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Netherlands Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode NL.EMPLOY.Q.SA

Latest (y/y)0.05%Q3 2026
Previous (y/y)0.2%Q2 2026
Level10,381 THS_PERQ3 2026

Netherlands Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted was up 0.05% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 0.2% in Q2 2026.

The level stood at 10,381 THS_PER.

That is the lowest reading since Q1 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.4% (Q2 2020) to 3.7% (Q1 2022), averaging 1.6%.

Netherlands Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, annual % change, Q1 1997 – Q3 2026−2%0%2%4%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Netherlands Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, annual % change, Q1 1997 – Q3 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Netherlands Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, level (THS_PER)7,0008,0009,00010k200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Netherlands Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted, level (THS_PER).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
Q3 202610,381 THS_PER0.05
Q2 202610,372 THS_PER0.2
Q1 202610,368 THS_PER0.2
Q4 202510,354 THS_PER0.3
Q3 202510,376 THS_PER0.9
Q2 202510,355 THS_PER0.8
Q1 202510,350 THS_PER0.9
Q4 202410,325 THS_PER0.9
Q3 202410,286 THS_PER0.8
Q2 202410,273 THS_PER1.0
Q1 202410,261 THS_PER1.1
Q4 202310,234 THS_PER1.3
Q3 202310,200 THS_PER1.6
Q2 202310,170 THS_PER2.1
Q1 202310,148 THS_PER2.7
Q4 202210,107 THS_PER3.0
Q3 202210,042 THS_PER2.8
Q2 20229,962.0 THS_PER3.4
Q1 20229,882.0 THS_PER3.7
Q4 20219,815.0 THS_PER3.0
Q3 20219,764.0 THS_PER2.4
Q2 20219,635.0 THS_PER2.3
Q1 20219,532.0 THS_PER−1.0
Q4 20209,533.0 THS_PER−0.8

Last 24 observations. The full history (123 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
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About this series

Latest observationQ3 2026
First observationQ1 1996
Observations123
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitsTHS_PER
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high3.7% (Q1 2022)
10-year low−1.4% (Q2 2020)
10-year average1.6%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeNL.EMPLOY.Q.SA

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FAQ

What is the current total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted in Netherlands?
The latest reading is 0.05% year on year for Q3 2026, published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code NL.EMPLOY.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-03. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Netherlands - Total employment (domestic concept), thousand persons, seasonally & calendar adjusted”.