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Netherlands Unemployment Rate
Last Release
Feb 28, 2025
Actual
3.8
Units In
%
Previous
3.8
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Apr 17, 2025
Time to Release
26 Days 4 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
7.9 Feb 2014 | 2.9 Feb 2020 | 4.9 % | 2003-2025 | 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 held at 3.8% in February 2025, remaining at its highest level since September 2022. The number of unemployed individuals increased by 6 thousand from the previous month to a three-year high of 392 thousand, while employment declined by 4 thousand to 9.811 million. The labor force participation rate remained unchanged at 76%, the highest in six months. Meanwhile, 190 thousand people received unemployment benefits during the period. In February 2024, the jobless rate was 0.1 percentage points lower to 3.7%.
Netherlands Unemployment Rate History
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