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Turnover and hours worked in temp jobs further up
Both turnover and hours worked in temp jobs increased in the third quarter of 2016.
Number of hours worked in temp jobs up again
The total number of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 2.9 percent in the second quarter of 2016.
Declining number of hours worked in temp jobs
The total number of hours worked in temp jobs decreased by 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016
Growing share of foreign companies in total turnover
Turnover and employment at foreign-controlled companies in the Netherlands are growing relatively fast.
Private sector optimistic; employment expected to grow
At the beginning of Q2, the mood across the Dutch private sector remains largely positive.
Economic situation stable
According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation is more or less the same in March 2016 as in the preceding month. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that most...
Q4 economic growth 0.3 percent
The Dutch economy grew 0.3 percent in Q4 2015 relative to the previous quarter.
Unemployment further down
In the fourth quarter of 2015 unemployment declined by an average of 7 thousand a month, whereas the downward trend stalled in August and September. In December 588 thousand people in the Netherlands...
Number of hours worked in temp jobs increased further
According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the total amount of hours worked in temp jobs increased by 2.5 percent in the third quarter relative to the second quarter of 2015. This increase is...
Dutch businesses more positive about employment in 2016
Dutch companies have a positive outlook for 2016. For the first time in five years, there are more companies expecting an increase in vacancies rather than reduction. In spite of a slight decline,...
Short-term unemployment further down
In the second quarter, 322 thousand people were out of work for less than one year, i.e. 81 thousand fewer than in the same quarter in 2014. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that the number of...
European support for helping young unemployed people find work
Over 145 young unemployed people in the Netherlands have improved their opportunities on the job market with financial support from Europe since 2009. Until 2014 over half of the participants in ESF...
Private sector invariably positive
At the beginning of the second quarter, business confidence in the Dutch private sector is at the same level as in the first quarter. Over the past six quarters, the mood has been positive.
Marginal increase employed, fewer people unemployed
The number of employed people increased by an average of 2 thousand a month in the period February-April. Employment rose noticeably among young people and over-45s. In the same period, the labour...
Lack of important new skills or know-how among nearly a quarter of Dutch employees
Lack of important new skills or know-how among nearly a quarter of Dutch employees In 2014 some 23 percent of all Dutch employees lacked new skills and know-how they needed to perform well in their...
Jobs of employees by labour market region and sector, 2012 - 2013 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on jobs of employees in 2012 - 2013. The results are presented by labour market region and sector. Commissioned by: Institute for Implementation of Employees' Insurances (UWV...
Migrant workers in the region Limburg, 2012 (Dutch only)
Custom-made tables on migrant labour in the labour market in Limburg. The tables cover migrants from the European Union living or working in the Netherlands. Commissioned by: Limburg Economic...
One in three disabled hold paid jobs
In 2013, 14 percent of all 15 to 64-year-olds in the Netherlands – nearly 1.6 million people – had a disability. They suffer from chronic diseases, disorders or disabilities restricting their...
Monitor artists and arts graduates (Dutch Only)
Paper and tables on various aspects of the labour market position of artists, people with creative jobs, and intermediate and higher level arts graduates. Commissioned by: Ministry of Education,...
more second-job holders
Statistics Netherlands announced today that last year 467 thousand employees had two jobs. The share of second-job holders has risen to 7.6 percent of all employees.
slightly more jobs and vacancies in third quarter
According to the labour market review, the cautious recovery of the labour market continued in the third quarter of 2014.
More difficult for young unemployed to find work
Statistics Netherlands announced today that nearly 100 thousand young people in the 15-26 age bracket, who no longer participated in education or training programmes were unemployed in the first...
Fewer social security claimants find work
The proportion of social security claimants who found a new job declined further last year. Since the start of the survey in 2007, the proportion has never been so low.