The Netherlands' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent in January 2021 from 3.9 percent a month earlier, pointing to the lowest level since May. The number of unemployed fell by 31 thousand to 337 thousand while employment rose by 25 thousand to 9 million in January. Meantime, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits increased by three thousand to 289 thousand in January. source: Statistics Netherlands
Unemployment Rate in Netherlands averaged 5.16 percent from 2003 until 2021, 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 March of 2021.
Unemployment Rate in Netherlands is expected to be 5.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Netherlands to stand at 5.10 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Netherlands Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.40 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.