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2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/02 - 2007/02

  Year/Month Change
2008/02 2008/01 2007/02 2008/02 - 2007/02
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Sex Age group        
Both sexes 15-74 65,9 66,6 65,9 0,1
15-24 45,2 46,3 43,7 1,5
25-54 88,3 88,7 88,3 0,0
55-74 38,2 39,2 38,0 0,2
15-64 73,7 74,4 73,7 0,0
Males 15-74 68,1 68,6 67,8 0,4
15-24 41,9 44,1 43,0 -1,1
25-54 91,1 91,0 89,7 1,4
55-74 41,3 41,7 40,9 0,4
15-64 75,0 75,5 74,6 0,3
Females 15-74 63,7 64,7 64,0 -0,3
15-24 48,7 48,6 44,5 4,3
25-54 85,5 86,4 86,9 -1,4
55-74 35,2 36,9 35,3 -0,1
15-64 72,4 73,3 72,8 -0,4

Source: Labour force survey 2008, February. Statistics Finland

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Updated 18.3.2008

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. February 2008, 2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/02 - 2007/02 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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