125,000 jobs have gone since the start of coronavirus crisis: UWV
4 years, 1 month ago

125,000 jobs have gone since the start of coronavirus crisis: UWV

Dutch News  

The total number of jobs in the Netherlands has shrunk by 125,000 during the coronavirus pandemic to the end of July, according to new figures from state jobs agency UWV. The decline was strongest in the hospitality and business services sector, where the number of jobs total declined by 16%, the UWV said. By contrast, the number of jobs in the food retail sector rose 12,000 – the only business sector to see an increase. The UWV said the job losses would have been far higher without government support for companies which have been hit by the lockdown.

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Indeed: job vacancies on the rise in the Netherlands
1 year, 10 months ago

Indeed: job vacancies on the rise in the Netherlands

NL Times  

The number of job vacancies in the Netherlands continues to increase steadily and has almost returned to the record level of November last year, reported the job board Indeed after a survey. In the defense sector, the number of vacancies is now 170 percentage points higher than it was in February 2020, when the coronavirus crisis had not yet broken …

Netherlands residents massively switching jobs
1 year, 11 months ago

Netherlands residents massively switching jobs

NL Times  

The Great Resignation spilled over from the United States to the Netherlands. That is 404,000 people who switched jobs, a quarter more than before the pandemic and double compared to 10 years ago, the UWV said. According to UWV labor market analyst Michel van Smoorenburg, this has to do with the massive staff shortages that have emerged in the Dutch …

Slight decrease in unemployment
2 years ago

Slight decrease in unemployment

NL Times  

In November, 364,000 people in the Netherlands were unemployed. Over the past three months, the number of unemployed fell by an average of 5,000 per month. The number of people in the Netherlands’ workforce topped 10 million for the first time in November. Another 3.3 million people did not have paid work in November but did not meet the unemployment …

Increase in both starting and closing businesses; Vacancies above pre-Covid levels
2 years, 7 months ago

Increase in both starting and closing businesses; Vacancies above pre-Covid levels

NL Times  

Over 21,000 new businesses opened in the Netherlands in May, but 10,000 companies also closed, the Chamber of Commerce announced. The number of job vacancies also more than recovered from its Covid-19 dip, with a record 400,000 more vacancies last year, Statistics Netherlands reported. “With the festival season starting and catching up with all kinds of celebrations, these are heydays …

The workers hit the hardest
2 years, 8 months ago

The workers hit the hardest

The Hindu  

According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy ’s Consumer Pyramids Household Survey, employment in India fell from 408.9 million in 2019-20 to 387.2 million in 2020-21 and then recovered to 401.8 million in 2021-22. The 7 million jobs lost over the two years since the COVID-19 outbreak is unevenly distributed, so it may be difficult to cover most of …

Dutch unemployment falls to 19-year low; Foreign firms bring 4,000 jobs to Amsterdam
2 years, 10 months ago

Dutch unemployment falls to 19-year low; Foreign firms bring 4,000 jobs to Amsterdam

NL Times  

Unemployment in the Netherlands fell to 3.6 percent in January, according to Statistics Netherlands. Foreign companies bring 4,000 jobs to the Amsterdam region International investments in Amsterdam and the surrounding area are almost back to pre-pandemic levels. The expansion of 30 foreign companies that were already established in the Amsterdam region led to the creation of 2,500 new jobs. "The …

Nearly 120,000 hospitality jobs lost in pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Nearly 120,000 hospitality jobs lost in pandemic

NL Times  

Almost 120,000 people lost jobs in the hospitality industry during the coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns. Before the pandemic hit in March 2020, the hospitality industry employed 424,000 people. At the end of January, a total of 27,000 former hospitality employees were on unemployment benefits. Since then, the number of people employed in the hospitality industry has increased to …

Job vacancies outstrip unemployment due to coronavirus and ageing
3 years, 4 months ago

Job vacancies outstrip unemployment due to coronavirus and ageing

Dutch News  

The number of vacancies has exceeded the number of people seeking work for the first time in half a century, according to statistics agency CBS. CBS chief economist Pieter Hein van Mulligen said the unprecedented situation was partly the result of the government’s coronavirus support packages, but the underlying reason was the ageing workforce. ‘Since 1971 there has never been …

Job vacancies outstrip unemployment due to coronavirus and ageing
3 years, 4 months ago

Job vacancies outstrip unemployment due to coronavirus and ageing

Dutch News  

The number of vacancies has exceeded the number of people seeking work for the first time in half a century, according to statistics agency CBS. CBS chief economist Pieter Hein van Mulligen said the unprecedented situation was partly the result of the government’s coronavirus support packages, but the underlying reason was the ageing workforce. ‘Since 1971 there has never been …

Jump in hiring fuels optimism for US economic recovery
3 years, 10 months ago

Jump in hiring fuels optimism for US economic recovery

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, evidence that a year after the pandemic took hold, the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop and vaccinations ramp up. “The recovery really has some legs, some momentum now,” said Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American Financial Corp. Stocks see-sawed through the day but ended sharply …

US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages
3 years, 11 months ago

US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thanks …

Unemployment decreased slightly in December
3 years, 11 months ago

Unemployment decreased slightly in December

NL Times  

A total of 368 thousand Netherlands residents were unemployed in December. Over the past three months, the number of unemployed people in the Netherlands decreased by an average of 15 thousand per month, and the number of people who had paid work increased by 24 thousand per month on average. Largely due to the coronavirus pandemic, the number of unemployed …

NL sees fewest bankruptcies since 1991, despite pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

NL sees fewest bankruptcies since 1991, despite pandemic

NL Times  

Despite the pandemic putting pressure on the Dutch economy, 2020 saw remarkably few Dutch businesses go bankrupt. A total of 2,703 companies were declared bankrupt last year, 16 percent less than in 2019 and the lowest number since 1991, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. The stats office attributed the low number of bankruptcies to the coronavirus support measures the government …

Coronavirus hits jobs market in Drenthe and Friesland hardest
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus hits jobs market in Drenthe and Friesland hardest

Dutch News  

The coronavirus crisis is having its most serious impact on the jobs market in Drenthe and Friesland, national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday. Although the percentage of the population in paid jobs has gone down nationwide, the two northern provinces have been proportionally the hardest hit so far, the CBS said. However, employers in the two provinces were also …

Coronavirus hits jobs market in Drenthe and Friesland hardest
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus hits jobs market in Drenthe and Friesland hardest

Dutch News  

The coronavirus crisis is having its most serious impact on the jobs market in Drenthe and Friesland, national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday. Although the percentage of the population in paid jobs has gone down nationwide, the two northern provinces have been proportionally the hardest hit so far, the CBS said. However, employers in the two provinces were also …

125,000 jobs have gone since the start of coronavirus crisis: UWV
4 years, 1 month ago

125,000 jobs have gone since the start of coronavirus crisis: UWV

Dutch News  

The total number of jobs in the Netherlands has shrunk by 125,000 during the coronavirus pandemic to the end of July, according to new figures from state jobs agency UWV. The decline was strongest in the hospitality and business services sector, where the number of jobs total declined by 16%, the UWV said. By contrast, the number of jobs in …

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go

Dutch News  

Despite the economic impact of coronavirus, the official Dutch unemployment rate fell from 4.6% to 4.4% between August and September, national statistics office CBS said. The number of claims for unemployment benefit also fell – there were 278,000 people claiming the work-related benefit at the end of September, some 13,000 down on the previous month. The initial coronavirus impact has …

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go
4 years, 2 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go

Dutch News  

Despite the economic impact of coronavirus, the official Dutch unemployment rate fell from 4.6% to 4.4% between August and September, national statistics office CBS said. The number of claims for unemployment benefit also fell – there were 278,000 people claiming the work-related benefit at the end of September, some 13,000 down on the previous month. The initial coronavirus impact has …

181,000 jobs cut at companies that received Covid support from gov't
4 years, 3 months ago

181,000 jobs cut at companies that received Covid support from gov't

NL Times  

The companies who received wage support from the government's coronavirus support package cut a total of 181 thousand jobs between February and June, a decrease of 6.9 percent of the jobs at these companies, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. The hospitality and culture sector and sports and recreation sector also lost many jobs, at 10 percent each. At companies that …

Coronavirus: Nearly 700,000 job losses during pandemic, new government data shows
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Nearly 700,000 job losses during pandemic, new government data shows

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Weekly figures, which are volatile, show that unemployment rose …

US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
4 years, 4 months ago

US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows

Hindustan Times  

The US unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs since the pandemic began. A report from the Labor Department added to evidence that nearly six months after the coronavirus paralyzed the country, the economy is mounting only a fitful recovery. Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor …

Coronavirus | U.K. employment falls by biggest quarterly amount since 2009
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | U.K. employment falls by biggest quarterly amount since 2009

The Hindu  

The number of people in employment in the U.K. fell by 2,20,000 in the three months after the country was put into lockdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed on Tuesday. That quarterly decline, which took the total number of people in employment to 32.92 million, is the biggest since the deep recession in 2009 in …

Coronavirus: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead

India Today  

The number of people in work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labour market as the government winds down its huge job-protection scheme. Mounting job losses are expected as Britain winds down its job-retention scheme, which has covered around one in three private-sector …

The three jobs that WILL get you hired in the coronavirus era - and some of them pay VERY well
4 years, 5 months ago

The three jobs that WILL get you hired in the coronavirus era - and some of them pay VERY well

Daily Mail  

As most industries suffer through the coronavirus lockdown and unemployment soars, there are three areas of expertise which are becoming increasingly attractive in the job market. The data showed there was a 25 per cent increase in the number of freelancing jobs posted between the first and second quarter of 2020, rising from 482,000 to 605,000 nationally. Freelancer.com CEO and …

Coronavirus pandemic job losses from major Australian employers
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic job losses from major Australian employers

ABC  

Every week there seem to be more companies announcing job losses, as the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown and resulting economic downturn continues to bite hard. Qantas Last week, Qantas announced it would permanently cut more than 6,000 jobs from the company as a result of the financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Finance PwC The big four professional services …

International workers and coronavirus: a hot topic in the Dutch media
4 years, 6 months ago

International workers and coronavirus: a hot topic in the Dutch media

Dutch News  

The impact of coronavirus on the international community in the Netherlands has been tackled in several of the big Dutch newspapers, partly based on the results of the DutchNews.nl survey, in which over 3,300 readers shared your stories. ‘The same applies to expats who came here on a ‘zoekjaar’ visa.’ There is, the paper said, ‘enormous unease’ within the international …

International workers and coronavirus: a hot topic in the Dutch media
4 years, 6 months ago

International workers and coronavirus: a hot topic in the Dutch media

Dutch News  

The impact of coronavirus on the international community in the Netherlands has been tackled in several of the big Dutch newspapers, partly based on the results of the DutchNews.nl survey, in which over 3,300 readers shared your stories. ‘The same applies to expats who came here on a ‘zoekjaar’ visa.’ There is, the paper said, ‘enormous unease’ within the international …

Coronavirus: UK jobs market facing worst outlook in almost 30 years, poll finds
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: UK jobs market facing worst outlook in almost 30 years, poll finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the latest of the series, published on Tuesday, …

The Coronavirus Economy Is Coming For Your Family Doctor
4 years, 7 months ago

The Coronavirus Economy Is Coming For Your Family Doctor

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The economic devastation the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on workers of all types is causing serious damage to the very professionals needed to protect Americans’ health: primary care physicians. It might seem counterintuitive that physicians would suffer financially during a health care crisis, but the COVID-19 downturn is affecting doctors’ offices much like other small and midsize …

Low-income workers are bearing brunt of coronavirus job losses
4 years, 7 months ago

Low-income workers are bearing brunt of coronavirus job losses

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 40 percent of US adults working in February with a household income below $40,000 reported a job loss in March. The Fed’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of US Households found that financial conditions changed dramatically for American workers who either lost their jobs or had their hours reduced in March or the beginning of April as coronavirus lockdowns …

Coronavirus in US: Cases reach 12 lakh, second White House staffer tests positive, record job losses in history
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus in US: Cases reach 12 lakh, second White House staffer tests positive, record job losses in history

Live Mint  

The United States recorded 1,635 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 77,178, according to the latest real-time tally Friday reported by Johns Hopkins University. The US vice president's spokeswoman became the second White House staffer this week to test positive for coronavirus, officials said Friday, even as President Donald Trump continued to go mask-free at …

US unemployment at historic levels, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April due to coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

US unemployment at historic levels, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April due to coronavirus

ABC  

The US economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's biggest economy. Key points: US jobless rate surged to an historic 14.7 per cent, up from just 4 per cent in a month US jobless rate …

Almost 50% of Dutch companies say they can't survive six months of crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

Almost 50% of Dutch companies say they can't survive six months of crisis

Dutch News  

Almost 50% of companies working outside the financial sector say they might go bust if the coronavirus pandemic lasts more than six month, according to research by national statistics agency CBS and several employers’ organisations. The research carried out at the beginning of April, also shows 15% of firms say they cannot survive beyond two months of crisis. Small firms, …

US economy loses a record 20.5 million jobs in April
4 years, 8 months ago

US economy loses a record 20.5 million jobs in April

Al Jazeera  

We have never seen anything like this before. Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics also showed the unemployment rate skyrocketed to 14.7 percent last month – the highest since the Great Depression. The average work week for all employees ticked up slightly in April to 34.2 hours, but Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner William W Beach urged caution …

60 million European jobs are at risk from coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

60 million European jobs are at risk from coronavirus

CNN  

London CNN Business — Nearly 60 million jobs across the European Union and the United Kingdomare at risk from the coronavirus pandemic, according to McKinsey. McKinsey estimates that one in four jobs across the European Union and the United Kingdom are at risk of a reduction in hours or pay, temporary furloughs or permanent layoffs. The European Union’s coronavirus relief …

Coronavirus fallout: US loses 22 million jobs within one month
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus fallout: US loses 22 million jobs within one month

Al Jazeera  

Latest reading on jobless claims adds to data that validates economists’ view that US is in a deep recession. Some 5.24 million Americans filed for initial jobless benefits in the week ending April 11, bringing total job losses for the month to a staggering 22 million, the US Department of Labor said on Thursday. “While some jobs will be recouped …

Early coronavirus job losses hitting minorities, women, teens particularly hard
4 years, 9 months ago

Early coronavirus job losses hitting minorities, women, teens particularly hard

CNN  

New York CNN Business — As the economy continues to hemorrhage jobs, it’s becoming apparent that some groups are more at risk of unemployment than others. “They’re working in sectors like hotels, restaurants and retail that are being harder hit.” Minorities are also losing jobs such as custodial services as businesses close or are operating remotely. The catchall labor department …

Almost overnight, U.S. sheds 701,000 jobs across nearly all sectors
4 years, 9 months ago

Almost overnight, U.S. sheds 701,000 jobs across nearly all sectors

LA Times  

A carpenter cuts plywood to cover a closed store where artwork in support of people affected by the coronavirus already covers an adjacent panel in downtown Seattle on Thursday. Employers in the United States shed 701,000 jobs last month, the government said Friday in a grim report that nonetheless captured only the early days of the economic devastation wrought by …

Virus sinks US labour market with 700,000 jobs lost in March
4 years, 9 months ago

Virus sinks US labour market with 700,000 jobs lost in March

Al Jazeera  

Coronavirus torpedoed the United States jobs machine in March. The economy lost 701,000 jobs last month, the US department of Labor reported on Friday – abruptly ending 113 straight months of jobs creation as businesses and factories closed shop and people locked down to contain the spread of COVID-19. Moreover, the monthly employment data understates the true scale of the …

Global coronavirus cases near a million as Spain sees record deaths
4 years, 9 months ago

Global coronavirus cases near a million as Spain sees record deaths

The Hindu  

Confirmed coronavirus cases approached one million around the world on Thursday as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the United States reported record numbers of people out of work. And it continued to wreak havoc on the global economy, with the U.S. announcing that another 6.65 million workers filed for unemployment benefits last week and Spain reporting its biggest monthly …

Restaurants set to lose billions over extended coronavirus closures; Hema in trouble
4 years, 9 months ago

Restaurants set to lose billions over extended coronavirus closures; Hema in trouble

NL Times  

Closures to curb the spread of the coronavirus mean that restaurants, bars, cafes and other hospitality and catering businesses will lose out at around 5 billion euros in turnover this year, according to estimates from hospitality association KHN. "April is a very important month, with Easter, King's Day and the start of the tourist season," KHN chairman Rober Willemsen said …

Coronavirus to put Dutch economy in recession: Rabobank
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus to put Dutch economy in recession: Rabobank

NL Times  

The Covid-19 crisis will result in the Dutch economy shrinking by 0.2 percent this year, according to economists from Rabobank. "The crisis is affecting almost all sectors, but the biggest blows are in the construction, agriculture, hospitality, and transport sectors," the economists said. Although the business community is happy with the government's measures to prevent mass redundancies, they fear the …

Number of Dutch coronavirus patients rises to 321, no school for thousands
4 years, 10 months ago

Number of Dutch coronavirus patients rises to 321, no school for thousands

Dutch News  

The total number of coronavirus patients in the Netherlands has risen to 321, with 56 new cases in the last 24 hours, the public health agency RIVM announced on Monday. Prime minister Mark Rutte insisted that the Dutch economy can withstand the impact of coronavirus after stock markets dropped sharply on Monday morning. Shell’s share price fell by 21.3% in …

Number of Dutch coronavirus patients rises to 321, no school for thousands
4 years, 10 months ago

Number of Dutch coronavirus patients rises to 321, no school for thousands

Dutch News  

The total number of coronavirus patients in the Netherlands has risen to 321, with 56 new cases in the last 24 hours, the public health agency RIVM announced on Monday. Prime minister Mark Rutte insisted that the Dutch economy can withstand the impact of coronavirus after stock markets dropped sharply on Monday morning. Shell’s share price fell by 21.3% in …

U.S. Added 273,000 Jobs Last Month, But Economists Brace For Coronavirus Impact
4 years, 10 months ago

U.S. Added 273,000 Jobs Last Month, But Economists Brace For Coronavirus Impact

NPR  

U.S. Added 273,000 Jobs Last Month, But Economists Brace For Coronavirus Impact Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Snyder/Reuters Brian Snyder/Reuters Updated at 10:31 a.m. A new report from the Labor Department says employers added 273,000 jobs in February — the same as in January. Sponsor Message "The February jobs report showed remarkably healthy labor market fundamentals prior to the …

Dutch jobs market growth set to continue but may slow: UWV
5 years, 7 months ago

Dutch jobs market growth set to continue but may slow: UWV

Dutch News  

The number of jobs in the Dutch economy will continue to grow in 2019 and 2020 but the increase will be slower than in previous years, the government jobs agency UWV said in its latest forecasts on Tuesday. The two year forecast of 309,000 extra jobs will take the total number of positions in the Dutch economy to 10.8 million, …

Dutch jobs market growth set to continue but may slow: UWV
5 years, 7 months ago

Dutch jobs market growth set to continue but may slow: UWV

Dutch News  

The number of jobs in the Dutch economy will continue to grow in 2019 and 2020 but the increase will be slower than in previous years, the government jobs agency UWV said in its latest forecasts on Tuesday. The two year forecast of 309,000 extra jobs will take the total number of positions in the Dutch economy to 10.8 million, …

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