Cautious optimism about labor – Dutch Newspaper (subscription)

Cautious optimism about labor – Dutch Newspaper (subscription)

With more than six unemployed per vacancy prevailed in the second quarter is still no party mood the labor market. But there are factors that indicate a slight recovery. The Central Bureau of Statistics reported that Thursday in a summary of the flow of data on the labor market.

The number of vacancies in the second quarter on a yearly basis with seventeen thousand, and the number of unemployed decreased per vacancy. Were a year ago per vacancy home yet. Seven unemployed But the difference with the period before the crisis sharply. In 2008 there was one vacancy per unemployed.

The number of jobless people fell in the second quarter to twelve thousand to 672 thousand. In the first months of the year, unemployment was still increased. For the first time in four years, unemployment, while the employed labor force increased.

However, there is reason for concern. “The severity of unemployment has risen in all age groups,” said chief economist at the CBS Peter Hein van Mulligen in a statement. That’s because on average longer sit unemployed out of work than before.

Forty percent of all unemployed was at least a year without a job. In 2013 it was 36 percent. Especially people over 45 were unemployed for longer periods. In that age group, the number of unemployed grew even. Category where unemployment fell most was that of men between 25 and 45 years.

On the labor market, a number of quarters, a shift from fixed to flexible contracts, notes the CBS further. “Especially among thirties that trend,” said Van Mulligen. “Employers are increasingly giving preference to temporary contracts, which reduces the number of permanent employment.”

The decline of employment in recent years is therefore to see. Especially for permanent contracts The number of workers with a temporary contract remains approximately the same and the number of self-employed rises.

There are big differences between sectors observable. In trade, transport and hospitality employment grew, while went into the construction and healthcare lost a lot of jobs. Because of cutbacks gone in a year 25 thousand jobs in health care, especially in child care and home care. This sector also has according Mulligen of the biggest problems.

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