Number of unemployment benefits for primary school teachers is declining sharply
In March this year, 1351 unemployment benefits for primary school teachers were registered with the benefits agency UWV. Two years ago, in March 2017, there were 2740. The peak over the past seven years was in September 2015 at 6070 unemployment benefits.
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The summer months stand out every year because there is a sharp increase in the number of new applications. As a result, the number of current unemployment benefits is increasing from summer to autumn. With the so-called 'summer peak' education appears to be a leader in the category of seasonal unemployment benefits.
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In no other profession are the new benefit claims like this concentrated in one period as with the primary school teacher in the months of July and August. This includes replacement contracts or other temporary appointments that expire immediately after the school year. With that WW summer peak, teachers are still above painters, agricultural auxiliaries, tour guides and gardeners. Teachers of general subjects in secondary education also rank high in this UWV overview.
The UWV provided at the request of the Education magazine the underlying figures for the past seven years per province. It shows the number of current unemployment benefits per month since 2012. If you remain on a line in the graph, you can highlight it:
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This always concerns unemployment benefits with primary education teacher as the enrollment profession.
Read also this article about the steady rise of temporary contracts in primary education.
