Slight decrease in unemployment in February
2 years ago

Slight decrease in unemployment in February

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Unemployment in the Netherlands decreased from 3.6 percent in January to 3.5 percent in February, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. There were also 3.3 million people in the Netherlands who did not have paid work in February but do not count towards the unemployment rate. “These are mainly people who are retired or unable to work due to illness or disability.” This group decreased by an average of 9,000 per month from December to February. At the end of February, the benefits agency UWV paid out 154,000 current unemployment benefits - about the same as in January.

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Unemployment rises for first time in five months to 3.8%
1 month, 1 week ago

Unemployment rises for first time in five months to 3.8%

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Unemployment in the Netherlands rose in January for the first time in five months, according to the most recent CBS statistics. “The increase in unemployment was not due to more people losing their jobs,” says CBS, “but because more people went looking for work and did not find work immediately.” Although unemployment increased across the age spectrum, it was most …

Unemployment rate in the Netherlands unchanged at 3.7%
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unemployment rate in the Netherlands unchanged at 3.7%

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The unemployment rate in the Netherlands remained unchanged in December compared to the previous month, Statistics Netherlands reported. Around 3.7 percent of the working population did not have paid work last month, which is the same as in the previous four months. The number of unemployment benefits was 8.7 percent higher in December compared to the previous year. The construction, …

Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.6 percent in January
1 year, 1 month ago

Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.6 percent in January

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The unemployment rate in the Netherlands was unchanged compared to a month earlier. Only among 25 to 44-year-olds did the unemployment rate increase compared to three months earlier, from 2.9 percent in October 2023 to 3.1 percent in January 2024. Among young people aged 15 to 25, the unemployment rate fell from 8.4 to 8.2 percent in the same period. …

Unemployment rises for the fifth consecutive month
1 year, 5 months ago

Unemployment rises for the fifth consecutive month

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Unemployment in the Netherlands increased for the fifth month in a row in September, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. Unemployment was significantly lower among older age groups but also increased slightly since June - from 2.8 to 2.9 percent among 25 to 45-year-olds and from 2.1 to 2.2 percent among 45 to 75-year-olds. At the end of September, the benefits …

Social benefits will cost considerably more due to minimum wage increase
2 years, 1 month ago

Social benefits will cost considerably more due to minimum wage increase

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The total cost for social benefits in the Netherlands will be 800 million euros higher this year than previously expected, the said benefits agency UWV on Tuesday. The total amount of benefits distributed this year should amount to 24 billion euros. In addition to the higher costs that are the direct result of increasing the minimum wage, the UWV also …

Unemployment keeps falling despite recession concerns
2 years, 2 months ago

Unemployment keeps falling despite recession concerns

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Unemployment fell again in December. In the last month of 2022, 3.5 percent of the Netherlands’ working population was unemployed, Statistics Netherlands reported. Another 3.3 million people did not have paid work but are not counted as part of the workforce because they are not immediately available for work or have not recently looked for a job. Earlier last year, …

Slight decrease in unemployment
2 years, 3 months ago

Slight decrease in unemployment

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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 …

Unemployment drops to lowest point since 2003
2 years, 11 months ago

Unemployment drops to lowest point since 2003

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Last month, 327,000 people in the Netherlands were unemployed, or 3.3 percent of the working population, Statistics Netherlands reported. That's the lowest unemployment rate since the stats office started keeping track of monthly figures in 2003. Their number fell by an average of 22 thousand per month in the last three months. The number of Netherlands residents with paid work …

Unemployment drops to lowest point since 2003
3 years ago

Unemployment drops to lowest point since 2003

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In February, unemployment in the Netherlands fell to its lowest level since 2003. That is the lowest figure since 2003 when CBS started keeping track of monthly unemployment. Benefits agency UWV provided 187,600 unemployment benefits last month - 5,300 less than in January. According to UWV labor market expert Rob Witjes, this offers opportunities for Netherlands residents who have been …

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels

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The Dutch official unemployment rate has fallen to 2.9%, back at its pre-coronavirus level, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. The jobless total has fallen by some 4,000 a month for the past three months, taking the total to 277,000, the CBS said. Almost 200,000 people are currently claiming unemployment benefits, down nearly 9,000 on September’s figure. The CBS …

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate falls back to pre-pandemic levels

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The Dutch official unemployment rate has fallen to 2.9%, back at its pre-coronavirus level, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. The jobless total has fallen by some 4,000 a month for the past three months, taking the total to 277,000, the CBS said. Almost 200,000 people are currently claiming unemployment benefits, down nearly 9,000 on September’s figure. The CBS …

Netherlands unemployment falls to pre-Covid level
3 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands unemployment falls to pre-Covid level

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Unemployment in the Netherlands fell further in October. According to Statistics Netherlands, the unemployment rate was the same as in February 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic. Various branches reopened in the summer months, which were previously closed due to coronavirus restrictions. Over the past three months, the number of workers aged 15 to 75 increased by an average of 21,000 …

Unemployment falls to its lowest point since the start of the pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Unemployment falls to its lowest point since the start of the pandemic

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In June, 297 thousand Netherlands residents were unemployed - the lowest point since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in March last year. "Over the past three months, unemployment fell solely because of the first, more unemployed people found a job than employed people became unemployed," the stats office said. On average over the past three months, the number of …

Netherlands unemployment still falling, down to 3.3% in May
3 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands unemployment still falling, down to 3.3% in May

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The unemployment rate in the Netherlands dropped to 3.3% percent in May, Statistics Netherlands announced on Thursday. Due to the coronavirus crisis, the unemployment rate reached 4,6 percent last August and it has been declining steadily since then. A total of 4.1 million people in the Netherlands aged 15 to 75 were not doing paid work in May for a …

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency
4 years, 2 months ago

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency

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Social security benefit agency UWV said on Wednesday it expects the number of people claiming unemployment benefit to rise by 100,000 to 386,000 this year, as the effect of the coronavirus pandemic hits jobs. ‘It is clear that the pandemic is having an unparalleled economic impact, and it is unclear how and when the economy and jobs market will recover,’ …

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency
4 years, 2 months ago

Jobless claims will rise by 100,000 this year, says benefit agency

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Social security benefit agency UWV said on Wednesday it expects the number of people claiming unemployment benefit to rise by 100,000 to 386,000 this year, as the effect of the coronavirus pandemic hits jobs. ‘It is clear that the pandemic is having an unparalleled economic impact, and it is unclear how and when the economy and jobs market will recover,’ …

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up
4 years, 2 months ago

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up

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The official Dutch unemployment rate fell again slightly to 3.9% in December, as government coronavirus support measures kept people in work. Some 368,000 people were officially without a job in the Netherlands last month and the total has gone down by an average of 15,000 per month for the previous three months, the CBS figures show. However, the number of …

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up
4 years, 2 months ago

Unemployment rate drops slightly in December, but jobless benefit claims are up

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The official Dutch unemployment rate fell again slightly to 3.9% in December, as government coronavirus support measures kept people in work. Some 368,000 people were officially without a job in the Netherlands last month and the total has gone down by an average of 15,000 per month for the previous three months, the CBS figures show. However, the number of …

Unemployment decreased slightly in December
4 years, 2 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 …

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis

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Despite the coronavirus crisis, the official Dutch unemployment rate actually fell for the third month in a row in November, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Over the past three months, the number of people without a job has gone down by an average of 16,000 per month, while the number of people officially in work rose by 22,000 …

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch jobless rate falls for third month in a row, despite the crisis

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Despite the coronavirus crisis, the official Dutch unemployment rate actually fell for the third month in a row in November, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. Over the past three months, the number of people without a job has gone down by an average of 16,000 per month, while the number of people officially in work rose by 22,000 …

Dutch unemployment rate goes down slightly in September, but more jobs will go
4 years, 5 months ago

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

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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, 5 months ago

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

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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 economy remains in deep dip, but government bailouts are having an impact
4 years, 5 months ago

Dutch economy remains in deep dip, but government bailouts are having an impact

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The Dutch economy remains in a deep dip but measures introduced by the government to bail out companies hit by the lockdown have had a major impact on key indicators, national statistics agency CBS said in its October economic update. Last month, figures from credit insurer Atradius show that the Dutch approach to the crisis has been ‘efficient’ and have …

Unemployment rises for fifth-straight month
4 years, 6 months ago

Unemployment rises for fifth-straight month

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In August, 426 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed, a slight increase compared to July and the fifth consecutive month that unemployment in the Netherlands increased, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. At the end of August, benefits agency UWV paid out 292 thousand unemployment benefits - 9,100 less than at the end of July. In August, an average of …

Budget Day leak: Economic growth, higher unemployment expected
4 years, 6 months ago

Budget Day leak: Economic growth, higher unemployment expected

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After a deep dip of 5 percent, the government expects that the Dutch economy will grow by 3.5 percent next year. Unemployment will increase to 5.9 percent, but on average Netherlands residents will see their purchasing power increase by 0.8 percent, RTL Nieuws reports based on Budget Day documents in its possession. The economic growth and unemployment figures are slightly …

Netherlands unemployment continues to rise
4 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands unemployment continues to rise

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Unemployment in the Netherlands is still rising, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. In July a total of 419 thousand people in the Netherlands were unemployed - they had no paid work, were actively looking for work, and available to start immediately. Over the past three months, the Dutch workforce grew by an average of 44 thousand people per month, following …

“Exceptionally fast” rise in unemployment, says Dutch stats office
4 years, 8 months ago

“Exceptionally fast” rise in unemployment, says Dutch stats office

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Unemployment in the Netherlands is still rising strongly. In June there were 404 thousand unemployed people in the country, an increase of 74 thousand compared to May and an increase of 131 thousand compared to three months ago, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. The unemployment rate is "rising exceptionally fast" in this crisis, the stats office said. Unemployment increased most …

More people unemployed in May; increase slowing down
4 years, 9 months ago

More people unemployed in May; increase slowing down

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Unemployment in the Netherlands is still rising, but the increase is slowing down, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. In May 330 thousand Netherlands residents were unemployed - an increase of 16 thousand compared to April and 56 thousand compared to February. Benefits agency UWV paid a total of 301 thousand active unemployment benefits at the end of May, 61 thousand …

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs
4 years, 10 months ago

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs

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The number of people in the Netherlands with a job fell by 160,000 to 8.9 million in April, according to new figures from the national statistics agency CBS. In total, 74,000 new unemployment benefit claims were made in April, double the March increase. ‘During the last crisis the rise in benefit claims was gradual – 1,000 or 10,000 more a …

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs
4 years, 10 months ago

Unemployment shoots up, 100,000 youngsters lose their jobs

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The number of people in the Netherlands with a job fell by 160,000 to 8.9 million in April, according to new figures from the national statistics agency CBS. In total, 74,000 new unemployment benefit claims were made in April, double the March increase. ‘During the last crisis the rise in benefit claims was gradual – 1,000 or 10,000 more a …

Spike in new unemployment benefits in March
4 years, 11 months ago

Spike in new unemployment benefits in March

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The number of new unemployment benefits in the Netherlands increased significantly in March compared to February, according to figures from benefits agency UWV. Almost all sectors saw an increase in new unemployment benefits compared to February, but the increases were highest in the hospitality and catering industry, temporary employment agencies, and the cultural sector. The total number of unemployment benefits …

Netherlands employment at highest level ever
5 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands employment at highest level ever

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In December a total of 9 million residents of the Netherlands had a paying job - the highest number of employed persons in the country to date, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. After a minor increase in the second and third quarter of 2019, unemployment decreased again in the fourth quarter, and the number of active unemployment benefits with it. …

Dutch unemployment rate continues to fall, hits pre-crisis low
6 years, 3 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate continues to fall, hits pre-crisis low

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The Dutch unemployment rate continues to fall and has now hit 3.5%, just below the figure before the start of the economic crisis in 2008, national statistics office CBS said on Thursday. ‘And there is hope for everyone who is looking for work, because employers are keen to bring in extra pairs of hands.’ The labour market participation rate has …

Dutch unemployment rate continues to fall, hits pre-crisis low
6 years, 3 months ago

Dutch unemployment rate continues to fall, hits pre-crisis low

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The Dutch unemployment rate continues to fall and has now hit 3.5%, just below the figure before the start of the economic crisis in 2008, national statistics office CBS said on Thursday. ‘And there is hope for everyone who is looking for work, because employers are keen to bring in extra pairs of hands.’ The labour market participation rate has …

Netherlands unemployment drops below pre-crisis levels
6 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands unemployment drops below pre-crisis levels

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The number of unemployed people in the Netherlands decreased to 326 thousand in November. Statistics Netherlands considers someone to be unemployed if he or she does not have paid work, is actively looking for work, and is available to start immediately. Over the past three months the number of unemployed people declined by an average of 9 thousand per month. …

Unemployment in Netherlands halved since 2014
6 years, 11 months ago

Unemployment in Netherlands halved since 2014

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In March 3.9 percent of the Netherlands' labor force were unemployed, compared to 4.1 percent in February. That is still above the unemployment level before the financial crisis in 2008, but the percentage halved since early in 2014, when unemployment peaked at 7.8 percent, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. Their number decreased by an average of 3 thousand per month …

Unemployment continues to fall in Netherlands
7 years ago

Unemployment continues to fall in Netherlands

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Unemployment in the Netherlands continues to fall. Over the past three months, the number of unemployed people in the Netherlands fell by 10 thousand per month, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. Some 4.2 million people in the Netherlands do not have paid work, but they are not all considered unemployed. A total of nearly 8.7 million 15- to 75-year-olds in …

Competition for qualified staff heats up with strongest labor figures since crisis
7 years, 1 month ago

Competition for qualified staff heats up with strongest labor figures since crisis

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In the fourth quarter of 2017 the number of jobs in the Netherlands increased by 57 thousand, the number of vacancies rose by 14 thousand and the number of unemployed people in the country decreased by 29 thousand. These are the strongest labor figures the Netherlands has seen since the financial crisis, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday based on the …

Youths drop off unemployment benefits in Netherlands
7 years, 1 month ago

Youths drop off unemployment benefits in Netherlands

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The number of new unemployment benefits to young people up to the age of 27 years decreased by almost a quarter in 2017, benefits agency UWV announced. Last year a total of 61,500 young people received new unemployment benefits, compared to 80 thousand the year before, NU.nl reports. According to UWV, this can be attributed to the fact that the …

Unemployment in NL still higher than before financial crisis
7 years, 2 months ago

Unemployment in NL still higher than before financial crisis

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Despite steadily decreasing since 2014, unemployment in the Netherlands is still higher than it was before the financial crisis hit in 2008, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. While this is much lower than the unemployment peak in 2014, the percentage is still more than three times as high as the 0.9 percent of men who were unemployed when the crisis …

Steady decline in Netherlands unemployment continues
7 years, 3 months ago

Steady decline in Netherlands unemployment continues

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Unemployment in the Netherlands continues to steadily decline. That amounts to 397 thousand unemployed people, dropping below the 400 thousand mark for the first time since August 2009, Statistics Netherlands reported on Thursday. Last month nearly 8.7 million people in the Netherlands had paid work, the highest number ever, according to the stats office. Benefits agency UWV counted a total …

Dutch unemployment stable at 4.9 percent
7 years, 5 months ago

Dutch unemployment stable at 4.9 percent

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In September 4.9 percent of the Dutch labor force were unemployed, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands and benefits agency UWV. The unemployment rate only includes unemployed people who want work and are available to start immediately. The number of people between the ages of 15 and 75 years with paid work increased by an average of 21 thousand a …

Netherlands unemployment drops below 5 pct.
7 years, 8 months ago

Netherlands unemployment drops below 5 pct.

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Unemployment in the Netherlands dropped to 4.9 percent of the labor force in June, Statistics Netherlands announced on Thursday. At the end of June, benefits agency UWV paid 372 thousand unemployment benefits. Compared to June 2016, the number of unemployment benefits decreased with more than 15 percent. The number of unemployment benefits paid to the construction injury dropped by a …

Netherlands youth unemployment plummets to lowest level since 2009
7 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands youth unemployment plummets to lowest level since 2009

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Unemployment in the Netherlands dropped by an average of 6 thousand people per month over the past three months, according to Statistics Netherlands. Youth unemployment in particular plummeted, dropping from 9.7 percent in February to 9 percent in May - the lowest level since March 2009. The number of young people with a paid job reached almost 1.3 million in …

Unemployment in Netherlands continues to fall
7 years, 9 months ago

Unemployment in Netherlands continues to fall

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Unemployment in the Netherlands continues to fall and the number of vacancies is on the rise. In the first quarter of this year there were 2.7 unemployed persons per open vacancy, compared to 3.9 in the same quarter last year, according to figures Statistics Netherlands released on Friday. By the end of the first quarter, there were 189 thousand vacancies …

Long-term unemployment decreases for the first time since 2009
8 years, 1 month ago

Long-term unemployment decreases for the first time since 2009

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Long-term unemployment in the Netherlands decreased in 2016 for the firs time since 2009, Statistics Netherlands announced on Monday. After six years of increasing, the number of long-term unemployed people dropped to 216 thousand last year, compared to 259 thousand in 2015. The decrease in long-term unemployment among older workers is positive, but labor economists are still hesitant about their …

Unemployment falls below half-million for first time since 2012
8 years, 3 months ago

Unemployment falls below half-million for first time since 2012

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Unemployment in the Netherlands continued its slight decline in November and for the first time since 2012 the number of unemployed in the country dropped below 500 thousand, Statistics Netherlands said on Thursday. Last month there were 499 thousand unemployed people in the Netherlands, compared to 502 thousand in October. At the end of November benefits agency UWV paid 410 …

Steady decline in over 50's on unemployment benefits
8 years, 4 months ago

Steady decline in over 50's on unemployment benefits

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The number of people over 50 receiving unemployment benefits in the Netherlands continues to decline, according to benefits agency UWV on Tuesday. In Friesland the number of people over 50 on unemployment decreased by 13 percent since February. In this period the number of unemployment benefits paid to workers 50 years and older increased by 49 percent. 50+ ambassador John …

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