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Especially the over-45s not yet back to work | Financial

However, the number of working people in the Netherlands is still increasing. In the age category of 15 to 75 years, this group has increased further in the past three months by an average of 38,000 per month to 9.5 million. Over the same period, the number of unemployed fell by an average of 13,000 per month: in April there were 316,000 unemployed, which is 3.2% of the working population. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of the latest figures.

At the end of April, the UWV registered 175,000 current unemployment benefits. In April, 3.7 million people aged 15 to 75 were out of paid work for a variety of reasons. In addition to the unemployed, there were 3.3 million people who had not recently sought or are not immediately available for work. They are not counted as part of the working population.

In the last three months, this non-working population has decreased by an average of 20,000 per month to the lowest number since June 2009. It mainly concerns people who are retired or unable to work due to illness or disability.

Usually older

Of the 3.3 million people who do not belong to the working population, the majority were 45 to 75 years old. Since the start of the series of monthly figures in 2003, their number has fluctuated between 2.5 million and 2.7 million. At just over 2.5 million, there were never before so few as in the past month.

The most frequently cited reason for these over-45s not to work is retirement or old age, followed by illness or disability. The main reason for young people not to work is that they are following an education or study. In the case of 25 to 45-year-olds, it often concerns illness or incapacity for work, or caring for the family.

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