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The employment situation of participants following a project of the European Social Fund (ESF), 2007-2011 (Dutch only) (revised version)
Custom-made tables on the employment situation of participants after taking part in an ESF project. Commissioned by: the Agency of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW Agency).
Characteristics of 18-27 year-olds (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables regarding 18-27 year-olds broken down by whether they live with their parents, are in education, have a job, and by highest level of completed education. Commissioned by: Panteia.
Research satellite account culture and creative industry (Dutch only)
Report about the possibility to set up a satellite account on culture en creative industry. Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
Unemployment continues to grow
According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation grew by 19 thousand in July to reach 694 thousand.
Many strike days in 2012
Last year, 219 thousand working days were lost in the Netherlands, the highest number since 2002.
Youth unemployment up
In the second quarter of this year, 108 thousand young people in the age category 15-25 were un employed, an increase by 26 thousand from one year previously. The unemployment rate is particularly...
40 percent gender income gap self-employed without personnel
The incomes female self-employed without personnel generate form their own business are considerably lower than those of their male counterparts. Women are also more often active in sectors where...
Employment marginally down
In the first quarter of this year, 26 thousand jobs of employees (a decline by 0.3 percent) were lost relative to the first quarter of 2011.
Young people 2010 (Dutch only)
This publication provides a picture of 15 to 27-year-olds in the Netherlands in 2010. Some of the themes dealt with are education, employment and benefit dependency. Commissioned by the Ministry of...
Wage gaps in the Dutch public and private sector, 2009 (Dutch only)
Custom-made table on wage gaps in the public and private sector in the Netherlands in 2009. Commissioned by: the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. Note: a new version of this table has been...
Refugees in the Netherlands 2010 (publication 4; Dutch only)
Custom-made table on study disciplines of refugees in the Netherlands in senior secondary vocational education (mbo) and higher education. Commissioned by: VluchtelingenWerk Nederland
Record exam passes for mbo students
These are a few conclusions from the Jaarboek onderwijs in cijfers 2011, an annual report with statistics on education in the Netherlands (published in Dutch only) released today.
Youth 2009 (Dutch only)
This paper presents information on young people (15-26 years) in the Netherlands in 2009. Among other things, it looks at young people in education, with a job and receiving social benefits....
127 million euro in school coffers
Altogether, Dutch educational institutions had 127 million euro in the coffers in 2009. The financial surplus of schools was reduced over the past years.
370 thousand workers living on incomes below the poverty line
Despite having paid jobs, 370 thousand households in the Netherlands were living below the poverty line in 2009.
Substantial part of school drop-outs return to school after period of non-attendance
In school year 2009/’10, approximately 30 percent of pupils who had left school prematurely in 2004/’05 had returned to school or otherwise obtained a basic qualification.
Evaluation of the European Social Fund (ESF); Job Characteristics of ESF participants in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (Dutch only)
Commissioned by the Agency of Social Affairs and Employment, the Centre for Policy Related Statistics has compiled figures on the jobs of ESF participants. The figures show how many participants had...
Dutch inflation rate stays the same
The Dutch inflation rate stayed the same in October. Consumer prices were on average 1.6 percent higher than the year before, as was the case in September.
Wage gap between genders narrowing
In recent years, the wage gap between men and women has gradually narrowed. Young men’s gross wages are on average approximately 10 percent higher than the wages of their female counterparts.
Diversity in the workplace 2008 (Dutch only)
At the request of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Statistics Netherlands’ Centre for Policy Related Statistics has calculated figures on jobs and top incomes in the workplace for...
Secondary school pupils earn extra income of 1,100 euro annually
Shelf stacking, delivering newspapers and shop assistant are the most popular jobs secondary school pupils do next to their study.
Higher educated 25 to 35-year-olds are doing well on the labour market
Nearly 94 percent of 25 to 35-year-old higher educated no longer attending any form of education were employed in 2009. With 89 percent, the employment rate was also high among higher educated with a...
Job numbers plummet
In the third quarter of 2009 there were 140 thousand jobs of employees less than in the third quarter of 2008. This is the biggest drop in over 25 years.
Private sector spend more on education
In 2008 spending on education totalled 37.6 billion euro. This is 2.4 billion euro more than in 2007.