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The Dutch government cut back on child care allowances in the period 2009-2013.  The subsequent higher child care costs have resulted in young children spending fewer hours in formal child care....

More and more women, in particular the youngest generations, participate on the labour market. As a result of this development, the distribution of working hours between partners has also changed....

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...

According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, participation of Dutch women on the labour market rose substantially in the period 1998-2013. At the end of 2013, however, it fell...

According to the labour market review, the cautious recovery of the labour market continued in the third quarter of 2014.

In the second quarter of 2014, nearly 900 thousand people (11 percent of all persons employed in the Netherlands) were working less than twelve hours a week. Three-quarters do not wish or are unable...

Between 2001 and 2013, the share of employees in the employed labour force was reduced from 88 to 85 percent, but the share increased among over-55s

According to Statistics Netherlands’ Business Cycle Tracer, the economic situation at the end of May was about the same as at the end of April. The economic situation is still fragile, the...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 684 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in March 2014, i.e. 7 thousand fewer than in February. Nevertheless, if a longer period is taken into account,...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, unemployment in the Netherlands numbered 691 thousand people in February 2014, 13 thousand more than in the preceding month. In December 2013 and January 2014,...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 678 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in January 2014, i.e. 10 thousand more than in the preceding month. In December 2013, unemployment rose by 15...

In 2013, nearly 7.3 million Dutch nationals aged 15-64 had paid jobs for twelve hours a week or more, a decline by more than 100 thousand relative to 2012. The net labour participation rate was 66.1...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 668 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in December 2013, i.e. 15 thousand more than in November. After a peak in July, unemployment had been in...

The number of unemployment (WW) benefits has risen in recent years to over 400 thousand by the end of September 2013. Inflow and outflow are increasing. The amount of short-term WW benefits has grown...

According to the most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), seasonally adjusted unemployment was reduced by 21 thousand to 653 thousand in November 2013, i.e. 8.2 percent in the...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 674 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in October 2013, a reduction by 11 thousand relative to September. In October, 8.5 percent in the Dutch labour...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 685 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in September 2013, an increase by 2 thousand relative to August.

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 683 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in August 2013, 11 thousand down on July.

In the second quarter of 2013, the employed labour force was reduced by more than 150 thousand relative to the first quarter. For two thirds the main reason for unemployment was that their jobs were...

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.

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 694 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in July 2013, an increase by 19 thousand relative to June. Unemployment has risen almost continuously since...

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 675 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in June 2013, an increase by 16 thousand relative to May.

Adjusted for seasonal variation, 659 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in May 2013, an increase by 9 thousand from April. Unemployment has risen almost continuously since mid-2011....