# Netherlands Unemployment rate, males (all ages) (% of active population, SA)

Netherlands Unemployment rate, males (all ages) (% of active population, SA) was 4.0% in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026 and up 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.0% (Apr 2022) to 6.2% (Sep 2016), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `NL.UNEMP.M.SA.SEX-MALE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/netherlands/unemployment-rate-males-all-ages-pct-of-active-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 4.0% |
| August 2026 | 4.0% |
| July 2026 | 4.0% |
| June 2026 | 3.8% |
| May 2026 | 3.8% |
| April 2026 | 3.8% |
| March 2026 | 3.8% |
| February 2026 | 3.9% |
| January 2026 | 4.0% |
| December 2025 | 3.9% |
| November 2025 | 3.9% |
| October 2025 | 3.9% |
| September 2025 | 3.8% |
| August 2025 | 3.8% |
| July 2025 | 3.7% |
| June 2025 | 3.7% |
| May 2025 | 3.6% |
| April 2025 | 3.6% |
| March 2025 | 3.7% |
| February 2025 | 3.7% |
| January 2025 | 3.6% |
| December 2024 | 3.5% |
| November 2024 | 3.4% |
| October 2024 | 3.5% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NL.UNEMP.M.SA.SEX-MALE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NL.UNEMP.M.SA.SEX-MALE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```