Unemployment stable in first quarter
The Dutch unemployment rate was stable at 5.3% in the first three months of this year, the national statistics office CBS reports. The rate was 5.1% in the previous quarter and 6.2% a year ago. The percentage of the working population actually in a job is now 64%, the CBS said.
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