Immigrants unemployment increased

By: Together Abroad 10-02-2012 5:17 PM
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In 2011 there were 262,000 Dutch natives, 104,000 non-Western immigrants and 52,000 Western foreigners looking for work. Non-Western foreigners without work during the past year has grown to 13.1 percent while in 2010 it was only 12.6 percent. However, the growth of unemployment is lessdrastic  in comparison to the previous two years '', said the CBS.
The unemployment within Western foreigners has also slightly increased, to 7.1 percent.

The marginal unemployment growth in the population with a non-western background was most obvious among over-25s. The rate among young people with a non-western ethnic background remained stable relative to 2010 at 23.4 percent. Among young native Dutch, unemployment was reduced from 9.7 percent in 2010 to 7.7 percent in 2011.

The unemployment rate among non-western men rose marginally in 2011; from 12.2 to 13.5 percent, whereas the rate among non-western women diminished from 13.0 to 12.5 percent. This means that more men than women in the non-western population in the Netherlands were looking for jobs. The unemployment rate among native Dutch women also dropped, but the rate for remained at the same level for native Dutch men.

The overall unemployment rate in the Netherlands started to grow again in the course of 2011 after a decline at the end of 2010. As a result, the annual averages over 2010 and 2011 are still close together.

Source: CBS

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