Netherlands transport sector retirements to leave thousands of empty roles

The Netherlands’ transport sector is expected to see thousands of empty positions as the ageing of the population causes a large number of retirements, according to the Dutch benefits issuing agency UWV. The total number of jobs is expected to increase by 5,000 until 2018, but an additional 36,000 positions will become free each year from 2015 onwards which is 11,000 more per year than the levels of 2013. The increases are expected to be biggest when the national retail and construction industries improve i
February 19, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The Netherlands’ transport sector is expected to see thousands of empty positions as the ageing of the population causes a large number of retirements, according to the Dutch benefits issuing agency UWV. The total number of jobs is expected to increase by 5,000 until 2018, but an additional 36,000 positions will become free each year from 2015 onwards which is 11,000 more per year than the levels of 2013. The increases are expected to be biggest when the national retail and construction industries improve in addition to the international trade.

In 2013, the number of employees in the transport sector decreased by 13,000 to 425,000 compared with 2007 and the biggest decrease was seen in goods transport. Increases in employment were seen for logistics services providers, port transport and transhipment.
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