Dutch June-Aug. Jobless Rate Rises
Published: Thursday, 17 Sep 2009
(RTTNews) - Thursday, the Netherlands' Central Bureau of Statistics announced
that the jobless rate stood at 5% in the June to August period, up from 4.9% in
the May to July period. The jobless rate came in line with economists'
expectations. A year ago, the jobless rate was 3.8% in the corresponding
period.
The number of unemployed persons totaled 390,000 in the June to August period,
larger than the 386,000 persons in the previous three months.
