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Fewer unemployed people finding a new job quickly
Some 373 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in the second quarter of 2009. One quarter later, 22 percent had found a new job.
Home removals Drechtsteden, 2009 (Dutch only)
Pivot tables regarding household removals from, to and within the conurbation of Drechtsteden in 2009. Data are available on request. Commissioned by Research Centre Drechtsteden.
Inflation rate rose to 1.6 percent in January
The consumer price index (CPI) was 1.6 percent higher in January than in the same month last year.
More young people earn minimum wage
The number of minimum wage jobs has risen marginally over the period 2008-2012. The increase mainly occurred among 20 to 30-year-olds.
Entrepreneurs still pessimistic about export position
At the beginning of 2021, Dutch entrepreneurs had a predominantly negative opinion about exports for the fourth consecutive quarter, despite less pessimism among manufacturers compared to the...
Retail trade: record growth in 2020, contraction in December
In 2020 the Dutch retail sector achieved 5.9 percent year-on-year turnover growth, the second-highest growth rate recorded this century. However, due to the measures against the spread of...
Child-rearing mostly done by mothers, including working mothers
In more than half of Dutch families, parenting tasks are shared equally between the father and the mother. However, when only one of the parents takes on these tasks it is usually the mother, even if...
Rising inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
In Q4 2021, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 5.7 percent more expensive than one year previously.
One in eleven employees work flexible hours
In 2007, one in eleven (575 thousand) workers in the employed labour force worked flexible hours. The share of flex workers has risen since 2003 after years of decline, but the high level of the late...
Women account for growing labour participation among older people
Between 1996 and 2008, the gross labour participation rate of 50 to 65-year-olds has risen from 42 to 58 percent.
Economic impact of current lockdown appears smaller
For the time being, the current lockdown appears to have less impact on large parts of the Dutch economy than last year’s lockdown
Fewer people changed jobs in 2009
Between 2008 and 2009, 773 thousand people changed jobs, a decrease by more than 100 thousand relative to the period 2007-2008. Changing jobs often also implies a change of working environment.
More Dutch people using cloud-based services
In 2017, nearly half of Dutch people say they use the cloud for file storage.
Unemployment falls further to 300 thousand
In the period February through April 2019, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by 11 thousand per month on average. There were 8.9 million people in work in April.