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Labour participation among young men restored
More young men have started working over the past two years. For a long time, net labour participation among young men lagged behind the female rate. Now, due to the relatively sharp increase in recent years, the share in paid employment is larger among young men than among young women. This is the first time since measurements began in 2003. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly released figures.
Read publication1 in 5 young workers experience work-related stress
Of all young people between the ages of 15 and 25 in paid employment, 21 percent reported regular or frequent work-related stress in 2021. Young women were more likely to report this than young men (23 percent versus 18 percent, respectively). Last year, 71.7 percent of young people had paid work. This was reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) in the National Youth Monitor based on the Perceptions Survey and the Labour Force Survey.
Read publicationAnnual Report Youth Monitor 2021 Summary
The Annual Report Youth Monitor 2021 Summary presents an outline of the living situation of young people in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Based on a number of social themes, attention is paid to developments and regional differences. At local level, a description of youth in the Caribbean Netherlands is included.
Read publicationMostly working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands
In 2018, most of the children living at home in the Caribbean Netherlands had working parents. Of the nearly 5.2 thousand children up to the age of 25 living at home on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, 92 percent have at least one working parent.
Read publicationYouth unemployment further up
Youth unemployment among 15-22 year-olds has risen more substantially in 2009 than among 23-64 year-olds. Unemployment rose rapidly among young people without a basic qualification.
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