The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs no more than 3% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002. The country has been one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment and is one of the four largest investors in the US. The pace of job growth reached 10-year highs in 2007, but economic growth fell sharply in 2008 as fallout from the world financial crisis constricted demand and raised the specter of a recession in 2009. Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 2%, industry: 18%, services: 80% (2005 est.) Toliko o industrijski proizvodnji na Nizozemskem. O deželi svobede in varnosti pa kdaj drugič, če ne veš, te na Nizozemskem lahko zaprejo za 72 ur brez vzroka in brez privedbe pred sodnika, nasilje v večjih mestih pa je zaradi napol legaliziranih drog preseglo že vse meje.