NL · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Netherlands, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
5.9%
Netherlands, 2017
▼ 15.7% vs 2016 (7.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Netherlands's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 15.7% compared to 2016, reaching 5.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.3%.
Netherlands ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.2% (from 6.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
71.1%
EU-27: 8.3%
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a