fourth quarter of 2009 than one year previously, a decrease by 1.8 percent. In the third quarter of last year, 139 thousand jobs were...
Sustained unemployment growth
An average of 441 thousand people (5.7 percent of the labour force) were unemployed Netherlands in the period December 2009–February 2010, as against 4.1 percent one year previously.
Male part-timers more often than women decide to increase their working hours
Nearly one in twelve people in work would like to increase their working hours. Male part-timers more often want to increase their working hours than women and they appear to be more successful in...
Unemployment further up
An average of 430 thousand persons were unemployed in the period November 2009-January 2010, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force.
Employment down
The number of jobs of employees in the Netherlands was 147 thousand lower in the fourth quarter of 2009 than one year previously. This is a 1.8 percent decrease.
Strong rise in unemployment for over-45s
According to figures from Statistics Netherlands, 410 thousand people on average were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period October- December 2009. This is the equivalent of 5.3 percent of the...
Unemployment increasing further
In the period September-November 2009 there were on average 400 thousand people unemployed. This constitutes 5.2 percent of the labour force.
Number of jobs plummets
The number of jobs of employees was 143 thousand lower in the third quarter of 2009 than one year previously.
Loss of jobs substantial
In the second quarter of this year, the number of jobs of employees declined by 72 thousand relative to the second quarter of 2008.
Netherlands important provider of high-tech services
The importance of the high-tech services sector as an employment generator in the Netherlands has grown in recent years, also in comparison to other EU countries.
Fewer hours worked in temp jobs
The number of hours worked in temp jobs dropped by 6 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter.
Slight job increase
In the first quarter of 2009 there were 23 thousand more jobs of employees than in the same quarter of 2008. This brought the number of jobs to 7.9 million.
Unemployment rises further
An average 358 thousand people were unemployed in the Netherlands in the period March-May 2009.
Dutch economy shrinks by 0.6 percent in fourth quarter of 2008
The Dutch economy shrank by 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared with the same quarter in the previous year.
Care-providing duties no longer prevent women from working
The number of women unable or not prepared to work, because they have to look after their families has almost been reduced by half from 735 thousand in 2001 to 373 thousand in 2007.
Relatively many income support claimants with children in re-integration programmes
Relatively more income support claimants with under-age children participated in re-integration programmes than households without children in 2007.
Fewer single-parents claiming income support
Paid employment accounted for the main income of 68.5 percent of one-parent families in 2007. This is a higher share than in 2005, when nearly 63 percent of one-parent families received most of their...