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Persons not in the labour force
Persons not in the labour force consist of those who were not employed or unemployed during the survey week. Persons not in the labour force can also be called those outside the labour force.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- 1 January 2008 - 26 August 2010
Persons not in the labour force consist of those who were not employed or unemployed during the survey week. Persons not in the labour force can be divided by their main activity in the survey week into students, conscripts, home-makers, retired on account of age or years of service, disabled, those living on income from interest or property, and others not listed above who were not in the labour force during the survey week. Persons not in the labour force can also be called those outside the labour force.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- 1 May 1998 - 31 December 2007
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
Jaa