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Selection of Statistics Netherlands releases in the period 8-12 Feb. 2010 (Week 6).

In the second quarter of this year, 55 thousand jobs of employees (a decline by 0.7 percent) were lost relative to the second quarter of 2011. Employment was down in many sectors relative to one year...

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 34 thousand up from the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.4 percent.

In the first quarter of 2012, the number of jobs of employees was 13 thousand down on the first quarter of 2011, a decrease of 0.2 percent.

Latest data contributing to worldwide monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 Good health and well-being. SDG 3 ensures healthy lives and promotes well-being for everyone. Everybody must...

Dutch retail sector achieved 5.5 percent turnover growth in November year-on-year.

Inflation rose on Bonaire and Saba, but fell to -1.0 percent.on St Eustatius.

Among European countries, the Netherlands prescribed the lowest volume of antibiotics (2013) while Greece prescribed the highest. Within the Netherlands, there are regional differences in the volume...

The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2006. After correction for seasonal effects, there were 225 thousand vacancies at the end of December.

Nearly one quarter more cars were scrapped in the Netherlands in 2009 than in 2008. Although older cars were traded in for newer ones, the total car fleet in the Netherlands still grew older.

Last year, 478 thousand people (7 percent of all employed) were involved in workplace accidents resulting in physical injuries or mental damage. Most accidents occur in the sectors hotels and...

The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands rose further in the second quarter of 2004. After adjustment for seasonal effects there were 121 thousand vacancies at the end of June. This is 8...

The quality of life is high in the Netherlands compared to other European countries, but it seems impossible to retain this level of prosperity in the long run.

The economic crisis pushed up unemployment in the Netherlands to 4.8 percent in 2009. This is still very low compared with the towering levels in the 1930s.

With 2.5 percent of GDP, the public deficit over the period July 2012-June 2013 was far below the EU ceiling of 3 percent. The deficit over the entire year 2012 was 4.1 percent of GDP.

By the end of June this year, the public deficit of the Netherlands was 4.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), i.e. 25 billion euro on an annual basis. The current deficit is marginally...

Employees retire at a later age. In 2007, the average age of retirement had risen to 62.

In the first quarter of 2012, collectively negotiated (CAO) wages have risen by 1.4 percent. The increase was approximately the same as in the previous two quarters. The CAO wage increase has been...

Despite having paid jobs, 370 thousand households in the Netherlands were living below the poverty line in 2009.