Posted 8/25/2023, 7:08:30 AM

Fewer Dutch people are classed as long-term jobless - DutchNews.nl

The number of long-term unemployed people in the Netherlands has decreased significantly over the past 10 years, with the number of those out of work for over a year dropping from 240,000 to 47,000, and the total number of jobless individuals decreasing by 50%.

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