Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data was 533 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands is 533, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands peaked at 837 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 349, in 2009.
Netherlands ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 349 | — |
| 2010 | 357 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 363 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 387 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 829 | +114.2% |
| 2014 | 837 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 802 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 749 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 692 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 621 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 574 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 611 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 561 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 508 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 528 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 510 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 533 | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +114.2% | 387 | 829 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 349 | 349 | 349 | 1 |
| 2010s | 621.1 | 357 | 837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 541.83 | 508 | 611 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Netherlands was 533 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 837 in 2014.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 349 in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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