Long-term unemployed; region, 2001-2007

The data in this table are based on the Labour Force Survey (EBB).The EBB is an investigation carried out by CBS to gather information on the relationship between people and the labour market. The characteristics of individuals are associated with their current or future position on the labour market. The data in this table refer to unemployment duration. Duration of unemployment refers to the number of months a person is unemployed. On the basis of the Labour Force Survey, which persons have been identified belonging to the unemployed labour force and since which month these persons being unemployed. The month when a person becomes unemployed is based on the month of the last job (of 12 hours a week or more of more than one year) or the month of job search (from 12 hours or more) per week) or the time of school leaving. The figures on the number of long-term unemployed are the result of a first study of the possibilities to arrive at a demarcation of long-term unemployment. Of the unemployed in the Occupational Population Survey (EBB) is known when they have stopped in the last job, when they are start looking for work and the moment of school leaving. With this data can be found out when someone has become unemployed; this is the start date of unemployment. The unemployment rate is the number of months between the start date of unemployment to the enqûete date. This one study is part of a longer ongoing study on unemployment duration in the Netherlands. These figures therefore have a provisional character and can be adjusted at a later stage. Due to a new weighing method of the EBB, all EBB are tables stopped and moved to the archive. In place new tables are created from this. In these new tables, the figures are with a new weighing method corrected until 2001. Since 2001 it is also possible for a limited set of variables to publish quarterly figures. The years before 2001 have not been corrected and concern the previously published figures. A detailed description of the new weighing method the EBB can be found on the theme page. Data available from: 2001 Frequency: discontinued Status of the figures The figures in this publication are provisional. When are new figures coming? Stop it.