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Dutch unemployment rate holds steady at 4% in August

NAMPA / DPA
2026-09-17
Amsterdam (dpa-AFX) - The Netherlands' unemployment rate held steady in August after rising to a four-month high in the previous month, data from Statistics Netherlands showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate under International Labour Organization (ILO) standards stood at 4% in August, the same as in July. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 3.9%. There were 408,000 unemployed people in August, compared to 40......
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