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Unemployment up in January
Unemployment stood at 386 thousand in January 2025.
Arbeidsdeelname en werkloosheid per maand
Werkzame, werkloze en niet beroepsbevolking volgens internationale definitie naar geslacht en leeftijd
Labour participation; young people
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not
Unemployment unchanged at 3.7 percent in December
Unemployment stood at 373 thousand in December 2024
Unemployment rate unchanged
In November 2024, there were 372 thousand unemployed persons in the Netherlands, the same as the last three months, and 3.7 percent of the labour force.
Fewer employed people in October
A total of 9.8 million people aged 15 to 74 were in paid employment in October 2024.
Labour market dashboard
Unemployed, Employed, Vacancies, CLA Wages, Labour market tension and Jobs in The Netherlands.
Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, key figures
Labour force, unemployment rate, labour participation Sex, age, level of education
Slight increase in number of unemployed persons
In September 2024, there were 377 thousand unemployed persons.
Fewer people in paid employment
A total of 9.8 million people were in paid employment in August 2024.
Fewer workers in flexible employment and more on permanent contracts
Twenty-eight percent of the employed labour force in Q1 2024 were classified as being in flexible employment.
Over half of Dutch people work from home sometimes
Over 5 million people in the Netherlands worked from home sometimes or most of the time in 2023, representing 52 percent of all people in work
More 15 and 16-year-olds in paid work
The number of young people aged 15-26 in paid work increased by 34 thousand in Q4 2023 compared to the same quarter one year earlier.
Number of employed in the Caribbean Netherlands continued to rise in 2022
In 2022, the employed labour force aged 15 to 74 years in the Caribbean Netherlands increased by 9 percent to 15.7 thousand relative to 2020.
Labour and leisure time
Latest figures on distribution of well-being ‘here and now’. How is well-being distributed in terms of labour and leisure time? The kind of work people do often determines their quality of life....
Young men now more likely to have paid work than young women
In December 2022, net labour participation among young men exceeded the rate among young women.
Unemployment slightly down in November
In November 2022, 364 thousand people were unemployed. From September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 5 thousand per month.
Unemployment up in June
In June 2022, unemployment stood at 339 thousand. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Labour participation; young people
Labour force, unemployment, labour participation Young people (15-24 years), sex, in education or not
More employed and fewer unemployed in March
Over the past three months, the number of unemployed has declined by 14 thousand per month on average. As a result, it stood at 327 thousand in March 2022.
Unemployment slightly up in December
In December 2021, unemployment stood at 369 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment down to pre-pandemic level
In the period August through October, unemployment declined by an average of 4 thousand per month, to 277 thousand in October.
Number of employed further up
In the period July through September, the number of people aged 15 to 74 years in employment grew by 22 thousand per month on average, to 9.1 million in September.
Caribbean Netherlands: growth in employed labour force stagnates in 2020
In 2020, the employed labour force in the Caribbean Netherlands hardly increased compared to 2018.
Youth labour participation recovered partially in Q3-Q4 2020
In Q2 2020, the youth labour participation rate fell from 65.9 to 60.3 percent, returning to the level of Q1 2016.