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1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2009/02 - 2008/02

  Year/Month Change
2009/02 2009/01 2008/02 2009/02 - 2008/02
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Indicator Sex        
Employment rate (population aged 15-64) Both sexes 68,0 68,3 68,9 -1,0
Males 68,2 69,4 70,5 -2,3
Females 67,7 67,1 67,3 0,4
Unemployment rate Both sexes 7,6 7,0 6,4 1,2
Males 8,1 7,3 5,8 2,3
Females 7,0 6,7 7,0 0,1
Labour force participation rate Both sexes 65,8 65,7 65,9 -0,2
Males 67,2 68,0 68,1 -1,0
Females 64,3 63,5 63,7 0,6

Source: Labour force survey 2009, February. Statistics Finland

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Updated 24.03.2009

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. February 2009, 1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2009/02 - 2008/02 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
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