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Employment 2023

More women than before worked in human health and social work activities in 2023

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According to Statistics Finland, human health and social work activities was the most female-dominated industry in 2023. Construction was the most male-dominated industry. Examined by industry, the gendered segregation in working life increased slightly in the period from 2007 to 2023 in the sense that more women than before worked in human health and social work activities in 2023.

Change

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Key selections

  • Many industries were clearly female-dominated or male-dominated in 2023.
  • Men's share of employed persons increased in more industries than women's from 2007 to 2023.
  • In 2023, more women than before worked in human health and social work activities and more men than before in other industries than manufacturing.
  • The number of men’s jobs increased most in Greater Helsinki and that of women’s in Greater Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu and Turku from 2007 to 2023.

Database tables

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Updated database tables
115h
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  • Industry
  • Sex
  • Area (workplace)
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115i
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  • Area
  • Sex
  • Industry
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115j
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  • Employer sector
  • Sex
  • Area (workplace)
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115m
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  • Industry
  • Occupational status
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Area
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115n
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  • Level of education
  • Area
  • Age
  • Commuting
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115p
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  • Area (workplace)
  • Commuting
  • Level of education
  • Age
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125s
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New database tables
14x6
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  • Area (workplace)
  • Sector
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14x7
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  • Area (workplace)
  • Level of education
  • Sector
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Removed database tables

Future releases

Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=2323-6825. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.5.2026].
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Contact information

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Inquiries primarily

Jukka Tapio
Senior Statistician
029 551 3429

Head of Department in charge

Hannele Orjala
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3582