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Unemployment rate down to 3.6 percent in May
Over the past three months, the number of unemployed persons has declined by an average of 4 thousand per month.
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.
Unemployment rate slightly down in October
In October, unemployment fell to 3.6 percent of the labour force. In September, it stood at 3.7 percent in September, which means that the slight increase in unemployment over the past six months did...
Unemployment rate up
From July through September, unemployment rose by an average of 6 thousand per month.
Unemployment further down in December
In December, 352 thousand people were unemployed. From September through November, unemployment declined by an average of 10 thousand per month. The employed labour force (15 to 74 years) grew by an...
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 up in June
In June 2022, unemployment stood at 339 thousand. This is 3.4 percent of the labour force.
Labour participation among young men restored
More young men have started working over the past two years. For a long time, net labour participation among young men lagged behind the female rate.
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 declined in January
In the period November through January, unemployment declined by an average of 9 thousand per month.
More graduates and less alcohol consumption among young people in 2020
With a pandemic ongoing, the year 2020 reshaped the lives of young people in the Netherlands.
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.
Unemployment decline sharpest among young people
In July 2021, 289 thousand people were unemployed. This is 3.1 percent of the labour force.
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.
70 thousand unskilled young people are out of work
Of the 181 thousand young people aged 15 to 26 years who left education without a basic qualification, 70 thousand were out of work in 2019. Common reasons for not working include illness and...
Youth unemployment at all-time low this century
For eight months now, unemployment among youth has fallen below the lowest point before the economic crisis in 2008.
Fact sheet ‘ESF in the Netherlands’
The first available data and results of labour market projects funded by the ESF over the period 2014 -2015
94,000 Dutch participants in EU labour market project
In the Netherlands, 93,560 people took part in a labour market project subsidised by the European Social Fund (ESF).
European support for helping young unemployed people find work
Over 145 young unemployed people in the Netherlands have improved their opportunities on the job market with financial support from Europe since 2009. Until 2014 over half of the participants in ESF...
More difficult for young unemployed to find work
Statistics Netherlands announced today that nearly 100 thousand young people in the 15-26 age bracket, who no longer participated in education or training programmes were unemployed in the first...
Unemployment down in August
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment fell to 683 thousand in August, i.e. 8.6 percent of the labour force.
Unemployment increases further
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 650 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in April 2013, an increase by 7 thousand relative to March this year.
Sharp increase unemployment
According to the latest figures, unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation increased by 21 thousand in January to 592 thousand.
Unemployment growing rapidly
Adjusted for seasonal variation, 592 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed in January 2013, an increase by 21 thousand relative to December 2012. Unemployment has risen almost...