In 2021, the Netherlands experienced an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent. This was not spread out equally among the Dutch population, as citizens who achieved at most a low education level experienced an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent, significantly higher than the average unemployment rate experienced by individuals who achieved a high education level at 2.9 percent.
Unemployment rate in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021, by education level
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (May 17, 2022). Unemployment rate in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307994/netherlands-unemployment-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Unemployment rate in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021, by education level." Chart. May 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307994/netherlands-unemployment-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2022). Unemployment rate in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307994/netherlands-unemployment-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Unemployment Rate in The Netherlands from 2008 to 2021, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307994/netherlands-unemployment-by-education-level/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Unemployment rate in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307994/netherlands-unemployment-by-education-level/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Unemployment rate in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021, by education level [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307994/netherlands-unemployment-by-education-level/