labor market

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Artificial Intelligence
BusinessTechInnovation
More Dutch businesses trying to combat staff shortages with AI over wage hikes
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Colorful baby shoes on a yellow background
Health
Expert urges more support for families as Dutch birth rate drops to lowest level ever
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Enjoying a drink on a terrace in The Hague
Business
Economic growth in all Dutch provinces last year; Unemployment up in most of them
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Job hunting
Business
Less than half of Dutch job listings contain information about salary
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Waitress offering Zilveren Kruis sunscreen to people on a terrace
Business
More new refugees finding their way on Dutch labor market
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Hans Vijlbrief
PoliticsBusiness
Young people aged 16-20 to earn higher minimum wage in 2027; Still lower than most
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Hand Over Social Security Benefits Form
Business
Employment rates drop for social assistance recipients amid growing complex needs
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Artificial Intelligence
BusinessTechInnovation
Fewer job opportunities for young people competing with AI
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Rotterdam City Hall
Business
Municipal staff shortage: Third of officials retiring in 10 years, vacancies remain open
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KLM ground staff
Business
Employers want to limit wage costs; Many Dutch can forget increases next year
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Job hunting
Business
Some mass layoffs could ge good for the Dutch economy, labor market, experts say
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Members of Parliament vote on a motion telling the Cabinet to revise its plan to implement stricter salary rules for the highly-skilled migrant scheme. 25 Nov. 2025
PoliticsBusiness
MPs tell Cabinet to ease “disproportionate” salary rules for highly-skilled migrants
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Working from home
Business
Number of jobs to continue to grow despite geopolitical tensions, automation, AI: UWV
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Job hunting
Business
More unemployed people than vacancies in Netherlands for first time in 4 years
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Over 1 million more migrant workers in Netherlands than official figurs show: study
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Job hunting
Business
Unemployment climbs to 4 percent; Highest level in four years
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Zuidas, the financial and business district in the south of Amsterdam
Business
Employers against gov't plan to raise minimum salary requirement for knowledge migrants
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Job hunting
Business
More Dutch switching jobs after summer vacation
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An UWV office complex in Breda. November 2015
Business
Increase in people receiving welfare benefits continues, especially among young people
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Staff wanted sign in a window
Business
Economic uncertainty to stall job growth in Netherlands, but staff shortages will remain
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Two-thirds of Dutch businesses struggling with staff shortages, especially construction
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Staff wanted sign in a window
Business
Most employers struggling with staff shortages
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Journalists with microphones
Business
The labor market for journalists is worsening, union says
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
Economic concerns at companies slowing wage increases