Published: 21 March 2006
Employment grew and unemployment fell in February 2006
According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons was 2,395,000 in February, i.e. 47,000 higher than one year before. The employment rate stood at 67.5 per cent, while it was 66.7 per cent in February 2005.
The number of unemployed persons was 219,000 in February, which is 18,000 fewer than one year before. The rate of unemployment was 8.4 per cent, while it was 9.2 per cent one year earlier.
Changes in the labour force 2/2005 - 2/2006, thousand persons
| February 2006 | February 2005 | Change, % 2/05 - 2/06 |
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| Employed total | 2,395 | 2,348 | 2.0 |
| Employment rate, % | 67.5 | 66.7 | 0.8 2 |
| Unemployed 1 | 219 | 237 | -7.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | 8.4 | 9.2 | -0.8 2 |
| Labour force, total | 2,614 | 2,585 | 1.1 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | 66.1 | 65.6 | 0.5 2 |
| Economically inactive, total | 1,343 | 1,357 | -1.0 |
| Unrounded figures are used in the
CHANGE column 1 Based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) |
2 percentage points | ||
Source: Labour force survey 2006, February. Statistics Finland
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Last updated 21.3.2006
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. February 2006. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.12.2024].
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