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Investments almost 10 percent up in June
The volume of investments in tangible fixed assets rose by 9.9 percent year-on-year in June 2021.
Dutch people generally feel healthy
The majority of the Dutch population perceive their own health as good or very good. Women and older people less often feel healthy. Health perception also depends on the number of chronic diseases.
9 in 10 people access the internet every day
Access to the internet wherever and whenever you want: last year, 9 in 10 people accessed the internet on a daily basis. Today, Statistics Netherlands announced that a faster internet connection,...
Most asylum seekers come from Iraq and Somalia
Last year, nearly 15 thousand first-time requests for asylum were submitted in the Netherlands, an increase by 11 percent relative to 2008. More than half of asylum seekers came from Iraq or Somalia.
Regular working hours
Working during the day at regular working hours.
Employment up further at end of 2018
Unemployment stood at 3.6 percent in December 2018, slightly higher than the previous month. In the previous 3 months, an average of 13 thousand employed were added each month. There were 329...
Cancer mortality higher, but risk of dying from cancer lower
The risk of dying from cancer is declining. The risk for men and women to die from cancer dropped by 14 and 5 percent respectively in 2010 relative to 2000, but the cancer death toll has increased...
Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week.
Reduced working hours
Reduction in working hours on a weekly or yearly basis as a result of an agreement on shorter working hours.
Working in shifts
Working in a system where the working hours of two or more groups of employees (of about equal numbers) follow or slightly overlap.
Unemployment falls below 4 percent
The employed labour force increased in March 2018, unemployment declined. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent.
Unemployment among people with a western and non-western background marginally up in 2011
According to the latest figures 262 thousand native Dutch, 104 thousand residents with a non-western background and 52 thousand with a western background were seeking employment last year.
Consumer confidence hardly changed in January
In January, confidence among Dutch consumers has hardly changed.
More unemployed among people with non-western background in 2012
Last year, 128 thousand people with a non-western background and 315 thousand native Dutch people were unemployed. Unemployment has risen further in 2012.
Turnover in accommodation and food services almost back at pre-COVID level
Q3: Turnover in accommodation and food services almost returned to the level before the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis.
Increasing labour market participation by young people
Since 2004, the proportion of employed among non-school going young people has increased. Young people with a basic qualification benefited more from the booming economy than those without a basic...
Number of residents from Central and Eastern Europe up by 11 percent
Last year, the number of citizens from Central and Eastern Europe in the Netherlands increased from 160 thousand to 177 thousand. Another 75 thousand CEE citizens are estimated to work in the...
Unemployment at 3.9 percent for fourth month in a row
Between April and June 2018, the number of people aged 15 to 74 in paid employment grew by an average of 17 thousand per month. There were close to 8.8 million people in work in June. The...
Economic outlook more negative
The economic situation according to the CBS Business Cycle Tracer has become more unfavourable in February 2021.
More and more families with two working parents
Last year, there were 1.6 million couples with at least one underage child in the Netherlands. In 77 percent of these families both parents worked.
Potential Biases in Network Reconstruction Methods
Potential Biases in Network Reconstruction Methods Not Maximizing Entropy
Unemployment below pre-crisis level
In November, the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent of the Dutch labour force. This was slightly below the level just before the onset of the crisis at the end of 2008.