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2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/01 - 2007/01

  Year/Month Change
2008/01 2007/12 2007/01 2008/01 - 2007/01
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Sex Age group        
Both sexes 15-74 66,6 66,3 64,8 1,8
15-24 46,3 46,0 43,7 2,6
25-54 88,7 87,9 86,7 2,0
55-74 39,2 39,7 37,3 1,9
15-64 74,4 74,0 72,7 1,8
Males 15-74 68,6 68,0 66,3 2,3
15-24 44,1 43,6 40,4 3,6
25-54 91,0 89,7 89,3 1,7
55-74 41,7 42,2 38,2 3,4
15-64 75,5 74,7 73,4 2,1
Females 15-74 64,7 64,7 63,4 1,3
15-24 48,6 48,6 47,2 1,5
25-54 86,4 86,1 84,1 2,3
55-74 36,9 37,4 36,5 0,5
15-64 73,3 73,2 71,9 1,4

Source: Labour force survey 2008, January. Statistics Finland

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Updated 19.2.2008

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. January 2008, 2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/01 - 2007/01 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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