Published: 22 January 2008
Employment grew in December 2007
According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons in December was 2 490 000, or 32 000 higher than a year earlier. Employment increased in the private sector. The number of wage and salary earners went up and that of self-employed persons remained nearly unchanged. The number of employed persons went up in the Provinces of Southern Finland and Western Finland and fell in the Provinces of Eastern Finland and Lapland.
In December, the employment rate , that is, the proportion of the employed among persons aged 15 to 64, stood at 69,5 per cent, which was 0,3 percentage points higher than one year before. The employment rate of men was 70,2 per cent and that of women 68,7 per cent. Adjusted for seasonal and random variation, the trend of the employment rate was 70,2 per cent.
According to the Labour Force Survey, there were 158 000 unemployed in December 2007, i.e. 10 000 fewer than one year before. At 6,0 per cent, the unemployment rate was 0,4 percentage points lower than one year before. The trend of the unemployment rate was 6,7 per cent in December.
According to the Labour Force Survey, the average number of employed persons during the last quarter of 2007 was 2 485 000, which is 47 000 more than in the corresponding quarter of the year before. The number of wage and salary earners went up and that of self-employed persons remained almost unchanged. The number of unemployed persons was 161 000, which is 16 000 fewer than in the October to December period of 2006.
According to the Labour Force Survey, the average number of employed persons in 2007 was 2 492 000, which is 48 000 more than in 2006. The average number of unemployed persons was 183 000, or 21 000 fewer than in 2006.
Changes in the labour force 2007/12 – 2006/12, thousand persons
2007/12 | 2006/12 | Change, % 2007/12 - 2006/12 |
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Employed, total | 2 490 | 2 458 | 1,3 |
Unemployed | 158 | 168 | -5,6 |
Labour force, total | 2 648 | 2 625 | 0,9 |
Economically inactive, total | 1 343 | 1 345 | –0,2 |
Percentage points | |||
Employment rate, % | 69,5 | 69,1 | 0,3 |
Unemployment rate, % | 6,0 | 6,4 | -0,4 |
Labour force participation rate, % | 66,3 | 66,1 | 0,2 |
Unrounded figures are used in the Change
column. The data are collected according to the ILO/EU definition. |
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Source: Labour force survey 2007, December. Statistics Finland
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Appendix tables
- 1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 1.2 Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 1.3 Population aged 15-74 by sex and age 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 2.2 Labour force by sex and age 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 3.1 Employment rate by sex and age 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 3.2 Employed persons by sex and age 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 3.3 Employed persons by status in employment 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 3.4 Employed persons by employer sector 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 3.5 Employed persons by province 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 3.6 Proportion of part-time employed persons in all employed persons by sex 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 3.7 Part-time employed persons by sex 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 4.1 Employees by type of employment relationship (%) 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 4.2 Employees by type of employment relationship 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 5.1 Unemployment rate by sex and age 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 5.2 Unemployed persons by sex and age 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 5.3 Unemployment rate by province 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 6.1 Persons not in labour force by main activity and sex 2007/12 - 2006/12 (22.1.2008)
- 7.1 Seasonally adjusted trends 2007/12 (22.1.2008)
- 8.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 8.2 Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 8.3 Population aged 15-74 by sex and age 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 9.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 9.2 Labour force by sex and age 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.1 Employment rate by sex and age 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.2 Employed persons by sex and age 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.3 Employed persons by status in employment 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.4 Employed persons by industry (TOL 2002) 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.5 Hours actually worked of employed persons by industry (TOL 2002) 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.6 Employed persons by employer sector 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.7 Employed persons by province 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.8 Employed persons by region 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.9 Proportion of part-time employed persons in all employed persons by sex 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 10.10 Part-time employed persons by sex 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 11.1 Employees by industry (TOL 2002) 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 11.2 Hours actually worked of employees by industry (TOL 2002) 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 11.3 Employees by type of employment relationship (%) 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 11.4 Employees by type of employment relationship 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 11.5 Different types of employment relationships less than 12 month's duration (%) 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 11.6 Different types of employment relationships less than 12 month's duration 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 12.1 Unemployment rate by sex and age 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 12.2 Unemployed persons by sex and age 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 12.3 Unemployment rate by province 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 12.4 Unemployment rate by region 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- 13.1 Persons not in labour force by main activity and sex 2007/IV - 2006/IV (22.1.2008)
- Figures
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- 1.1 Employed persons, trend and original series (22.1.2008)
- 1.2 Employment rate, trend and original series (22.1.2008)
- 2.1 Unemployed persons, trend and original series (22.1.2008)
- 2.2 Unemployment rate, trend and original series (22.1.2008)
- Quality descriptions
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- Quality Description: Labour force survey (22.1.2008)
Updated 22.1.2008
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