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Published: 19 June 2007

Employment grew and unemployment fell in May 2007

According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons in May was 2,499,000, i.e. 60,000 higher than one year previously. The employment rate stood at 70.2 per cent, while it was 68.7 per cent in May 2006.

There were 232,000 unemployed in May, i.e. 43,000 less than in the previous year. The rate of unemployment was 8.5 per cent, while it was 10,1 per cent one year before.

Changes in the labour force 2007/05 – 2006/05, thousand persons

	May 2007	May 2006	Change, % 2007/05 – 2006/051)
Employed total	2 499	2 439	2,5
Employment rate, %	70,2	68,7	1,53)
Unemployed2)	232	275	-15,7
Unemployment rate, %	8,5	10,1	-1,63)
Labour force, total	2 730	2 714	0,6
Labour force participation rate, %	68,6	68,5	0,13)
Economically inactive, total	1 248	1 247	0,1

1) Unrounded figures are used in the Change column

2) Based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

3) percentage points

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• 1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 1.2 Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 1.3 Population aged 15-74 by sex and age 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 2.2 Labour force by sex and age 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.1 Employment rate by sex and age 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.2 Employment by sex and age 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.3 Employed by status in employment 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.4 Employed by employer sector 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.5 Employed by province 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.6 Proportion of part-time employed persons of employed persons by sex 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.7 Part-time employed persons by sex 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.8 Employees by type of employment relationship (%) 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 3.9 Employees by type of employment relationship 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 4.1 Unemployment rate by sex and age 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 4.2 Unemployed persons by sex and age 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 4.3 Unemployment rate by province 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 5.1 Persons not in labour force by main activity and sex 2007/05 - 2006/05 (19.6.2007)
• 5.2 Seasonally adjusted trends 2007/05 (19.6.2007)

Figures

• 1.1 Employed persons, trend and original series (19.6.2007)
• 1.2 Employment rate, trend and original series (19.6.2007)
• 2.1 Unemployed persons, trend and original series (19.6.2007)
• 2.2 Unemployment rate, trend and original series (19.6.2007)

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Source: Labour force survey 2007, May. Statistics Finland

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Updated 19.6.2007