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Unemployment almost unchanged
According to the latest figures 456 thousand people in the Netherlands were registered as unemployed (5.8 percent of the labour force) in December last year, as many as in November.
Rise in unemployment, stagnation in participation (Dutch only)
This paper presents information on participation in the labour market of 20-64 year-olds in the Netherlands in 2010. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.
Unemployment remains unchanged
The seasonally adjusted unemployment figure for November 2011 stood at 455 thousand.
Number of unemployed further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 455 thousand in October, i.e. 17 thousand above the level in September.
Unemployment further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 17 thousand in October 2011 to 455 thousand.
Enlargement of the European Union in 2004 and 2007 - Figures on the Netherlands (Dutch only)
Report and tables on characteristics of the potential workforce of people born in one of the EU enlargement countries and a number of reference groups. Commissioned by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Number of unemployed further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 438 thousand in September, i.e. 17 thousand above the level in August.
Unemployment further up
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands was 421 thousand in August, i.e. 8 thousand above the level in the preceding month. August was the second month in a row, in which unemployment...
Unemployment down
According to the latest figures, seasonally adjusted unemployment totalled 392 thousand in June 2011, a reduction by 9 thousand from May.
Unemployment down
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 392 thousand in June, i.e. 9 thousand below the level in the preceding month. The reduction counterbalanced an increase in the same order...
More people unemployed
In May 2011 the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached 400 thousand. This equals 5.1 percent of the labour force.
Lower educated accounted for most of fall in unemployment
The number of unemployed people with a low level of education was 33 thousand lower in the first quarter of 2011 than twelve months previously.
Unemployment further down
In April this year, 392 thousand people (5.0 percent of the labour force) were unemployed in the Netherlands. The figure is adjusted for seasonal variation.
Unemployment marginally down
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 395 thousand in March, i.e. 5 thousand below the level in February.
Average weekly working hours hardly changed in recent years
The employed labour force in the Netherlands comprised nearly 7.4 million people in 2010. On average, they worked 34.4 hours a week versus 36.7 hours in 1996.
Unemployment levels off
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 400 thousand persons (5.1 percent of the Dutch labour force) were registered as unemployed in February 2011. The number of unemployed remained stable in February.
Unemployment virtually unchanged
Unemployment remains stable. Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 400 thousand in February. Unemployment figures have been in this order of magnitude for almost three months...
Dutch women: high labour participation rate and high education level
The labour participation rate for Dutch women is the highest in the European Union (EU).
Emancipation monitor 2010
Labour participation and economic independence of women increase in spite of crisis.
Unemployment slightly further down
In January 2011, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 398 thousand, a decline by 3 thousand relative to December 2010. Unemployment has been in decline for almost a year now.
Youth unemployment down
In December 2010, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 401 thousand, a decline by 8 thousand relative to November.
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.
The over-fifties back to work (Update) (Dutch only)
Evaluation IOW: Labour participation and benefits for older unemployed persons
Unemployment hardly lower
In November 2010, seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Netherlands stood at 409 thousand, a decline by 1 thousand relative to October.
Fewer employees with a permanent contract
In the third quarter of 2010, some 5.7 million employees in the Netherlands had a permanent employment contract. This is 111 thousand, or 1.9 percent, fewer than twelve months previously.