Unemployment up marginally, but more young men are working
Dutch NewsDutch unemployment rose slightly in May, even though more young men entered the workforce, according to new figures from national statistics office CBS. The CBS also said on Thursday that more young men in particular have entered the workforce – and their number has now overtaken that of young women by a small margin. Young men are more likely to have permanent contracts than their female counterparts, although most young people work as flex workers, with either a fixed-term employment contract or as more flexible on-call or stand-in workers. Childcare and teaching assistant jobs also increased significantly among both young men and women, while young men were found in larger numbers in tech, business and administration positions, especially as transport planners or logistics workers.