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Number of jobs up by 33 thousand
In the third quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 33 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.4 percent.
Unemployment further up
According to the most recent figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 17 thousand in September 2011 to 438 thousand, i.e. 5.6 percent of the labour force.
Refugees in the Netherlands 2010 (publication 3) (Dutch only)
Concluding report on various demographic, regional and socio-economic characteristics of refugees in the Netherlands in 2010. Commissioned by: VluchtelingenWerk Nederland.
Number of jobs continues to rise
In the second quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 51 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.6 percent. For the third consecutive quarter, employment was...
Unemployment further up
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, unemployment, adjusted for seasonal variation, grew by 8 housand in August 2011, reaching 421 thousand or 5.4 percent of the labour...
Half of people willing to work not immediately available or not actively looking for work
A total of 815 thousand people in the Netherlands would like to work twelve hours a week or more. Approximately half of them are not immediately available for the labour market or are not actively...
Number of jobs continues to rise
In the second quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 46 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase of 0.6 percent.
Increase in temporary contracts with prospect of permanent appointment
More and more employees in the Netherlands have a temporary employment contract that offers the likelihood of a permanent appointment. Most of them are younger employees
Dramatic employment growth in care sector
Over the past decade, the amount of jobs in the care sector increased by 385 thousand. Overall employment growth in the Netherlands was 515 thousand, so three quarters of new jobs in the past ten...
Slightly more jobs than one year ago
In the first quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 34 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010, an increase by 0.4 percent. For the second consecutive time, employment was...
Number of employed and activities in the various sectors of the Dutch labour market, 1999-2008 (Dutch only)
This publication deals with the activities in the various sectors of the Dutch labour market over the period 1999-2008. Commissioned by the Council for Work and Income.
Unemployed more engaged in volunteer work than people with paid jobs
Some 22 percent in the adult population were engaged in volunteer work in 2009. People with paid jobs almost as often did volunteer work as people who did not have paid jobs, but unemployed spent...
Number of income support benefits continues to rise
According to figures, the number of income support benefits paid to people under the age of 65 rose further in the first quarter of 2011.
Reluctant job growth
In the first quarter of 2011, the number of jobs of employees was 41 thousand higher than in the same quarter of 2010. After eighteen months of decline, employment was higher than in the same quarter...
Credit crisis deeper but not as long as the crisis in the early 1980s
In crisis year 2009, the Dutch economy contracted more than ever before. The crisis was followed by a period of moderate growth (1.8 percent). The economy bounced back faster than in the early 1980s,...
Poor chances on the job market for chronic patients
Only 7 percent of unemployed chronic patients in 2008 had managed to find jobs one year later.
Employment recovers further
The number of jobs of employees was 34 thousand higher in the fourth quarter of 2010 than in the fourth quarter of 2009. For the first time after eighteen months of decline, employment was higher...
Fewer women stay at home to care
The number of women who could not accept jobs of twelve hours or more a week, because they had to care for their families was reduced form 755 thousand in 2001 to 318 thousand in 2010.
Unemployment marginally down
According to the most recent figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation was 398 thousand in January 2011, i.e. 5.1 percent of the labour force.
Employment recovers further
The number of jobs of employees was 25 thousand higher in the fourth quarter of 2010 than in the fourth quarter of 2009. Following one and a half years of decrease, for the first time employment was...
Jobs in health care demanding, but also rewarding
People working in the health care and welfare sector think their jobs are physically and emotionally demanding. They are nevertheless more than averagely pleased with their jobs.
Participation in the labour market 2009 (Dutch only)
At the request of the Ministry of Social Affairs data have been complied on participation in the labour market of 20 - 64 year-olds.
People moving from benefit to work via reintegration support (2007) (Dutch only)
Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), the Centre for Policy Related Statistics has compiled a paper about the percentage of persons moving to regular employment within...
Jobs with or without reintegration support, 2008 and 2009 (Dutch only)
This paper describes the jobs that started in 2008 or 2009 by people claiming a social security benefit or who were not entitled to a benefit but were looking for a job. Commissioned by the Ministry...