Netherlands unemployment rate history: choose a year or date to look up past values. Preview the observations and download your selection.
- History starts
- January 2003
- History ends
- August 2026
- Frequency
- Monthly observations
- Unit
- Percent
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12 observations · January 2021 to December 2021
| Date or period | Value · Percent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | 4.7% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| February 2021 | 4.7% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| March 2021 | 4.6% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| April 2021 | 4.5% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| May 2021 | 4.4% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| June 2021 | 4.2% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| July 2021 | 4.1% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| August 2021 | 4.2% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| September 2021 | 4.1% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| October 2021 | 3.9% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| November 2021 | 3.7% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
| December 2021 | 3.8% | Statistics Netherlands (CBS) |
Netherlands unemployment rate history by year
Full history →| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 4.0% | 4.1%February 2026 | 3.8%June 2026 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 3.9% | 4.0%September 2025 | 3.8%January 2025 | ▲ +0.2 |
| 2024 | 3.7% | 3.7%February 2024 | 3.6%January 2024 | ▲ +0.1 |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 3.7%September 2023 | 3.4%April 2023 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 3.5% | 3.8%August 2022 | 3.2%April 2022 | ▼ −0.1 |
| 2021 | 4.2% | 4.7%January 2021 | 3.7%November 2021 | ▼ −0.9 |
| 2020 | 4.9% | 5.5%July 2020 | 4.0%February 2020 | ▲ +0.8 |
| 2019 | 4.4% | 4.6%January 2019 | 4.3%April 2019 | ▼ −0.3 |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 5.2%January 2018 | 4.6%November 2018 | ▼ −0.6 |
| 2017 | 5.9% | 6.4%January 2017 | 5.4%November 2017 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 7.5%February 2016 | 6.4%December 2016 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2015 | 7.9% | 8.3%January 2015 | 7.6%December 2015 | ▼ −0.7 |
| 2014 | 8.3% | 8.7%February 2014 | 8.0%September 2014 | ▼ −0.4 |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 8.5%July 2013 | 7.5%January 2013 | ▲ +1.0 |
| 2012 | 6.8% | 7.4%December 2012 | 6.5%February 2012 | ▲ +0.8 |
| 2011 | 6.0% | 6.6%November 2011 | 5.7%March 2011 | ▲ +0.7 |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 6.2%January 2010 | 5.9%November 2010 | ▼ −0.3 |
| 2009 | 5.4% | 6.1%December 2009 | 4.8%January 2009 | ▲ +1.3 |
| 2008 | 4.8% | 5.0%January 2008 | 4.7%February 2008 | ▼ −0.2 |
| 2007 | 5.3% | 5.7%January 2007 | 5.0%December 2007 | ▼ −0.7 |
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