In April 2025, there were 387 thousand unemployed people. The unemployment rate slightly decreased from 3.9 in March to 3.8 in April. The slight decrease in April follows increases during the period from January to March. On average, the number of unemployed people hardly increased over the past three months. The number of people in paid employment slightly increased over the past three months, by an average of 3 thousand per month. This is reported by CBS based on new figures. UWV registered 184 thousand ongoing unemployment benefits at the end of April.