Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 123 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands stood at 123.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands peaked at 245 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 | — |
| 2001 | 77 | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 109 | +41.6% |
| 2003 | 139 | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 158 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 188 | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 169 | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 139 | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 135 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 172 | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 174 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 186 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 210 | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 245 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 233 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 211 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 175 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 142 | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 111 | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 110 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 123 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 138.5 | 77 | 188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.7 | 110 | 245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 123 | 123 | 123 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Netherlands was 123 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 245 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Netherlands ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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