Netherlands Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2024

Actual

3.7

Units In

3.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 21, 2024

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
7.9 Feb 2014	2.9 Feb 2020	4.92 %	2003-2024	Statistics Netherlands

In Netherlands, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

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The Netherlands’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.7% in September 2024, unchanged from the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals rose 3 thousand to 377 thousand, while employment increased 9 thousand to 9.777 million. The labor force participation rate came at 75.8%, the same as in the preceding period. Meanwhile, there were 172.3 thousand current recipients of unemployment benefits during the period, up by 1% compared to August. In September 2024, the seasonally adjusted jobless rate was also at 3.7%.