Unemployment continued to decline in June – NU.nl

That’s 6.1 percent of the workforce. In May it was still around 6.3 percent, the Central Bureau reports for Statistics (CBS) on Thursday.

The number of unemployment benefits was lower than in previous months. Distribution Authority UWV counted late June 438,000. There are nine thousand less than in May. Especially less forgiving benefits among young people under 25 were.

Lately come mainly from the construction and care a lot less unemployment applications within. Only in the department store processed UWV in the first half or more new benefits

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Women

Compared to the beginning of this year, unemployment has fallen by 38,000 people. Both men and women share fell to unemployed sit at home.

However, the unemployment rate among women is higher than among men. Despite a slight increase in the first quarter was youth unemployment in June lower than in December

Furthermore, there are more than eighty thousand people joined in paid employment since December 2015

By: Reuters