Dutch spent the most time on commuting of all Europeans

Dutch employees travel 50 minutes on average per day. That's more than five minutes longer than the Hungarians and the British - the numbers two and three on the list.

The Norwegians and Austrians spent the least time on commuting, accroding to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Aart Jan de Geus, former minister and current Deputy Secretary-General of the organization, this is a signal about the inflexibility of the Dutch economy. "Why are Dutch people living far from their work? On the one hand due to the strict employment protection and secondly, the design of the housing market. "

It is striking that in the Netherlands more than 20% of the workers, spent more than one hour on commuting every day. It plays a big role in congestion in the Randstad ( the population agglomeration around Amsterdam)

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