Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Netherlands - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Netherlands, the unemployment rate was 4.0 per cent in September 2026, the same value recorded in the previous month.
Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are 525 observations. The time range covered by the series extends from January 1983 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the unemployment rate hit a peak of 9.5 per cent in January 1983; it hit a minimum of 3.1 per cent in April 2001; it had a mean of 6.0 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 4.00000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.00000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.00000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |