Netherlands Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
6.29% decade average (1980-1989)

Netherlands's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 3.35% (1980) to 8.25% (1983), averaging 6.29% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 3.35% 12th
1981 4.58% +1.23pp 15th
1982 6.53% +1.94pp 21st
1983 8.25% +1.73pp 27th
1984 8.09% −0.16pp 30th
1985 7.33% −0.76pp 31st
1986 6.52% −0.81pp 24th
1987 6.34% −0.18pp 28th
1988 6.25% −0.09pp 28th
1989 5.67% −0.57pp 25th