Dutch students most likely to have a job while studying
Just under three quarters (74.5%) of students in the Netherlands have a job during formal education, the highest percentage in…
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What EU country saw the biggest decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in Q2 2024?
The Netherlands reported the biggest year-on-year decline in greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in the second quarter of…
More young people are leaving school in the Netherlands without any qualification
Some 20% of young people (aged 15 to 26) in the Netherlands that were not in school or university as…
Dutch business owners expect to hire more staff next year
Business owners in the Netherlands expect to hire more staff and invest more in their businesses in 2025, a new…
Retail turnover up 2.6% in the Netherlands in September 2024
Turnover in the Dutch retail sector rose by 2.6% in September 2024, compared to the same month the previous year,…
What country has the highest employment rate in the European Union?
The Netherlands has the highest employment rate in the European Union, with a rate of 82.4% employment as of 2023,…
Dutch consumer confidence showed a slight decline in October
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands saw a slight decline in October 2024, to -22, down from -21 in September, new…
Unemployment rate increasing slightly in the Netherlands
The unemployment rate has risen at a rate of around 2,000 per month in the Netherlands over the past three…
Close to a fifth of the Dutch population identifies as LGBTQIA
Some 18% of the population of the Netherlands identifies as LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bi-plus, transgender, queer, intersex or asexual), equating…
Household consumption rose in the Netherlands in August
Household consumption in the Netherlands rose by 0.7% in August 2024, compared to the same period last year, new data…