Employed labor force in the Netherlands 2018-2019
Employed labor force in the Netherlands from May 2018 to May 2019 (in 1,000s)
In May 2019, the employed labor force in the Netherlands amounted to roughly 7.8 million individuals. This was an increase in comparison to the same month in the previous year. Of the employed population, roughly 4.2 million were male and the remainder were female.
Employed population in the Benelux
The Netherlands’ employed population was significantly higher than that of Belgium and Luxembourg combined. The employed population in the entire Benelux amounted to roughly 12.6 million, of which the majority (7.8 million) were employed in the Netherlands. By comparison, Belgium’s employed population was roughly 4.6 million, and Luxembourg employed approximately 267,000 people.
Lowest unemployment rate in the Benelux
In 2017, unemployment in the Netherlands was just under five percent. According to a recent forecast, unemployment is expected to decrease in the next few years, reaching 3.6 percent in 2020. Of the three Benelux countries, the Netherlands had the lowest unemployment rate. Unemployment in Luxembourg was 5.5 percent in 2017, and in neighboring country Belgium it stood at over seven percent that year. It is however forecast that the unemployment rate in Belgium will also decrease in the next two years, to just under six percent in 2019. A similar trend is expected for Luxembourg’s unemployment rate, which is forecast to reach 5.2 in 2020.
Employed labor force in the Netherlands from May 2018 to May 2019 (in 1,000s)
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| Labor force | Seasonally adjusted labor force* | |
|---|---|---|
| May '19 | 7,801 | 7,814 |
| Apr '19 | 7,777 | 7,814 |
| Mar '19 | 7,769 | 7,813 |
| Feb '19 | 7,748 | 7,804 |
| Jan '19 | 7,730 | 7,790 |
| Dec '18 | 7,754 | 7,776 |
| Nov '18 | 7,774 | 7,775 |
| Oct '18 | 7,760 | 7,754 |
| Sep '18 | 7,743 | 7,745 |
| Aug '18 | 7,806 | 7,719 |
| Jul '18 | 7,797 | 7,692 |
| Jun '18 | 7,713 | 7,677 |
| May '18 | 7,642 | 7,654 |
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