Number of young people applying for new unemployment benefit at the UWV decreased by 12% – Focus on News

Friday, 10. June 2016 – 9:41 Update: 11-06-2016 17:59

In the past six months 50 150 UWV provided new benefits to young people up to 27 years. This is a decrease of 7,000 compared with the same period last year. The decrease was strongest from the construction sector (-37%) and health care, wellbeing and culture (-31%). The improving construction and health care, where the jobs shrinkage has stopped, ensure the plummeting inflows in these sectors. Only in the transport and storage and in the retail sector, the number of new benefits explains. In retail, where many young people are employed, recent major bankruptcies have led to an increase in new benefits.

At the end of March 2016 stood at UWV 97,600 young people under 27 years registered as jobseekers. 48% of these young people are poorly educated and do not have basic qualifications, 9% is highly educated. UWV submitted late March nearly 37,000 current unemployment benefits to young people. Young people have to resign not always entitled to unemployment benefits. The dynamics of unemployment among young people also greater than in the older age groups, as young people often have a flexible contract and a shorter employment history.

Number of vocational students virtually stable

SBB reported the total number of vocational students in 2015-2016 was virtually stable compared with the previous year. In the current academic year 475 180 students follow vocational training. The number of students rose slightly a vocational training (BOL) to 377 707. The number of students of vocational combining learning and working (bbl) follows is further decreased by 3% to 97 473. The care is the sector with the most students and graduates, followed by hospitality, retail, health, green and metal and metal and electronics.

MBO vacancies rise for order and security, mobility, construction and care

figures from SBB show that in the period september 2015 to February 2016 were in the Netherlands 157 490 MBO jobs, 5% less than the same period last year. Despite the decline in the total number of new vocational vacancies, the number of MBO vacancies include the directions and order and security (+ 64%), construction (+ 25%), mobility (+ 22%) and healthcare (+ 14% ) strong. The regions of Zaanstreek-Waterland, Nijmegen, South Kennemerland and Ijmond experienced the largest increase in the number of MBO suitable vacancies. The largest decreases were found in the regions of Groningen, Friesland, the Helmond-Peel and Flevoland. Young people who start a vocational training have good job prospects if they choose the directions MBO nursing, retail manager and cook.