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Unemployment rate remained 3.6 percent in August
In August 2023, 364 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force, just as in July.
Sharp decline in long-term unemployment over past decade
In the second quarter of 2023, 1 in 7 unemployed people were long-term unemployed, i.e. twelve months or more.
Unemployment increased in July
In July 2023, 362 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Unemployment virtually unchanged in June
In June 2023, 353 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Number of employed in the Caribbean Netherlands continued to rise in 2022
In 2022, the employed labour force aged 15 to 74 years in the Caribbean Netherlands increased by 9 percent to 15.7 thousand relative to 2020.
Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, attachment to labour market
Employed and not employed, want to work, reasons to not want to work Sex, age, level of education, Caribbean Netherlands
Unemployment 3.5 percent in May
In May 2023, 353 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.5 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment down in April
In April, 343 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment virtually unchanged in March
In March, 357 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Unemployment slightly down in February
In February, 356 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
No further decline in unemployment in January
In January, 360 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years were unemployed.
Unemployment further down in December
In December, 352 thousand people were unemployed. From September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 10 thousand per month. The employed labour force (15 to 74 years) grew by an...
Unemployment declined in October
In October 2022, there were 365 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 3.7 percent of the labour force.
Number of employed further up
In September 2022, there were 382 thousand unemployed. Just as in August, this was equivalent to 3.8 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment up again
In August 2022, unemployment continued to rise to 378 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment further up in July
In July 2022, unemployment rose further to 353 thousand. This is 3.6 percent of the labour force. From May through July, unemployment rose by an average of 12 thousand per month.
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.
Unemployment slightly up in May
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.
Again more people in paid employment in April
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.
Labour participation; young people
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not
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.
Unemployment declined in January
In the period November through January, unemployment declined by an average of 9 thousand per month.
Unemployment slightly up in December
In December 2021, unemployment stood at 369 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment falling further
In the period September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 17 thousand per month, to 251 thousand in November.
Caribbean Netherlands’ unused labour potential at 3.4 thousand people
In 2020, there were 2.8 thousand people aged 15 to 74 years on Bonaire who belonged to the so-called unused labour potential. On St Eustatius, the unused labour potential comprised 290 people and on...