Higher unemployment despite record job growth | NOW

Higher unemployment despite record job growth |  NOW

In the third quarter, 70,000 unemployed people were added compared to the previous quarter, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reports Friday. A greater number of people went looking for work in the past quarter. An unprecedented increase in the number of jobs was also noted in the third quarter. The number of unemployed was … Read more

Take note! This afternoon RI’s Official Recession Announcement

Take note!  This afternoon RI’s Official Recession Announcement

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) will announce economic growth data seen from the third quarter of 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) at 11:00 WIB, this Thursday (5/11/2020). BPS previously announced a deep economic contraction in the second quarter of 2020. Economic growth in the second quarter of 2020 fell -5.32% compared … Read more

Belgian economy shrinks more than Dutch economy due to corona measures | NOW

Belgian economy shrinks more than Dutch economy due to corona measures |  NOW

At 14.5 percent, the Belgian economy shrank a lot more than the Dutch economy (9.5 percent) in the second quarter of 2020, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics Monday. This is mainly due to the stricter corona measures at our southern neighbors. Especially in construction there is a big difference in the economic contraction between … Read more

Dutch statistics agency assumes more than 10,000 corona deaths during the first wave | Abroad | News

Dutch statistics agency assumes more than 10,000 corona deaths during the first wave |  Abroad |  News

01 October 2020 02u41 Source: Belga ANP Illustration image. – During the first corona wave this spring, more than 10,000 people in the Netherlands died from established or suspected Covid-19. The Dutch statistics bureau CBS has announced this on the basis of preliminary figures. The number of corona deaths relates to the period from March … Read more

Infant mortality has fallen sharply over the past twenty years | NOW

Infant mortality has fallen sharply over the past twenty years |  NOW

The number of live babies who die before their first birthday has fallen sharply since 2000, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday (CBS). In 2000, an average of 5.1 babies died per 1,000 live births. That death rate has fallen in 20 years to 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. … Read more

CBS: Deaths from corona may affect life expectancy | NOW

CBS: Deaths from corona may affect life expectancy |  NOW

Life expectancy has increased in recent years, but deaths from the coronavirus may have an effect on that growing life expectancy, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reports on Friday. new research. In the spring of 2020, nearly 9,000 more people than normal who were infected with the corona virus died. The extent to which … Read more

Record decrease in number of workers in second quarter | NOW

Record decrease in number of workers in second quarter |  NOW

In the past quarter, nearly 340,000 people who were still in paid work in the first quarter became unemployed. This group became unemployed or left the labor market – temporarily or otherwise – according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics on Friday (CBS). The number of so-called job-leavers means a record decrease in … Read more