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 stood at 4.0 per cent in August 2026, unchanged with respect to July.
Sample. The monthly series presented in the graph has 524 records in total. The span of time covered by the series is from January 1983 to August 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics we computed on the entire sample: the unemployment rate reached a trough of 3.1 per cent in April 2001; it attained a maximum of 9.5 in January 1983; it was equal on average to 6.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 3.8 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 4.0 |
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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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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |