Published: 20 February 2007
Unemployment fell in January 2007
According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons in January was 2,380,000, or 27,000 higher than a year earlier. The employment rate stood at 67.1 per cent, while it was 66.6 per cent in January 2006.
The number of unemployed persons was 195,000 in January, which is 31,000 fewer than in the year before. The unemployment rate was 7.6 per cent, while it was 8.7 per cent one year earlier.
Changes in the labour force 1/2006 - 1/2007, thousand persons
| January 2007 | January 2006 | Change, % 1/06 - 1/07 |
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| Employed total | 2 380 | 2 353 | 1.2 |
| Employment rate, % | 67.1 | 66.6 | 0.52 |
| Unemployed1 | 195 | 226 | -13.5 |
| Unemployment rate, % | 7.6 | 8.7 | -1.12 |
| Labour force, total | 2 575 | 2 578 | -0.1 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | 64.8 | 65.2 | -0.42 |
| Economically inactive, total | 1 397 | 1 377 | 1.4 |
| 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 2007, January. Statistics Finland
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Last updated 20.2.2007
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. January 2007. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
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