"Unprecedented": 332,000 Netherlands jobs disappeared in second quarter

The coronavirus crisis did not only result in a record contraction of the Dutch economy, but also wreaked havoc on the Dutch labor market. In the second quarter, the Netherlands counted 332 thousand fewer jobs than in the previous quarter - an "unprecedented" decrease of 3 percent, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Friday, 14 August 2020 - 14:00 https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/14/unprecedented-332000-netherlands-jobs-disappeared-second-quarter