Dutch February-April unemployment 5 pct vs 6 pct yr earlier, says CBS |
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AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Unemployment in the Netherlands fell to 5 pct between February and April versus 6 pct in the same period a year earlier, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) said.The unemployment figure has not been this low since February-April of 2003.The number of jobless Dutch, corrected for seasonal effects, averaged 357,000 people, 17,000 less than in the preceding three-month period.The CBS said unemployment was lower among all age groups but that the largest decrease was among workers aged 25-44. A total of 161,000 people in this category were out of work during the three-month period, 55,000 less than in the same period last year.Among workers under 24, 83,000 were jobless, a 10 pct decline year on year, while 131,000 workers over the age of 45 were unemployed, a decrease of 7,000.Dave van Ginhoven, dave.vanginhoven@thomson.comdvg/hjp/dvg/sljCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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