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Appendix table 1. Population aged 18 to 24 by main type of activity and by region in 2016

Region Employed Unemployed Students Pensioners Conscripts, persons in non-military service Other persons outside the labour force Population Share of employed in the population, % Share of unemployed in the labour force, %
Åland 1,362 70 386 37 1 185 2,041 66.7 4.9
South Karelia 4,083 1,466 3,655 140 181 695 10,220 40.0 26.4
South Ostrobothnia 7,015 1,716 4,472 213 255 992 14,663 47.8 19.7
Etelä-Savo 4,525 1,445 3,708 155 173 630 10,636 42.5 24.2
Kainuu 2,312 730 1,795 108 84 405 5,434 42.5 24.0
Kanta-Häme 5,853 1,580 3,673 170 263 934 12,473 46.9 21.3
Central Ostrobothnia 2,,667 657 1,751 103 81 337 5,596 47.7 19.8
Central Finland 10,540 3,338 9,368 326 367 1,356 25,295 41.7 24.1
Kymenlaakso 5,043 2,016 3,802 236 305 1,058 12,460 40.5 28.6
Lapland 6,406 1,616 4,922 236 177 847 14,204 45.1 20.1
Pirkanmaa 19,688 5,481 15,163 527 695 2,797 44,351 44.4 21.8
Ostrobothnia 8,432 1,130 5,222 165 193 933 16,075 52.5 11.8
North Karelia 5,465 1,871 5,361 181 185 831 13,894 39.3 25.5
North Ostrobothnia 15,748 5,012 12,780 619 547 2,202 36,908 42.7 24.1
Pohjois-Savo 9,086 2,351 7,232 275 271 1,404 20,619 44.1 20.6
Päijät-Häme 6,876 1,905 4,867 237 353 1,056 15,294 45.0 21.7
Satakunta 7,595 2,023 5,080 275 284 1,198 16,455 46.2 21.0
Uusimaa 73,924 9,656 40,844 1,371 2,065 10,461 138,321 53.4 11.6
Varsinais-Suomi 20,317 4,113 12,998 512 547 2,551 41,038 49.5 16.8
Whole country 216,937 48,176 147,079 5,886 7,027 30,872 455,977 47.6 18.2

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 16.2.2018

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-6825. Background information on unemployed persons 2016, Appendix table 1. Population aged 18 to 24 by main type of activity and by region in 2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyokay/2016/03/tyokay_2016_03_2018-02-16_tau_001_en.html