Employment rate of students fell in 2024
release | Employment 2024According to Statistics Finland, the employment rate of students fell by 1.7 percentage points in 2024 compared to the previous year. There were 636,000 students aged 18 to 64, of whom 342,000, over half, were employed during their studies. Working while studying was more common for women than men.
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- The employment rate of students aged 18 to 64 was 53.8 per cent in 2024.
- The employment rate of female students was 57.8 per cent and that of male students 48.8 per cent.
- Working while studying was most common among students in the fields of business, administration and law, and health and welfare.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [online publication].
Reference period: 2024. ISSN=2323-6825. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 4.2.2026].
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