{"version":"1","article":{"id":"netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","slug":"netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment?lang=en","title":"Netherlands unemployment rate holds at 4.0% in August","summary":"CBS counted 408,000 unemployed people; UWV records showed 194,800 unemployment-benefit recipients at month-end.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Netherlands (CBS)","url":"https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/38/unemployment-up-slightly-in-august","publishedAt":"2026-09-17","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"netherlands-labour-market-august-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Hollanda işgücü göstergeleri, Ağustos 2026","en":"Netherlands labour-market indicators, August 2026","ar":"مؤشرات سوق العمل في هولندا، أغسطس 2026","fr":"Indicateurs du marché du travail néerlandais, août 2026","es":"Indicadores laborales neerlandeses, agosto de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"CBS’nin ILO işsizlik ölçüsü ve UWV idari yardım kaydı.","en":"CBS unemployment measure under ILO rules and UWV administrative benefit records.","ar":"مقياس البطالة لدى CBS وفق معايير ILO وسجلات إعانات UWV الإدارية.","fr":"Mesure du chômage CBS selon l’OIT et données administratives d’allocations de l’UWV.","es":"Medición de desempleo de CBS según OIT y registros administrativos de prestaciones de UWV."},"methodology":{"tr":"CBS işsizliği ILO tanımıyla mevsim etkilerinden arındırılmış ölçer. UWV yardımları idari kayıt sayısıdır ve aynı nüfus kapsamı değildir. Yardım serisi 2026 başından itibaren sistem güncellemesi nedeniyle önceki yıllarla tam karşılaştırılabilir değildir.","en":"CBS unemployment follows the seasonally adjusted ILO definition. UWV benefits are administrative records and cover a different population. A system update means benefit figures from early 2026 are not fully comparable with earlier years.","ar":"يقيس CBS البطالة وفق تعريف ILO بعد التعديل الموسمي. إعانات UWV سجلات إدارية ذات تغطية سكانية مختلفة. ويحد تحديث النظام من مقارنة أرقام الإعانات منذ مطلع 2026 بالسنوات السابقة.","fr":"CBS mesure le chômage selon la définition désaisonnalisée de l’OIT. Les allocations UWV sont des données administratives portant sur une population différente. Une mise à jour limite la comparabilité depuis début 2026.","es":"CBS mide el desempleo según la definición desestacionalizada de la OIT. Las prestaciones UWV son registros administrativos de otra población. Una actualización limita la comparabilidad desde principios de 2026."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2026/38/unemployment-up-slightly-in-august"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T00:48:07+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"ILO tanımına göre işsiz kişi sayısı (15–74 yaş)","en":"Unemployed people under ILO definition (ages 15–74)","ar":"عدد العاطلين وفق تعريف ILO (15–74 عاما)","fr":"Nombre de chômeurs selon l’OIT (15–74 ans)","es":"Personas desempleadas según OIT (15–74 años)"},"value":408000,"unit":"count","period":"2026-08","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"netherlands-unemployed-population","unitCode":"count","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Mevsim etkilerinden arındırılmış işsizlik oranı","en":"Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate","ar":"معدل البطالة المعدل موسميا","fr":"Taux de chômage désaisonnalisé","es":"Tasa de desempleo desestacionalizada"},"value":4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"netherlands-unemployment-rate","unitCode":"percent","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"UWV aktif işsizlik yardımı alıcıları","en":"UWV current unemployment-benefit recipients","ar":"مستفيدو إعانة البطالة النشطون لدى UWV","fr":"Bénéficiaires actifs d’allocations de chômage UWV","es":"Beneficiarios activos de prestaciones de desempleo de UWV"},"value":194800,"unit":"count","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"netherlands-current-unemployment-benefit-recipients","unitCode":"count","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Ağustos ayında verilen yeni UWV işsizlik yardımları","en":"New UWV unemployment benefits granted during August","ar":"إعانات البطالة الجديدة التي منحتها UWV خلال أغسطس","fr":"Nouvelles allocations de chômage accordées par l’UWV en août","es":"Nuevas prestaciones de desempleo concedidas por UWV en agosto"},"value":24200,"unit":"count","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"netherlands-unemployment-benefits-granted","unitCode":"count","geography":"netherlands","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"netherlands-labour-market-august-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"netherlands-labour-market-august-2026","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment/data/netherlands-labour-market-august-2026?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/netherlands-august-2026-unemployment/data/netherlands-labour-market-august-2026?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported on 17 September that 408,000 people aged 15–74 were unemployed in August 2026 and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.0%. The number of unemployed people had risen by an average of 3,000 per month over the previous three months, while paid employment fell by an average of 1,000 people per month. CBS said the number in paid employment had been around 9.8 million for almost three years. These indicators describe different populations and measures, so they should not be reduced to one headline count.","CBS follows the International Labour Organization definition of unemployment. A person must have no paid job, have looked for work recently and be immediately available to start work to be counted as unemployed. Another 3.2 million people were outside the labour force in August because they were not actively seeking work or were not immediately available. This group can include retirees and people unable to work because of health. The unemployed count therefore measures people actively seeking and available for work, not every adult without a job.","A steady unemployment rate and a higher number of unemployed people are not necessarily contradictory: the rate is a share of the labour force, whose denominator can also change. CBS’s three-month averages reflect movements from employment into unemployment and from outside the labour force into job search. In August, 129,000 people who had been employed three months earlier had lost work, while 121,000 people who had previously been outside the labour force began seeking work and entered unemployment. These are transitions over time, not evidence that every person experienced a permanent job loss.","Unemployment-benefit figures come from another agency and use a different administrative measure. Updated Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) records showed 194,800 current benefit recipients at the end of August, up 1.4% from July. During the month, 24,200 people were granted a new benefit and 23,600 benefits ended. Benefit receipt does not map exactly to ILO unemployment: some unemployed people do not receive benefits, while registered recipients can have a different labour-force classification. CBS also warns that a UWV data-system update makes benefit figures from the start of 2026 not fully comparable with earlier periods.","The figures describe August and do not include later monthly results. Monthly unemployment statistics help track labour-market conditions and transitions, but by themselves they do not establish an economic contraction, a sector-wide wave of layoffs or an individual jobseeker’s future chance of finding work. Entries into employment, job losses and labour-force participation need to be considered together. CBS and UWV series also should not be substituted for each other because their definitions, scope and methods differ."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"CBS counted 408,000 unemployed people; UWV records showed 194,800 unemployment-benefit recipients at month-end.\n\nStatistics Netherlands (CBS) reported on 17 September that 408,000 people aged 15–74 were unemployed in August 2026 and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.0%. The number of unemployed people had risen by an average of 3,000 per month over the previous three months, while paid employment fell by an average of 1,000 people per month. CBS said the number in paid employment had been around 9.8 million for almost three years. These indicators describe different populations and measures, so they should not be reduced to one headline count.\n\nCBS follows the International Labour Organization definition of unemployment. A person must have no paid job, have looked for work recently and be immediately available to start work to be counted as unemployed. Another 3.2 million people were outside the labour force in August because they were not actively seeking work or were not immediately available. This group can include retirees and people unable to work because of health. The unemployed count therefore measures people actively seeking and available for work, not every adult without a job.\n\nA steady unemployment rate and a higher number of unemployed people are not necessarily contradictory: the rate is a share of the labour force, whose denominator can also change. CBS’s three-month averages reflect movements from employment into unemployment and from outside the labour force into job search. In August, 129,000 people who had been employed three months earlier had lost work, while 121,000 people who had previously been outside the labour force began seeking work and entered unemployment. These are transitions over time, not evidence that every person experienced a permanent job loss.\n\nUnemployment-benefit figures come from another agency and use a different administrative measure. Updated Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) records showed 194,800 current benefit recipients at the end of August, up 1.4% from July. During the month, 24,200 people were granted a new benefit and 23,600 benefits ended. Benefit receipt does not map exactly to ILO unemployment: some unemployed people do not receive benefits, while registered recipients can have a different labour-force classification. CBS also warns that a UWV data-system update makes benefit figures from the start of 2026 not fully comparable with earlier periods.\n\nThe figures describe August and do not include later monthly results. Monthly unemployment statistics help track labour-market conditions and transitions, but by themselves they do not establish an economic contraction, a sector-wide wave of layoffs or an individual jobseeker’s future chance of finding work. Entries into employment, job losses and labour-force participation need to be considered together. CBS and UWV series also should not be substituted for each other because their definitions, scope and methods differ.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}