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Employment rate
The employment rate is calculated as the ratio of employed persons to the population of the same age.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
The ratio of employed persons to the population of the same age. The employment rate of the total population is calculated as the ratio of 15 to 64-year-old employed persons to the population of the same age.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- 1 January 1959 - 31 January 2023
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
The ratio of employed persons to the same-age population. In the employment statistics, the employment rate is calculated from the population aged 18 to 64.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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