Fewer young people ask unemployment benefit at the UWV – NU.nl

This number was 12 percent lower than the same period a year earlier, writing the UWV and Cooperation Organization Vocational Business (SBB) in a Friday report published.

In the past six months, the UWV 50 150 new benefits provided to young people up to 27 years. That is seven less than the year before.

In particular, young people who were working requesting fewer benefits in the construction and healthcare. The construction involved a decrease of 37 percent and in the sector of health care, welfare and culture to 31 percent.

“The upturn in construction and health care, where the jobs shrinkage has stopped, ensure the plummeting inflows in these sectors, “the researchers

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Retail

only in transport and storage and distribution, the number of new unemployment benefits rose slightly to young people. “In retail, where many young people are employed, recent major bankruptcies have led to an increase in new benefits.”

In late March were 97,600 young people registered as jobseekers at UWV. Of this group, 48 percent low education and not in possession of a basic qualification. Young jobseekers 9 percent highly educated.

The benefits agency provided nearly 37,000 current unemployment benefits to young people. Since they often have a flexible contract and had shorter employment history, the fluctuation among young people often greater than in older age groups.

Jobs

In the period from September to February 2016 there are 157 490 jobs MBO level. That is 5 percent less than the same period a year earlier.

The declines were greatest in the regions of Groningen, Friesland, Helmond De Peel and Flevoland. In Zaanstreek-Waterland, Nijmegen, South Kennemerland and IJmond were shown the largest increases.

In the direction order and security (64 percent), construction (25 percent), mobility (22 percent) and health care (14 percent), the number of secondary vocational jobs moreover increased considerably.

According to SBB young people who now choose the direction mbo nurse manager retail or cook a good prospect of a job.

MBO students

SBB has also done research for the report, the number of vocational students. It shows that the total number of students has remained stable in the academic year 2015-2016 compared to the previous year. There are 475 180 students attend a vocational training.

The number of students choose to learn and work together in a professional, has further decreased. It goes this year to 97 473 students. That’s down 3 percent.

The total number of students receiving vocational training (BOL) rose slightly to 377 707. The healthcare sector employs the majority of students and graduates

By:. NU.nl