Unemployment Decreases Again in the Netherlands

By: Together Abroad 23-03-2017 9:39 AM
Categories: * Daily employment news,
Unemployment in the Netherlands has again further declined in February. There was a total of 504,000 registered unemployed, 5,000 less than in January reported the CBS last week. These are the hard numbers and they are not adjusted for seasonal effects. According to the accountants, the number of people in paid employment has increased by13 thousand per month on average, in the last three months.

Fewer Allowances
The number of unemployment insurance benefits declined in February. The UWV returned to 416,000 persons last month, a decrease of 0.7% compared to January. This decline was mainly on account of women, with a drop of 1.3%. It is also reflected in the sectors where women work a lot. In education (-2.8%) and in the care and welfare sector (-1.9%), the number of benefits fell sharply.

Youngsters Most Often Unemployed

Young people between 15 and 24 years are still thelargest group at home. Within this group 9,7% do not have a job. The risk of unemployment is lowest for those aged between 25 and 44. Only 4% of them are not in this group. 45- to 74-year-olds are doing slightly less well with an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

Source: http://www.rtlnieuws.nl

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