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Unemployed, Employed, Vacancies, CLA Wages, Labour market tension and Jobs in The Netherlands.
Unemployment slightly down in November
In November, unemployment fell slightly, to 3.5 percent of the labour force; 357 thousand people were unemployed. Unemployment declined by 2 thousand a month on average during the preceding three...
Sharp decline in long-term unemployment over past decade
In the second quarter of 2023, 1 in 7 unemployed people were long-term unemployed, i.e. twelve months or more.
Unemployment up in June
In June 2022, unemployment stood at 339 thousand. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment slightly up in December
In December 2021, unemployment stood at 369 thousand. This is 3.8 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment falling further
In the period September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 17 thousand per month, to 251 thousand in November.
Monthly Labour Force Figures during COVID-19
Discussion paper about estimating monthly labour force figures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
Time varying correlations in state space models
Discussion paper about a method to estimate time varying state correlations in multivariate state space models
Unemployment slightly down
In October 2020, there were 406 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 4.3 percent of the labour force.
Increase in unemployment has levelled off
In September 2020, there were 413 thousand unemployed, equivalent to 4.4 percent of the labour force.
Labour Force Survey redesigned in 2021
Labour Force Survey redesigned in 2021