The Netherlands’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged lower to 3.4 percent in April 2023 after consolidating at 3.5 percent in the previous two months. It was the lowest reading since June 2022, as the number of unemployed persons fell by 14 thousand from a month earlier to 343 thousand, while employment rose by 16 thousand to 9.725 million. Meanwhile, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits registered at 156 thousand. The labor force participation rate went up to 75.7 percent, 0.1 percentage points higher than in March. source: Statistics Netherlands

Unemployment Rate in Netherlands averaged 5.01 percent from 2003 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 7.90 percent in February of 2014 and a record low of 2.90 percent in February of 2020. This page provides - Netherlands Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Netherlands Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Unemployment Rate in Netherlands is expected to be 3.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.20 percent in 2024 and 4.00 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Netherlands Unemployment Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-04-20 04:30 AM Mar 3.5% 3.5% 3.6%
2023-05-17 04:30 AM Apr 3.4% 3.5% 3.5%
2023-06-15 04:30 AM May 3.4% 3.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 3.40 3.50 percent Apr 2023
Employed Persons 9725.00 9709.00 Thousand Apr 2023
Unemployed Persons 343.00 357.00 Thousand Apr 2023
Productivity 103.37 103.32 points Mar 2023
Job Vacancies 432.90 418.90 Thousand Mar 2023
Wages in Manufacturing 133.60 133.10 points Apr 2023
Wage Growth 5.67 5.20 percent Apr 2023
Labor Force Participation Rate 75.70 75.60 percent Apr 2023

Netherlands Unemployment Rate
In Netherlands, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.40 3.50 7.90 2.90 2003 - 2023 percent Monthly

News Stream
Dutch Jobless Rate Edges Lower to 3.4%
The Netherlands’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged lower to 3.4 percent in April 2023 after consolidating at 3.5 percent in the previous two months. It was the lowest reading since June 2022, as the number of unemployed persons fell by 14 thousand from a month earlier to 343 thousand, while employment rose by 16 thousand to 9.725 million. Meanwhile, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits registered at 156 thousand. The labor force participation rate went up to 75.7 percent, 0.1 percentage points higher than in March.
2023-05-17
Dutch Jobless Rate Unchanged at 3.5%
The Netherlands' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in March 2023, unchanged from February. The number of unemployed increased by 1 thousand from a month earlier to 357 thousand, while employment climbed by 8 thousand to 9.709 million. At the same time, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits rose by 4 thousand to 158 thousand. The labor force participation rate stayed at 75.6 percent in March.
2023-04-20
Dutch Jobless Rate Drops to 3.5% in February
The Netherlands' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent in February of 2023 from 3.6 percent in the prior month. The number of unemployed declined by 4 thousand from a month earlier to 356 thousand, while employment increased by by 2 thousand to 9.701 million. The labor force participation rate was unchanged at 75.6 percent in February.
2023-03-16