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Unemployment rises to over 8 percent
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands rose by 30 thousand in March, to 643 thousand people.Figures published by UWV – the...
Average age labour force more than 5 years up within two decades
The average age in the employed labour force has risen further to 41.4 years in 2012, i.e. more than five years higher than in 1990. Employees are on average younger than self-employed, but they age...
More older people active on the labour market
The share of working 60 to 65-year-olds more than doubled over the past decade and growth continued in 2012.
Marginal increase single parents on income support
After years of decline, the number of single parents dependent on income support has risen since 2008. The increase predominantly occurred among single parents with a non-western background.
Unemployment continues to grow
The most recent figures show that unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation has risen by 19 thousand in December to reach 571 thousand.
Unemployment continues to rise
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 571 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in December, an increase by 19 thousand relative to November. Unemployment has risen almost continuously for...
Unemployment increasing further
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 552 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in November, an increase by 16 thousand relative to October. Currently, 7.0 percent of the Dutch labour force...
More working mothers with young children
Over the past decade, more mothers with young children have become active on the job market. Three quarters of mothers with young children were employed or actively seeking work in the third quarter...
Emancipation monitor 2012
Labour participation by women remains unchanged
Unemployment increasing further
According to the latest figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 17 thousand in October 2012 so that 536 thousand people are now unemployed.
Unemployment increasing further
In October, 536 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed after adjustment for seasonal effects, i.e. 17 thousand more than in September. Currently, 6.8 percent of the Dutch labour force are...
Unemployment continues to rise
Figures show that seasonally adjusted unemployment rose by 5 thousand in September 2012, to 519 thousand.
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...
Marginal unemployment growth in August
According to the most recent figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased further in August 2012 by 4 thousand to reach 514 thousand.
Growing number of people pessimistic about finding jobs
In the second quarter of this year, 57 thousand people had stopped looking for work because they thought their chances of success were tiny. The increase relative to one year previously is 14...
Dutch unused labour force among the lowest in Europe
The unused labour force is relatively small in the Netherlands compared to other European Union member states. Last year, the unused labour force comprised 6 percent of the 15 to 75-year-old...
Unemployment further up
According to the latest figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment climbed further to 510 thousand in July 2012, i.e. 6.5 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment further up
According to the most recent figures unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation stood at 495 thousand in June 2012, an increase by 6 thousand relative to the previous month.
Unemployment stable in May
According to the most recent figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation stood at 489 thousand in May, almost the same as in April.
Nearly 900 thousand job seekers
In the first quarter of this year, 883 thousand people were looking for a job of twelve hours a week or more. The number has not been this high in the past six years. Nearly half of people willing to...
Sustained unemployment growth
Unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation has grown by 24 thousand to 489 thousand in April 2012.
Unemployment climbs to 6 percent
Unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased by 18 thousand in January 2012 to 474 thousand, i.e. 6.0 percent of the labour force.