# Dutch unemployment holds at 4.0% in September

> Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports that seasonally adjusted unemployment stayed at 4.0% of the labour force in September 2026, the same as a year earlier.

Economy · published 2026-10-26 06:50 · https://nlnow.nl/a/dutch-unemployment-holds-at-4-0-in-september/

CBS figures show unemployment in the Netherlands was 4.0% of the labour force in September 2026, seasonally adjusted. It was also 4.0% in July and August, after 3.8% in June.

The rate is unchanged on September 2025, when it was also 4.0%. It is above the 3.7% of October 2024, the first month of the two-year series. The rate stayed at 4.0% every month from September 2025 to January 2026.

**Unemployment rose from 3.7% to 4.0% in two years** (% of labour force; source: CBS)

- Oct 2024: 3.7
- Nov 2024: 3.7
- Dec 2024: 3.7
- Jan 2025: 3.8
- Feb 2025: 3.8
- Mar 2025: 3.9
- Apr 2025: 3.8
- May 2025: 3.8
- Jun 2025: 3.8
- Jul 2025: 3.8
- Aug 2025: 3.9
- Sep 2025: 4
- Oct 2025: 4
- Nov 2025: 4
- Dec 2025: 4
- Jan 2026: 4
- Feb 2026: 4.1
- Mar 2026: 4
- Apr 2026: 3.9
- May 2026: 3.9
- Jun 2026: 3.8
- Jul 2026: 4
- Aug 2026: 4
- Sep 2026: 4

The rate peaked at 4.1% in February 2026. It then eased to 3.9% in April and May and 3.8% in June, before returning to 4.0% in July.

## Background

- **CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)**: Statistics Netherlands, the independent government body that produces the official statistics on the Dutch economy and society.

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