The Netherland’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4% in January 2026, unchanged from the previous four months and still marked the highest reading since September 2021. The number of unemployed people rose by 5 thousand from the previous month to 415 thousand, while an additional 3.2 million people were outside the labor force as they had not recently sought work and/or were not immediately available. This group mainly consists of retirees and individuals unable to work due to illness or disability. During the month, 38.7 thousand new unemployment benefits were granted, bringing the total to 205.7 thousand, while 24.4 thousand were terminated. Meanwhile, employment increased by 0.1 thousand to 9.843 million, and the labor force participation rate edged up to a three-month high of 76.3%. Compared with a year earlier, the jobless rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the 3.8% posted in January 2025. source: Statistics Netherlands
Unemployment Rate in Netherlands remained unchanged at 4 percent in January. Unemployment Rate in Netherlands averaged 4.86 percent from 2003 until 2026, 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 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Netherlands remained unchanged at 4 percent in January. Unemployment Rate in Netherlands is expected to be 4.10 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 4.40 percent in 2027 and 4.20 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.