Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 31.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Netherlands, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 31.5 for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Netherlands peaked at 59.4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.2, in 2019.
Netherlands ranks 39th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.8 | — |
| 1999 | 34.8 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 55.2 | +58.6% |
| 2001 | 46.3 | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 48.8 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 55.2 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 59.4 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 54.3 | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 48.5 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 37.7 | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 43.1 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 47.4 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 42.1 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 38.7 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 43.5 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 40.8 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 39.6 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.4 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 29.6 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 28.4 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 31.5 | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3 | 34.8 | 37.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.59 | 37.7 | 59.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.21 | 26.2 | 43.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Netherlands?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Netherlands was 31.5 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2 in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Netherlands ranks 39th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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