1、Netherlands advanced:Building a future labor market that works June 2024The Netherlands has high ambitions for living standards,housing,healthcare,education,and the environment,requiring higher productivity growth through technology and a“train of job transitions.”AuthorsDieuwert IniaHagar HeijmansM

2、arc de JongReinout GoedvolkSven SmitAlexander VeldhuijzenMartijn RepkoWouter van AanholtContentsThe Dutch labor market todayNetherlands advanced:Building a future labor market that works Projections for the Dutch labor market in 2030What needs to happen:A productivity boost and a train of job transi

3、tionsWhere to start:An orchestrated action planConclusionTechnical appendix921226384446E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R YI N T R O D U C T I O NC H A P T E R 1C H A P T E R 2C H A P T E R 3C O N C L U S I O NT E C H N I C A L A P P E N D I XE X E C U T I V E S U M M A R YFor many years,the Netherlands

4、has enjoyed a robust economy and strong workforce.With a vast active workforce of 9.6 million people(out of a population of 17.6 million),1 the country has one of the highest employment rates2 and workforce productivity rates in the European Union.3 Globally,it ranks fifth for competitiveness,4 sixt

5、h for happiness,5 ninth for social progress,6 and tenth on the UN Human Development Index.7However,ongoing trends are putting pressure on the labor market and could hamper the countrys ability to reach its social and economic goals.Most notably,an aging population due to low birth rates and declinin

6、g productivity growth are causing tightness in the labor market.8 Meanwhile,increasing inequality in terms of income and labor conditions,9 signs of declining quality in education,10 and increasing prevalence of mental and physical health issues11 put further pressure on the market.This report build