The statistic displays the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos concerning the perceived and actual share of working age people in the Netherlands and Belgium who were unemployed and looking for work in 2018. The survey results suggest that as of 2018, there was a significant gap between the public perception and reality of unemployment numbers in both the Netherlands and Belgium.
In reality, less than ten percent of people of working age were unemployed and seeking work in 2018. However, survey respondents in the Netherlands overestimated the share of unemployed job seekers by roughly 15 percent, while this figure increased to approximately 20 percent among Belgian respondents.
Out of every 100 people of working age in your country, about how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?*
* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Out of every 100 people of working age in [COUNTRY], about how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?"
** 500 respondents for Belgium and 500 for the Netherlands.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Out of every 100 people of working age in your country, about how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952745/estimated-and-actual-unemployment-rate-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. "Out of every 100 people of working age in your country, about how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?*." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952745/estimated-and-actual-unemployment-rate-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. (2018). Out of every 100 people of working age in your country, about how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952745/estimated-and-actual-unemployment-rate-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. "Out of Every 100 People of Working Age in Your Country, about How Many Do You Think Are Unemployed and Looking for Work?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952745/estimated-and-actual-unemployment-rate-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos, Out of every 100 people of working age in your country, about how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952745/estimated-and-actual-unemployment-rate-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Out of every 100 people of working age in your country, about how many do you think are unemployed and looking for work?* [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952745/estimated-and-actual-unemployment-rate-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
