Netherlands Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate in Netherlands increased to 8.20 percent in April of 2013 from 8.10 percent in March of 2013. Unemployment Rate in Netherlands is reported by the Dutch Statistics Office. Historically, from 2003 until 2013, Netherlands Unemployment Rate averaged 5.49 Percent reaching an all time high of 8.20 Percent in April of 2013 and a record low of 3.40 Percent in August of 2008. In Netherlands, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Netherlands Unemployment Rate.

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Netherlands' Unemployment Rate Up to 8.2% in April
CBS | Nuno Fontes | nuno@tradingeconomics.com  |  5/15/2013 2:13:01 PM


Unemployment rose further in the Netherlands in March, to 8.2 percent. According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment rose by 7 thousand in April, to 650 thousand people.

The monthly increase over the last three months averaged 19 thousand and was strongest in men. On average, 13 thousand men became unemployed each month. Female unemployment grew by nearly 7 thousand each month.
 
With 380 thousand, the number of current WW benefits hardly changed in April relative to March. The amount of benefits granted to under-25s declined by 4 percent, but the number of recipients in the over-55 age bracket increased by 1.4 percent in April compared to March. 
 
Just as in March, the number of benefits declined notably in sectors sensitive to seasonal variation, like agriculture (-11 percent) and construction (-7 percent). The amount of benefits increased further in the sectors trade, health care, manufacturing industry and transport/storage.
 
More than 45 thousand new unemployment benefits were granted in April and nearly 46 thousand were terminated; 23 thousand benefits were terminated due to resumption of work, i.e. 5 percent more than in March and 13 percent more than in April last year.

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Netherlands Unemployment Rate Up to 8.1% in March
Unemployment rose further in the Netherlands in March, to 8.1 percent. According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment rose by 30 thousand in March, to 643 thousand people. Three months previously, 7.2 percent of the labour force were out of work. In the first quarter of 2013, another 24 thousand people per month became unemployed. 2013-04-18

Netherlands Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.2% in December
In December, the unemployment rate rose further to 7.2 percent. A month before, 7.0 percent of the workforce was unemployed. Unemployment has risen almost continuously since June 2011 when the unemployment rate was 5.0 percent. 2013-01-17

Netherlands Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.7 percent in February
The most recent figures released by Statistics Netherlands show that unemployment adjusted for seasonal variation grew by 21 thousand in February to 613 thousand. The average monthly increase over the past three months was 20 thousand. Within a period of three months, the unemployment rate has gone up from 7.0 to 7.7 percent. 2013-03-22

Netherlands Unemployment Rate Up to 7% in November
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 16 thousand in November 2012 so that 552 thousand people are now unemployed. 2012-12-20

Netherlands Unemployment Rate Rises to 7.5 Percent in January
In January, 7.5 percent of the workforce was unemployed. A month earlier the rate was 7.2 percent. In recent months, unemployment rose sharply. In the past three months there were in average more 19,000 unemployed per month. The number of men unemployed increased in average 11,000 and the number of women unemployed 8,000. 2013-02-21

Netherlands Unemployment Rate Up to 6.8% in October
According to the latest figures released by Statistics Netherlands, seasonally adjusted unemployment increased by 17 thousand in October 2012 so that 536 thousand people are now unemployed. 2012-12-14




Unemployment Rate | Notes

The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job divided by the labour force. Changes in unemployment depend mostly on inflows made up of non-employed people starting to look for jobs, of employed people who lose their jobs and look for new ones and of people who stop looking for employment.






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