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Employment decline
The number of jobs of employees was 156 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2010 than in the first quarter of 2009; a decline by 2.0 percent.
No further increase retirement age employees
In 2008, nearly 68 thousand employees went into retirement. The average age was 62.
SDG 14 Life below water
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water. SDG 14 is aimed at protection and sustainable use of seas and oceans.
Four percent of employees per day off sick
Sickness absence among Dutch employees was an average 3.9 percent in the third quarter of 2008.
Substantial growth Dutch economy
The Dutch economy grew by 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period one year previously, the most substantial increase in three years. If the working-day pattern and the...
SDG 14 Life below water
Latest data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water. SDG 14 is aimed at protection and sustainable use of seas and oceans.
Price index figures on the production of buildings, 2000 - 2016
Production indices on total output Price construction, new construction of houses, private sector and non-commercial sector.
Fewer job vacancies
There were 118 thousand job vacancies at the end of March 2012, i.e. 5 thousand fewer than at the end of December 2011.
Number of job vacancies fairly stable
There were 108 thousand job vacancies at the end of September 2012, i.e. slightly fewer than at the end of June.
Unemployment below pre-crisis level for the first time
In the period December through February, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by an average of 13 thousand per month. The number of employed stood at more than 8.9 million at...
90 percent satisfied, 10 percent pessimistic
The majority of Dutch adults are satisfied with their lives. Nearly six in ten adults are also optimistic about the current state of affairs in the Netherlands.
Fewer jobs
In the second quarter of this year, 53 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...
Job numbers plummet
The number of jobs of Dutch employees was down by 140 thousand in the third quarter of 2009 on the year before.
Far fewer jobs
Taking seasonal effects into account, there were 46 thousand fewer jobs (0.6 percent) in the third than in the second quarter of 2013. The quarter-on-quarter figures on jobs of employees have been in...
Fewer job vacancies
The vacancy indicator provides a quick indication of the current trend in vacancies. The indicator deteriorated marginally in June compared to the preceding month. In the private sector, pessimists...
Dutch economy grows 0.9 percent in 2005
Dutch economic growth at 0.9 percent in 2005. This is nearly half the growth of 1.7 percent in 2004, but well above the zero increase in 2002-2003.
female labour participation stabilising following years of increase
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...
Economy grows 2.9 percent in the first quarter of 2006
The Dutch economy saw robust growth in the first quarter of 2006. The gross domestic product (GDP) was up by 2.9 percent on the year before.
Economic growth slowing down
According to a first estimate released by Statistics Netherlands, economic growth was 2.8 percent in the second quarter of 2008 relative to the same period last year.
Care-providing professions are demanding
In 2007, over one third of the employed population in the Netherlands experienced a high level of work-related stress. Another one third had jobs that were physically demanding and nearly one in...
Dutch economy shrinks considerably
The Dutch economy shrank by 1.1 percent in the third quarter compared to the preceding quarter. In the first two quarters, the Dutch economy had grown by 0.1 percent