* 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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Estimated and actual unemployment rate in the Netherlands and Belgium 2018
The statistic displays the results of a survey conducted by 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 *** 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 ** percent, while this figure increased to approximately ** percent among Belgian respondents.
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