CBS had last month more than 7,000 unemployed in January. Despite this increase shrank the number of unemployed in the period December to February with the 5,000 per month. The number of employed rose in that period by 8,000 per month.



unemployment benefits

The number of unemployment benefits ran last month to 469,000. That there were more than 3 percent over a year earlier. Especially in large retailers benefit applications rose sharply, including the bankruptcy of V &. D

Of the 12.7 million people in the Netherlands aged 15 to 75 years had in February more than 8, 3 million paid work. This involves 4.5 million men and 3.8 million women. Compared to a year earlier increased both the number of employed men and women with 26,000