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Unemployment rate
Netherlands — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.6% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 6.8% (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | 6.2% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 5.3% (1992 est.) |
| 1994 | 9.1% (March 1994) |
| 1995 | 8.8% (December 1994) |
| 1996 | 7.1% (fourth quarter 1995) |
| 1997 | 6.5% (November 1996) |
| 1998 | 6.9% (1997) |
| 1999 | 4.1% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 3.5% but generous welfare benefits have prompted large numbers to drop out of the labor market (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 2.6% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 3% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 3% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 5.3% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 6% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 6.6% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 5.5% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 4.6% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 4.6% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 5.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 4.8% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 5.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 4.8% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 6.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 73 5.8% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 5.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 4.4% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 8.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 6.4% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 7.4% (2014 est.) | 7.3% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 79 |
| 2016 | 6.9% (2015 est.) | 7.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 82 |
| 2017 | 5.9% (2016 est.) | 6.9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 81 |
| 2018 | 4.9% (2017 est.) | 6% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 4.9% (2017 est.) | 6% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 3.41% (2019 est.) | 3.84% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 3.41% (2019 est.) 3.84% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 3.41% (2019 est.) 3.84% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 4.01% (2021 est.) 3.82% (2020 est.) 3.38% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.56% (2023 est.) 3.52% (2022 est.) 4.21% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 3.6% (2024 est.) 3.6% (2023 est.) 3.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |