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European labor market trends

Overview

Recent data from Norway and the Netherlands show stable unemployment rates. In Norway, the rate held at 4.5 percent in August, though gender trends diverged as female unemployment rose while male unemployment decreased since January.

In the Netherlands, the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.0 percent in September. Despite the stable percentage, the total number of unemployed individuals reached 408,000, driven by an inflow of people entering unemployment that exceeded the outflow.

Entities

Statistics Netherlands · Tonje Køber · Statistics Norway · Netherlands · UWV

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Netherlands unemployment rate remains stable at 4.0 percent

    The Dutch unemployment rate held steady at 4.0 percent in September 2026, though the total number of unemployed people rose to 408,000.

  2. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Norway unemployment rate remains stable at 4.5 percent in August

    Norway's unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent in August. While overall levels are stable, unemployment has risen for women and fallen for men since January 2026.

Sources

dinbedrift.no · groentennieuws.nl · liwwadders.nl · radioh.no · ssb.no