Unemployment The unemployment percentage among the citizens of the Netherlands was about 5% at the end of 2009. This means that about 500,000 Dutch citizens were unemployed. Unemployment was heading for 6% at the start of 2010.
Unemployment in the Netherlands
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In percentage
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Unemployment
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5,5
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4,5
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3,9
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4,9
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6
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In percentage
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Unemployment per quarter in 2010
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6
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Bron: Centraal bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)